Robert Newton
Robert Newton was one of the great character actors -- and great characters -- of the British cinema, best remembered today for playing Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950) and its sequel in 1954. His portrayal of Long John Silver and of Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) created a persona that was so indelible that his vocal intonations created the paradigm for scores of people who want to "Talk Like a Pirate." The performance overshadows Newton's legacy, which is based on many first-rate performances in such movies as This Happy Breed (1944), Odd Man Out (1947) and Oliver Twist (1948), where his Bill Sykes is truly chilling. Oliver Reed, who played Sykes in the Oscar-winning movie musical Oliver! (1968) was influenced by Newton.
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Mr. FixBased on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the...
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Oliver Twist
as Bill SykesWhen 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second...
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Treasure Island
as Long John SilverEnchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr....
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Jamaica Inn
as James "Jem" TrehearneIn coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to...
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Odd Man Out
as LukeyBelfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
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Henry V
as Ancient PistolIn the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the...
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Gaslight
as UllswaterTwenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds...
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The High and the Mighty
as Gustave PardeeDan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command...
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The Desert Rats
as Tom BartlettIn North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British...
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Obsession
as Dr. Clive RiordanA British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.
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This Happy Breed
as Frank GibbonsIn 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house,...
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Long John Silver
as Long John SilverIn this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate...
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Harry CarterBill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him...
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Blackbeard, the Pirate
as BlackbeardHonest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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Les Miserables
as Etienne JavertIn 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...
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Poison Pen
as Sam HurrinThe inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone...
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Dark Journey
as Officer of U-BoatMadeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron...
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21 Days Together
as TollyAfter Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is...
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Fire Over England
as Don PedroThe film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on...
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Androcles and the Lion
as FerroviusGeorge Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian...
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Night Boat to Dublin
as Capt. David GrantBritish intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
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Major Barbara
as Bill WalkerIdealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She...
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The Squeaker
as Larry GraemeLondon's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any...
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Snowbound
as Derek EnglesGood and bad characters are stuck in a ski chalet near buried Nazi gold in the Alps.
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Waterfront
as Peter McCabeWhen ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her...
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The Beachcomber
as Ted WilsonMr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands...
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The Green Cockatoo
as Dave ConnorA young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who...
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They Flew Alone
as Jim MollisonThe story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public...
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Vessel of Wrath
as The ControleurGinger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson, a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones, a missionary,...
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Tom Brown's Schooldays
as Thomas ArnoldWhen Tom Brown arrives at Rugby boarding school, he’s mercilessly tormented by the school’s evil...
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Busman's Honeymoon
as Frank CrutchleyWhen Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime...
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Hatter's Castle
as James BrodieThe year is 1880. On the outskirts of the fictional small Scottish town of Levenford there...
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Temptation Harbour
as Bert MallinsonThe story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a...
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Farewell Again
as Jim CarterFarewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people...
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Dead Men Are Dangerous
as Aylmer FranklynUnsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a...
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Soldiers Three
as Pvt. Bill SykesKiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.
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The Epic That Never Was
as Captain of Caligula's guardThe story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of...
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Channel Incident
as TannerDuring the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940, a young woman takes her motorboat...
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Climax!
as Keith DorrantClimax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Peter J. GoodfellowA television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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The Adventures Of Long John Silver
as Capt. Long John SilverA TV series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. It was made in 1954 in...
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The Wonderful World of Disney
as uncreditedWalt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as John Lindsey, the BakerSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Simon MantleSchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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General Electric Theater
as uncreditedGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...
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