Robert Newton
- Recitazione
- 1 giugno 1905 · Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
- 25 marzo 1956
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
- Walt Disney: Behind the Magic · In persona
- The Epic That Never Was · Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
- The Adventures of Long John Silver · Long John Silver
- Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni · Mr. Fix
- Alfred Hitchcock presenta · Peter J. Goodfellow
- Il ciclone dei Caraibi · Long John Silver
- The Wonderful World of Disney
- Climax! · Keith Dorrant
- Il grande flagello · Ted Wilson
- Prigionieri del cielo · Gustave Pardee
- I topi del deserto · Tom Bartlett
- General Electric Theater
- Il pirata Barbanera · Blackbeard
- Androclo e il leone · Ferrovius
- I Miserabili · Etienne Javert
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · John Lindsey, the Baker, Simon Mantle
- Tom Brown's Schooldays · Thomas Arnold
- I tre soldati · Pvt. Bill Sykes
- Lux Video Theatre · Mr. Fishkettle, Philip Marshall
- Tempesta a Liverpool · Peter McCabe
- L'isola del tesoro · Long John Silver
- Vendico il tuo peccato · Dr. Clive Riordan
- Per te ho ucciso · Harry Carter
- Le avventure di Oliver Twist · Bill Sykes
- Snowbound · Derek Engles
- Il porto delle tentazioni · Bert Mallinson
- Fuggiasco · Lukey
- Night Boat to Dublin · Capt. David Grant
- Enrico V · Ancient Pistol
- La famiglia Gibbon · Frank Gibbons
- They Flew Alone · Jim Mollison
- Il castello del cappellaio · James Brodie
- Il maggiore Barbara · Bill Walker
- Gaslight · Ullswater
- Busman's Honeymoon · Frank Crutchley
- Channel Incident · Tanner
- Fatalità · Tolly
- Hell's Cargo · Cmdr. Tomasou
- Poison Pen · Sam Hurrin
- La taverna della Giamaica · James "Jem" Trehearne
- Dead Men Are Dangerous · Aylmer Franklyn
- Yellow Sands · Joe Varwell
- Vessel of Wrath · The Controleur
- The Green Cockatoo · Dave Connor
- Il delatore · Larry Graeme
- Le tre spie · Officer of U-Boat
- Elisabetta d'Inghilterra · Don Pedro
- Sei ore a terra · Jim Carter
- I, Claudius · Cassius