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Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Birthday: 1905-06-01 | Place of Birth: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Robert Newton was an English stage and film actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. He was cited as a role model by actor Tony Hancock and drummer Keith Moon.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1969
The Epic That Never Was

as    Captain of Caligula's guard

1956
1954
The High and the Mighty

as    Gustave Pardee

1954
Long John Silver

as    Long John Silver

1953
The Desert Rats

as    Tom Bartlett

1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate

as    Blackbeard

1952
Les Miserables

as    Etienne Javert

1952
Androcles and the Lion

as    Ferrovius

1951
Oliver Twist

as    Bill Sykes

1951
Soldiers Three

as    Pvt. Bill Sykes

1950
Treasure Island

as    Long John Silver

1949
Temptation Harbour

as    Bert Mallinson

1949
Obsession

as    Dr. Clive Riordan

1948
Snowbound

as    Derek Engles

1947
This Happy Breed

as    Frank Gibbons

1947
Odd Man Out

as    Lukey

1946
Night Boat to Dublin

as    Capt. David Grant

1944
Henry V

as    Ancient Pistol

1941
Major Barbara

as    Bill Walker

1940
Busman's Honeymoon

as    Frank Crutchley

1940
21 Days Together

as    Tolly

1940
Gaslight

as    Ullswater

1939
Dead Men Are Dangerous

as    Aylmer Franklyn

1938
Vessel of Wrath

as    The Controleur

1937
The Squeaker

as    Larry Graeme