Robert Newton

:See also Robert Newton for the British athlete.

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Robert Newton (June 1 1905 - March 25 1956) was an English actor.

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June 1 - 1905 - March 25 - 1956 - English - Actor

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He was born in Shaftesbury, England, and died in Los Angeles, USA from a heart attack.

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Shaftesbury - England - Los Angeles - USA

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His film career includes several notable villains, among them Bill Sikes in David Lean's 1948 film version of Oliver Twist, Inspector Fix in Around the World in Eighty Days (his last film in 1956), Javert in the 1952 Les Misérables.

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Bill Sikes - David Lean - Oliver Twist - Around the World in Eighty Days - Les Misérables

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He is most famous for playing the feverish-eyed Long John Silver in the Disney movie Treasure Island. This portrayal has provided the template for all screen portrays of Pirates since, and Robert has become the Patron Saint of International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19th. He went on to play Bristol's other famous pirate Blackbeard in the film Blackbeard the Pirate.

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Long John Silver - Treasure Island - Pirates - International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Bristol - Blackbeard - Blackbeard the Pirate

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Curiously, Newton appeared in major roles in two films based on the novella The Vessel of Wrath, by W. Somerset Maugham. He played the Dutch contrôleur in the (1938) film The Vessel of Wrath (released in the U.S. as The Beachcomber), and the lead role of Edward "Ginger Ted" Wilson in The Beachcomber (1954). He also appeared as Ancient Pistol in Laurence Olivier's 1944 film of Henry V.

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W. Somerset Maugham - 1938 - The Vessel of Wrath - The Beachcomber - 1954 - Ancient Pistol - Laurence Olivier - 1944 - Henry V

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On stage, he appeared in a number of plays by Noel Coward.

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Along with Errol Flynn, he was one of the most popular actors amongst the male juvenile audience

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of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially among British boys; he was cited as a role model by Oliver Reed and musician Keith Moon.

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1940s - 1950s - Oliver Reed - Keith Moon

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