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
Around the World in Eighty Days
⭐ 6.6Oliver Twist
⭐ 7.527Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
⭐ 6.5Fire Over England
⭐ 6.2Long John Silver
⭐ 5.7Treasure Island
⭐ 6.6Jamaica Inn
⭐ 6.1The Green Cockatoo
⭐ 5.8Dead Men Are Dangerous
⭐ 4Night Boat to Dublin
⭐ 6.3Obsession
⭐ 6.8The Desert Rats
⭐ 6.299Tom Brown's Schooldays
⭐ 6.9Odd Man Out
⭐ 7.303Major Barbara
⭐ 6.7The High and the Mighty
⭐ 5.974Androcles and the Lion
⭐ 5.8This Happy Breed
⭐ 7.2Hatter's Castle
⭐ 5.5Temptation Harbour
⭐ 5.1They Flew Alone
⭐ 6Waterfront
⭐ 6.4Blackbeard, the Pirate
⭐ 5.891Snowbound
⭐ 5.9Les Miserables
⭐ 5.4Busman's Honeymoon
⭐ 5.6The Squeaker
⭐ 5.2Vessel of Wrath
⭐ 6.7Soldiers Three
⭐ 4.4The Epic That Never Was
⭐ 6.7The Beachcomber
⭐ 6Poison Pen
⭐ 6.5Gaslight
⭐ 7.121 Days Together
⭐ 6.1Hell's Cargo
⭐ 0Farewell Again
⭐ 5Henry V
⭐ 6.614Channel Incident
⭐ 0Dark Journey
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