Robert Newton
English stage and film actor (1905-1956) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 50
Robert Guy Newton was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for his hard-living life, he was cited as a role model by the actor Oliver Reed and the Who's drummer Keith Moon.
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Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Peter J. Goodfellow1954
Climax!Series, Keith Dorrant
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries, 1954
Long John SilverFilm, 1954Long John Silver1953
General Electric TheaterSeries
The Desert RatsFilm, 1953Tom Bartlett1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, John Lindsey, the Baker
Soldiers ThreeFilm, 1951Pvt. Bill Sykes1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Mr. Fishkettle
Treasure IslandFilm, 1950Long John Silver1949
ObsessionFilm, Dr. Clive Riordan1947
Odd Man OutFilm, Lukey1946
Night Boat to DublinFilm, Capt. David Grant1944
Henry VFilm, Ancient Pistol1941
Major BarbaraFilm, Bill Walker1940
21 DaysFilm, Tolly1938
Vessel of WrathFilm, The Controleur1937
Dark JourneyFilm, Officer of U-Boat1905Born1 June 1905Known for
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Oliver Twist 1948
Odd Man Out 1947
This Happy Breed 1944
Gaslight 1940
Obsession 1949
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Erich Pommer Produced Jamaica Inn and Fire Over England
Alexander Korda Produced Fire Over England and 21 Days
Byron Haskin Directed Treasure Island and Long John Silver
Leslie Banks Also in Jamaica Inn and Fire Over England
Laurence Olivier Also in Fire Over England and 21 Days- Kathleen Harrison Also in Oliver Twist, Waterfront and Gaslight
David Lean Directed Oliver Twist and This Happy Breed
James Mason Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)- Richard Addinsell Wrote Fire Over England and Dark Journey
Alan Mowbray Also in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)- Gabriel Pascal Produced Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Emlyn Williams Also in Major Barbara and I, Claudius
Torin Thatcher Also in The Desert Rats (1953)- Lance Comfort Directed Hatter's Castle and Temptation Harbour
- Allan Jeayes Also in The Green Cockatoo and The Squeaker
- Arthur Hambling Also in They Flew Alone, Henry V and Odd Man Out
William K. Howard Directed Fire Over England (1937)- Ralph Truman Also in Oliver Twist and Henry V
Vivien Leigh Also in Dark Journey and Fire Over England
Noël Coward Produced This Happy Breed (1944)
Flora Robson Also in Fire Over England and Farewell Again
Cyril Cusack Also in Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out (1948)- Anthony Havelock-Allan Produced Oliver Twist (1948)
- Muir Mathieson Wrote 21 Days, This Happy Breed and Waterfront
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