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Robert Newton

Highest Rated: 100% Treasure Island (1950)

Lowest Rated: 43% Androcles and the Lion (1952)

Birthday: Jun 1, 1905

Birthplace: Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, UK

Much-loved, hammy character player, in scores of British (and some American) films from the early 1930s. Newton is best remembered for his performances in "Oliver Twist" (1948), "Treasure Island" (1955) and "Odd Man Out" (1946).

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Highest rated movies

100% 67% Treasure Island
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100% 74% Henry V
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40% Dark Journey
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100% 78% This Happy Breed
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100% 84% Oliver Twist
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100% 77% Gaslight
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100% 71% The Desert Rats
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100% 86% Odd Man Out
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93% 56% Major Barbara
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74% 57% Around the World in 80 Days
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Filmography

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74% 57% Around the World in 80 Days Mr. Fix (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beachcomber Edward "Honorable Ted" Wilson (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 44% Long John Silver Long John Silver (Character) - 1954
46% 59% The High and the Mighty Gustave Pardee (Character) - 1954
100% 71% The Desert Rats Tom Bartlett (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 39% Blackbeard, the Pirate Edward Teach/Blackbeard (Character) - 1952
43% 48% Androcles and the Lion Ferrovius (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 43% Les Misérables Etienne Javert (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 25% Soldiers Three Pvt. Bill Sykes (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tom Brown's Schooldays Dr. Thomas Arnold (Character) - 1951
100% 67% Treasure Island Long John Silver (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Waterfront Peter McCabe (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 88% The Hidden Room Dr. Clive Riordan (Character) - 1949
100% 84% Oliver Twist Bill Sikes (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 56% Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Harry Carter (Character) - 1948
100% 86% Odd Man Out Lukey (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Snowbound Derek Engles (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Temptation Harbor Bert Mallison (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Boat to Dublin Capt. David Grant (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Train to Dublin Unknown (Character) - 1946
100% 74% Henry V Ancient Pistol (Character) - 1945
100% 78% This Happy Breed Frank Gibbons (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 67% Wings and the Woman Jim Mollison (Character) - 1942
93% 56% Major Barbara Bill Walker (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hatters Castle James Brodie (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 39% 21 Days Together Tolley (Character) - 1940
100% 77% Gaslight Vincent Ullswater (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 43% Haunted Honeymoon Frank Crutchley (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Poison Pen Sam Hurrin (Character) - 1940
54% 35% Jamaica Inn James "Jem" Trehearne (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Men Are Dangerous Aylmer Franklin (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beachcomber The Controleur (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Green Cockatoo Dave Connor (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 40% Dark Journey Officer of U-Boat (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 51% Fire Over England Don Pedro (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Farewell Again Jim Carter (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder on Diamond Row Larry Graeme (Character) - 1937

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No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Peter J. Goodfellow (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955