Most Recent Role: Captain of the Guard on I, Claudius
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK
Birthday: 6-1-1905
Date of Death: 3-25-1956
Cause of Death: Heart attack caused by the effects of excessive drinkiing
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK
Birthday: 6-1-1905
Date of Death: 3-25-1956
Cause of Death: Heart attack caused by the effects of excessive drinkiing
British actor best known to American TV viewers of the 1950's for his portrayal of Long John Silver in the Disney film Treasure Island and its subsequent 13 episode spin-off series.
Most Recent Appearance
The Epic That Never Was
Friday 24 December 1965 on BBC-2
A documentary that reveals the complete behind-the-scenes story of Alexander Korda's ill-fated 1937 screen version of I, Claudius . This account chronicles the rehearsals, the set construction and the financial excesses of this legendary, doomed production. Interviews with surviving cast...
Newton was the director's first choice to play Heathcliff in the classic romance drama Wuthering Heights but the studio wanted Laurence Olivier and he was cast instead.
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Newton's biggest fan group in Great Britain was teenage boys.
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Newton is the Patron Saint of International Talk Like a Pirate Day which is celebrated on September 19.
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Newton is buried in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
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Newton became good friends with future Untouchables star Robert Stack when the two appeared together in The High and the Mighty.
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Other Appearances
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The Adventures Of Long John Silver
Capt. Long John Silver |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Derelicts Peter J. Goodfellow |
Climax
The First and the Last Keith Dorrant |
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Disneyland
Treasure Island (2) Long John Silver |
Disneyland
Treasure Island ( Part 1 ) Long John Silver |
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Disneyland
Treasure Island (1) Long John Silver |
Disneyland
Treasure Island ( Part 2 ) Long John Silver |
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Stars In
The Adventures Of Long John Silver
Long John Silver is the proud captain of his own ship and his own crew. He and his buccaneer cruise around the Caribbean and often stay on the side of the English and fight the French and Spanish.... more
Long John Silver is the proud captain of his own ship and his own crew. He and his buccaneer cruise around the Caribbean and often stay on the side of the English and fight the French and Spanish.... more
