ROBERT NEWTON BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Robert Newton was born on June 1st, 1905 in Shaftesbury, England, born to Algernon Newton.  He began acting at the age of sixteen first working as a stage actor at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and later found work in London in such productions as, "Bitter Sweet" and "Private Lives" on Broadway.  Other stage credits he added to his resume were in, "Hamlet", "No orchids for Miss Blandish" and "Gaslight".
 
He became known as one of the most well known character actors from Britain being voted in 1950 as the 5th most popular British movie star.  He is most remembered for his role portraying, Long John Silver in the film, "Treasure Island" (1950).  Other film credits he added to his resume included, "Major Barbara" (1941), "Oliver Twist" (1948), "Obsession" (1949), "The Beachcomber" (1954) and "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956).
 
Along with his film career he was given a chance to portray the character, Long john Silver again in the hit television series, "The Adventures of Long John Silver" (1955) appearing in a total of twenty six episodes.
 
Sadly, he was an alcoholic which took a huge toll on his career in later years.  He found it hard to find work and after appearing on such television series as, "Climax!", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Lux Video Theatre" his life came to an end way before his time.      

Robert Newton passed away on March 25th, 1956 in Beverly Hills, California after suffering from a heart attack at the age of fifty.  His remains were interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California and later his son scattered his ashes in the sea in Mount's Bay.         
 
He married four times throughout his lifetime, first to Petronella Walton in 1929 and they had one child together before their marriage came to an end.  He then married Ann Isobel Noel McLean in 1936, however by 1945 this marriage also ended.  He third wife was Natalie Hazel Cochrane Newhouse in 1947 and they also had one child together before divorcing in 1952.  His fourth and final wife was Vera Budnik and together they had another child and remained married until he passed away. 

Filmography

1955-1957  The Adventures of Long John Silver

1956   Around the World in Eighty Days 

1956   Alfred Hitchcock Presents 

1956   Chevron Hall of Stars

1953-1955  Lux Video Theatre

1955   Climax!

1954   Long John Silver

1954   The Beachcomber

1954   The High and the Mighty

1953   G.E. True Theater 

1953   The Desert Rats 

1953   The Plymouth Playhouse

1953   Hollywood Opening Night 

1952   Androcles and the Lion 

1952   Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952   Les Miserables 

1951   Tom Brown's Schooldays 

1951   Soldiers Three 

1950   Waterfront Women 

1950   Treasure Island 

1949   The Hidden Room

1948   Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 

1948   Oliver Twist 

1948   Snowbound

1947   Temptation Harbor

1947   Odd Man Out 

1946   Night Boat to Dublin

1944   Henry V 

1944   This Happy Breed 

1942   Wings and the Woman 

1942   A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle

1941   Major Barbara

1940   Bulldog Sees It Through 

1940   Haunted Honeymoon

1940   Gaslight 

1940   21 Days Together

1940   Channel Incident

1939   Dangerous Cargo 

1939   Poison Pen

1939   Jamaica Inn

1939   Dangerous Masquerade

1938   Yellow Sands

1938   The Beachcomber

1937   The Green Cockatoo

1937   Murder on Diamond Row 

1937   Troopship 

1937   Dark Journey 

1937   Fire Over England 

1937   I, Claudius

1932   Reunion

1924   The Tremarne Case