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Acting

Robert Newton

Career: Active from 1937 to 1957, busiest in 1939 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 24
top three billing

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: Oliver Twist
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Robert Newton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.6, average 5.4
Tech & Humanity
0.3, average 1.6
Cringe Humor
1.0, average 2.2
Uncanny
1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Historical Drama 6
Character-Driven 4
Redemption 3
Classic Cinema 3
Historical Setting 3
Treasure Hunt 3
Classic British Cinema 2
Atmospheric 2
Feel-Good 2
Manhunt 2
Tragedy 2
Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 72

The Epic That Never Was

72

as Cassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

20 titles · average score 64

The Adventures of Long John Silver

70

TV show · as Long John Silver

Around the World in 80 Days

67

as Mr. Fix

Long John Silver

50

as Long John Silver

The High and the Mighty

53

as Gustave Pardee

The Beachcomber

62

as Ted Wilson

The Desert Rats

83

as Tom Bartlett

Blackbeard, the Pirate

52

as Blackbeard

Les Miserables

55

as Etienne Javert

Androcles and the Lion

47

as Ferrovius

Tom Brown's Schooldays

70

as Thomas Arnold

Treasure Island

81

as Long John Silver

Waterfront

64

as Peter McCabe

1940s

16 titles · average score 69

Obsession

75

as Dr. Clive Riordan

Oliver Twist

89

as Bill Sykes

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

63

as Harry Carter

Odd Man Out

85

as Lukey

Temptation Harbour

62

as Bert Mallinson

Night Boat to Dublin

65

as Capt. David Grant

This Happy Breed

72

as Frank Gibbons

They Flew Alone

65

as Jim Mollison

Hatter's Castle

64

as James Brodie

Major Barbara

65

as Bill Walker

Gaslight

86

as Ullswater

Busman's Honeymoon

55

as Frank Crutchley

1930s

12 titles · average score 59

Jamaica Inn

46

as James "Jem" Trehearne

Poison Pen

66

as Sam Hurrin

Dead Men Are Dangerous

as Aylmer Franklyn

as Cmdr. Tomasou

Vessel of Wrath

67

as The Controleur

Yellow Sands

as Joe Varwell

The Squeaker

62

as Larry Graeme

The Green Cockatoo

59

as Dave Connor

Fire Over England

58

as Don Pedro

Dark Journey

55

as Officer of U-Boat

I, Claudius

as Cassius

Farewell Again

as Jim Carter