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Robert Newton
Deceased

How Did Robert Newton Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 50
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn01/06/1905Born inShaftesbury, Dorset, England, UKDied25/03/1956 (aged 50)Died inBeverly HillsCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ974924 ↗Buried atWestwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryTMDb#29520 ↗

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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Filmography38 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Walt Disney: Behind the MagicMovieSelf (archive footage)119
1969The Epic That Never WasMovieCassius, Captain of Caligula's guard (archive footage) (uncredited)64
1957The Adventures of Long John SilverSeriesLong John Silver52
1956Around the World in 80 DaysMovieMr. Fix51
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesPeter J. Goodfellow50
1954Climax!SeriesKeith Dorrant49
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries—49
1954The High and the MightyMovieGustave Pardee49
1953General Electric TheaterSeries—48
1953The Desert RatsMovieTom Bartlett48
1952Les MiserablesMovieEtienne Javert47
1952Androcles and the LionMovieFerrovius47
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesJohn Lindsey, the Baker46
1951Soldiers ThreeMoviePvt. Bill Sykes46
1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesPhilip Marshall45
1950WaterfrontMoviePeter McCabe45
1949ObsessionMovieDr. Clive Riordan44
1948Kiss the Blood Off My HandsMovieHarry Carter43
1948Oliver TwistMovieBill Sykes43
1947Temptation HarbourMovieBert Mallinson42
1947Odd Man OutMovieLukey42
1944This Happy BreedMovieFrank Gibbons39
1944Henry VMovieAncient Pistol39
1942They Flew AloneMovieJim Mollison37
1942Hatter's CastleMovieJames Brodie37
1941Major BarbaraMovieBill Walker36
194021 DaysMovieTolly35
1940Channel IncidentMovieTanner35
1940Busman's HoneymoonMovieFrank Crutchley35
1940GaslightMovieUllswater35
1939Jamaica InnMovieJames "Jem" Trehearne34
1939Hell's CargoMovieCmdr. Tomasou34
1938Yellow SandsMovieJoe Varwell33
1937The SqueakerMovieLarry Graeme32
1937Fire Over EnglandMovieDon Pedro32
1937Dark JourneyMovieOfficer of U-Boat32
1937The Green CockatooMovieDave Connor32
1937Farewell AgainMovieJim Carter32