Robert Guy Newton, born in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, was a stage, film and television actor. Newton is best remembered for his pirate roles as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950), Long John Silver (1954) and the TV series The Adventures of Long John Silver (1957) as well as Blackbeard in Blackbeard the Pirate (1952). He exaggerated his Dorset, West Country accent which has been credited with popularizing the stereotypical "pirate voice" which in turn lead to Newton becoming the "patron saint" of the annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19th).
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The Adventures of Long John Silver (1957)
Starring as Long John Silver
(26 episodes)
- Episode 1x26: Ship o' the Dead (Aug 27, 1957)
- Episode 1x25: The Tale of a Tooth (Aug 20, 1957)
- Episode 1x24: Ties of Blood (Aug 13, 1957)
- Episode 1x23: The Siege (Aug 6, 1957)
- Episode 1x22: Strange Cargo (Jul 30, 1957)
- Episode 1x21: Voodoo (Jul 23, 1957)
- Episode 1x20: Dragon Slayer (Jul 16, 1957)
- Episode 1x19: Sword of Vengance (Jul 9, 1957)
- Episode 1x18: Dead Reckoning (Jul 2, 1957)
- Episode 1x17: Internal Triangle (Jun 25, 1957)
- Episode 1x16: The Eviction (Jun 18, 1957)
- Episode 1x15: Miss Purity's Birthday (Jun 11, 1957)
- Episode 1x14: Turnabout (Jun 4, 1957)
- Episode 1x13: To Purity, a Daughter (May 28, 1957)
- Episode 1x12: The Crisis (May 21, 1957)
- Episode 1x11: Temple of Evil (May 14, 1957)
- Episode 1x10: A Flag Flies Black (May 7, 1957)
- Episode 1x09: Pieces of Eight (Apr 30, 1957)
- Episode 1x08: The Fishwife (Apr 16, 1957)
- Episode 1x07: The Necklace (Apr 9, 1957)
- Episode 1x06: The Devil's Stew (Apr 2, 1957)
- Episode 1x05: Execution Dock (Mar 27, 1957)
- Episode 1x04: The Orphan's Christmas (Mar 20, 1957)
- Episode 1x03: The Master's Touch (Mar 13, 1957)
- Episode 1x02: The Pink Pearl (Mar 5, 1957)
- Episode 1x01: Where Men Are Men (Feb 26, 1957)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Guest starring as Peter J. Goodfellow
- Episode 1x19: The Derelicts (Feb 5, 1956)