Long John Silver is the main-antagonist of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, portrayed by Robert Newton in the 1950 Disney adaptation.
History[]
Background[]
Long John Silver was a pirate serving under Captain Flint as quartermaster and due to his cunning was the one man whom Flint feared. After Flint's death, he sought after the late captain's treasure and kept a parrot named, "Cap'n Flint". At some point, Silver lost his left leg, claiming that it was shot off by a cannon while serving under one Admiral Hawke.
Silver schemed his way onto the crew of The Hispaniola when it set out to find the treasure, by posing as a tavern worker and manipulated those organizing the expedition. Aboard the Hispaniola, he became mentor to a young Jim Hawkins, and lead a mutiny to take the ship and claim the treasure. Ultimately, Hawkins foiled Silver's schemes though the pirate did escape with a small amount of the treasure.
Appearances[]
Voyage of the Little Mermaid[]
In the queue, Long John Silver's former peg-leg appears in Ariel's collection.[1]
Trivia[]
- Newton's performance influenced how pirates talk in pop-culture, such as the pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean.