Anthony Newley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-09-24
Day of Death
1999-04-14 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Anthony Newley
Biography
Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street window. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School from the age of 14 and, two years later, played the Artful Dodger in David Lean's film, Oliver Twist (1948). Newley was called up to the Army for his National Service and, by the late 1950s, had a hit song Idol on Parade (1959), while in the movie of the same name. He married his first wife, Tiller Girl Ann Lynn in 1956 but it was a rocky marriage and they divorced in 1963. He was in the pop charts seven times in 1960, twice at Number One with "Why?" and "Do You Mind?" written by Lionel Bart. In 1961, he collaborated with Leslie Bricusse on the hit stage show, Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966). After long runs in London and on Broadway, it was made into a film, starring Millicent Martin, with the hit song "What Kind of Fool Am I?".
Known For
Acting
(2022)
This Is Joan Collins
as archive footage
(2012)
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
as Self (archive footage)
(1992)
Boris and Natasha
as Sal Manelli
(1990)
Polly: Comin' Home!
as Dabney Mayhew
(1990)
Coins in the Fountain
as Alfred Bancroft
(1987)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
as Captain Manzini
(1986)
Stagecoach
as Trevor Peacock
(1986)
Outrage!
as Victor Coles
(1985)
Blade in Hong Kong
as Tommy T
(1983)
Malibu
as Wilson Mahoney
(1980)
Linda in Wonderland
as Himself
(1977)
The Beatles Forever
as Self
(1977)
(1975)
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Sweeney
(1975)
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Daniel Quilp
(1969)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
as Heironymous Merkin
(1968)
Sweet November
as Charlie Blake
(1967)
Doctor Dolittle
as Matthew Mugg
(1966)
Lucy in London
as Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
(1963)
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
(1960)
Jazz Boat
as Bert Harris
(1960)
(1960)
In The Nick
as Dr Newcombe
(1959)
Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Hooky Hook
(1959)
The Lady is a Square
as Freddy
(1959)
The Heart of a Man
as Johnnie
(1959)
The Bandit Of Zhobe
as Cpl. Stokes
(1959)
Idol on Parade
as Jeep Jackson
(1958)
The Man Inside
as Ernesto
(1958)
Tank Force!
as Private "Tiger" Noakes
(1957)
Fire Down Below
as Miguel
(1957)
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
as Edward
(1957)
High Flight
as Roger Endicott
(1957)
The Good Companions
as Maurice Milbrau
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
(1956)
X the Unknown
as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
(1956)
Port Afrique
as Pedro
(1956)
The Last Man to Hang
as Cyril Gaskin
(1955)
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Marine Clarke
(1955)
Above Us the Waves
as Engineer, X2
(1955)
The Blue Peter
as Fred Starling
(1954)
The Weak and the Wicked
as Bob Baden
(1954)
Up to His Neck
as Tommy
(1953)
(1953)
Those People Next Door
as Bob Twigg
(1950)
Highly Dangerous
as Operator (uncredited)
(1949)
Don't Ever Leave Me
as Jimmy Knowles
(1949)
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Charlie Ritchie
(1949)
Vote for Huggett
as Dudley
(1948)
Oliver Twist
as Artful Dodger
(1948)
Vice Versa
as Dick Bultitude
(1948)
The Guinea Pig
as Miles Minor
(1947)
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Dusty Bates
(1944)
Henry V
as Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
Crew
(1978)
Sammy Stops the World
Writer, Original Music Composer
(1976)
Peter Pan
Music, Songs, Original Music Composer
(1971)
Summertree
Director
(1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Songs, Lyricist, Writer
(1969)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
(1966)
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
Writer, Songs, Lyricist