Anthony Newley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Fame

    Fame

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

    Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • Tank Force!

    Tank Force!

  • Malibu

    Malibu

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Sweet November

    Sweet November

  • Port Afrique

    Port Afrique

  • Style Challenge

    Style Challenge

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Jazz Boat

    Jazz Boat

  • Cher

    Cher

  • The Last Man to Hang

    The Last Man to Hang

  • The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

  • High Flight

    High Flight

  • X: The Unknown

    X: The Unknown

  • The Lakes

    The Lakes

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

  • Outrage!

    Outrage!

  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

  • The Cockleshell Heroes

    The Cockleshell Heroes

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • Blade in Hong Kong

    Blade in Hong Kong

  • David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

    David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

  • How to Murder a Rich Uncle

    How to Murder a Rich Uncle

  • Coins in the Fountain

    Coins in the Fountain

  • The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

  • The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

  • Boris and Natasha

    Boris and Natasha

  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

  • The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

  • Polly: Comin' Home!

    Polly: Comin' Home!

  • Linda in Wonderland

    Linda in Wonderland

  • Lucy in London

    Lucy in London

  • The Lady is a Square

    The Lady is a Square

  • The Guinea Pig

    The Guinea Pig

  • Blondes: Diana Dors

    Blondes: Diana Dors

  • Stryker of the Yard

    Stryker of the Yard

  • This Is Joan Collins

    This Is Joan Collins

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • The Heart of a Man

    The Heart of a Man

  • The Bandit Of Zhobe

    The Bandit Of Zhobe

  • Idol on Parade

    Idol on Parade

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • The Adventures of Dusty Bates

    The Adventures of Dusty Bates

  • Vote for Huggett

    Vote for Huggett

  • In the Nick

    In the Nick

  • Don't Ever Leave Me

    Don't Ever Leave Me

  • Those People Next Door

    Those People Next Door

  • Up to His Neck

    Up to His Neck

  • Gone to Seed

    Gone to Seed

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

  • Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves

  • Dors: The Other Diana

    Dors: The Other Diana

  • Top of the Form

    Top of the Form

  • CBS Library

    CBS Library

  • The Beatles Forever

    The Beatles Forever

  • Highly Dangerous

    Highly Dangerous

  • The Strange World of Gurney Slade

    The Strange World of Gurney Slade

  • Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

    Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

  • The Small World of Sammy Lee

    The Small World of Sammy Lee

  • The Anthony Newley Show

    The Anthony Newley Show

  • Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus

    Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus