Anthony Newley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • 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

  • Legends

    Legends

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Style Challenge

    Style Challenge

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

    David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

  • Sweet November

    Sweet November

  • Cher

    Cher

  • Linda in Wonderland

    Linda in Wonderland

  • The Heart of a Man

    The Heart of a Man

  • High Flight

    High Flight

  • Boris and Natasha

    Boris and Natasha

  • Tank Force!

    Tank Force!

  • Lucy in London

    Lucy in London

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Lady is a Square

    The Lady is a Square

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

  • The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

  • The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

  • Port Afrique

    Port Afrique

  • The Cockleshell Heroes

    The Cockleshell Heroes

  • Malibu

    Malibu

  • The Lakes

    The Lakes

  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

  • How to Murder a Rich Uncle

    How to Murder a Rich Uncle

  • The Beatles Forever

    The Beatles Forever

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

  • Blade in Hong Kong

    Blade in Hong Kong

  • Don't Ever Leave Me

    Don't Ever Leave Me

  • Vote for Huggett

    Vote for Huggett

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

  • X: The Unknown

    X: The Unknown

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • Gone to Seed

    Gone to Seed

  • The Adventures of Dusty Bates

    The Adventures of Dusty Bates

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • Dors: The Other Diana

    Dors: The Other Diana

  • The Bandit Of Zhobe

    The Bandit Of Zhobe

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Up to His Neck

    Up to His Neck

  • Outrage!

    Outrage!

  • Coins in the Fountain

    Coins in the Fountain

  • Stryker of the Yard

    Stryker of the Yard

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

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

  • Polly: Comin' Home!

    Polly: Comin' Home!

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • In the Nick

    In the Nick

  • This Is Joan Collins

    This Is Joan Collins

  • Jazz Boat

    Jazz Boat

  • The Guinea Pig

    The Guinea Pig

  • The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

  • CBS Library

    CBS Library

  • Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

  • The Last Man to Hang

    The Last Man to Hang

  • Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves

  • Idol on Parade

    Idol on Parade

  • The Strange World of Gurney Slade

    The Strange World of Gurney Slade

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

  • The Anthony Newley Show

    The Anthony Newley Show

  • Top of the Form

    Top of the Form

  • Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

    Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

  • Highly Dangerous

    Highly Dangerous

  • Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus

    Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus

  • The Small World of Sammy Lee

    The Small World of Sammy Lee

  • Those People Next Door

    Those People Next Door