Anthony Newley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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 Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • 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

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Fame

    Fame

  • Malibu

    Malibu

  • Sweet November

    Sweet November

  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

  • Legends

    Legends

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

  • Outrage!

    Outrage!

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • In the Nick

    In the Nick

  • Vice Versa

    Vice Versa

  • The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

  • Up to His Neck

    Up to His Neck

  • Dors: The Other Diana

    Dors: The Other Diana

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • Top of the Form

    Top of the Form

  • Lucy in London

    Lucy in London

  • Cher

    Cher

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

  • The Adventures of Dusty Bates

    The Adventures of Dusty Bates

  • X: The Unknown

    X: The Unknown

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Idol on Parade

    Idol on Parade

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • Port Afrique

    Port Afrique

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • The Lakes

    The Lakes

  • Style Challenge

    Style Challenge

  • The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

  • The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

    The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

  • Polly: Comin' Home!

    Polly: Comin' Home!

  • Stryker of the Yard

    Stryker of the Yard

  • Vote for Huggett

    Vote for Huggett

  • High Flight

    High Flight

  • Blondes: Diana Dors

    Blondes: Diana Dors

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • This Is Joan Collins

    This Is Joan Collins

  • Gone to Seed

    Gone to Seed

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Above Us the Waves

    Above Us the Waves

  • Boris and Natasha

    Boris and Natasha

  • The Cockleshell Heroes

    The Cockleshell Heroes

  • The Guinea Pig

    The Guinea Pig

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • CBS Library

    CBS Library

  • The Small World of Sammy Lee

    The Small World of Sammy Lee

  • David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

    David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

  • Tank Force!

    Tank Force!

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro

    Killers of Kilimanjaro

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

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

  • The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and the Wicked

  • Those People Next Door

    Those People Next Door

  • Jazz Boat

    Jazz Boat

  • Don't Ever Leave Me

    Don't Ever Leave Me

  • Linda in Wonderland

    Linda in Wonderland

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • The Strange World of Gurney Slade

    The Strange World of Gurney Slade

  • How to Murder a Rich Uncle

    How to Murder a Rich Uncle

  • The Heart of a Man

    The Heart of a Man

  • The Bandit Of Zhobe

    The Bandit Of Zhobe

  • Highly Dangerous

    Highly Dangerous

  • Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

    Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

  • The Anthony Newley Show

    The Anthony Newley Show

  • The Last Man to Hang

    The Last Man to Hang

  • Blade in Hong Kong

    Blade in Hong Kong

  • The Lady is a Square

    The Lady is a Square

  • Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

  • Coins in the Fountain

    Coins in the Fountain

  • Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus

    Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus

  • The Beatles Forever

    The Beatles Forever

  • Jack of What Trade?

    Jack of What Trade?