About

Known credits:
75
Birthday:
1931-09-24
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
Website:
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Anthony Newley

Overview

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 Actor archive footage 58
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2012 David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1992 Boris and Natasha Actor Sal Manelli 58
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1991 Tonight at 8.30 Actor N/A
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1990 Polly: Comin' Home! Actor Dabney Mayhew 59
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1990 Coins in the Fountain Actor Alfred Bancroft 58
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1987 The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Actor Captain Manzini 55
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1986 Stagecoach Actor Trevor Peacock 58
Average
1986 Outrage! Actor Victor Coles 58
Average
1985 Alice in Wonderland Actor Mad Hatter 69
Fair
1985 Blade in Hong Kong Actor Tommy T N/A
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1983 Malibu Actor Wilson Mahoney 58
Average
1980 Linda in Wonderland Actor Himself N/A
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1977 The Beatles Forever Actor Self N/A
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1977 Happy Birthday, Las Vegas Actor N/A
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1975 The Old Curiosity Shop Actor Daniel Quilp 59
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1975 It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Actor Sweeney 58
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1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Actor Heironymous Merkin 58
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1968 Sweet November Actor Charlie Blake 59
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1967 Doctor Dolittle Actor Matthew Mugg 59
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1966 Lucy in London Actor Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham 58
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1963 The Small World of Sammy Lee Actor Sammy 'Lee' Leeman 59
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1960 The Strange World of Gurney Slade Actor 70
Good
1960 In The Nick Actor Dr Newcombe N/A
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1960 Jazz Boat Actor Bert Harris 59
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1960 Let's Get Married Actor N/A
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1960 The Anthony Newley Show Actor N/A
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1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro Actor Hooky Hook 58
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1959 The Heart of a Man Actor Johnnie N/A
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1959 The Bandit Of Zhobe Actor Cpl. Stokes N/A
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1959 Idol on Parade Actor Jeep Jackson 59
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1959 The Lady is a Square Actor Freddy 58
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1958 The Man Inside Actor Ernesto 59
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1958 Tank Force! Actor Private "Tiger" Noakes 59
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1957 High Flight Actor Roger Endicott 59
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1957 How to Murder a Rich Uncle Actor Edward 59
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1957 Fire Down Below Actor Miguel 58
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1957 The Good Companions Actor Maurice Milbrau N/A
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1956 The Battle of the River Plate Actor Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee 59
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1956 X the Unknown Actor LCpl. 'Spider' Webb 59
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1956 The Last Man to Hang Actor Cyril Gaskin 58
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1956 Port Afrique Actor Pedro 58
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1955 The Cockleshell Heroes Actor Marine Clarke 59
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1955 The Blue Peter Actor Fred Starling 59
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1955 Above Us the Waves Actor Engineer, X2 59
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1954 The Weak and the Wicked Actor Bob Baden 58
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1954 Up to His Neck Actor Tommy N/A
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1953 Those People Next Door Actor Bob Twigg 58
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1953 Top of the Form Actor 58
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1950 Highly Dangerous Actor Operator (uncredited) 59
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1949 Don't Ever Leave Me Actor Jimmy Knowles 59
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1949 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Actor Charlie Ritchie 58
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1949 Vote for Huggett Actor Dudley 59
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1948 The Guinea Pig Actor Miles Minor 59
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1948 Oliver Twist Actor Artful Dodger 63
Fair
1948 Vice Versa Actor Dick Bultitude 59
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1947 The Adventures of Dusty Bates Actor Dusty Bates 58
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1944 Henry V Actor Boy in English Camp (uncredited) 60
Fair

Directing
1971 Summertree Directing Director 59
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1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1978 Sammy Stops the World Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Writing Lyricist 72
Good
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Writing Writer 72
Good
1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Writing Writer 58
Average
1966 Stop the World: I Want to Get Off Writing Writer 58
Average
1966 Stop the World: I Want to Get Off Writing Lyricist 58
Average
1960 The Strange World of Gurney Slade Writing Writer 70
Good

Production
1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Production Producer 58
Average

Sound
1978 Sammy Stops the World Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1976 Peter Pan Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1976 Peter Pan Sound Songs 59
Average
1976 Peter Pan Sound Music 59
Average
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Sound Songs 72
Good
1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1966 Stop the World: I Want to Get Off Sound Songs 58
Average