Anthony Newley

Actor · 1931–1999 · London, England, UK

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?".

Acted in 65

1990s

1997
The Lakes
The Bishop · 1 episode
78
1994
Anna Lee
Frederick Slinger · 1 episode
1992
Gone to Seed
DI Keet · 1 episode
Boris and Natasha
Sal Manelli
45
1991
Tonight at 8.30
George Pepper, Henry Gow · 1 episode
1990
Polly: Comin' Home!
Dabney Mayhew
Coins in the Fountain
Alfred Bancroft
Dors: The Other Diana
Movie
The Upper Hand
Nick, Nick Murray · 1 episode

1980s

1987
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Captain Manzini
17
1986
Stagecoach
Trevor Peacock
57
Outrage!
Victor Coles
1985
Alice in Wonderland
Mad Hatter · 2 episodes
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Phil Halloran · 1 episode
76
Blade in Hong Kong
Tommy T
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Insp. Frost · 1 episode
74
1983
Malibu
Wilson Mahoney
1982
Fame
TV · 6 Seasons · Drama
70
1981
Simon & Simon
Nigel Casey · 1 episode
70
1980
Magnum, P.I.
Peter Riddley-Smythe · 1 episode
74

1970s

1979
CBS Library
Doctor Doolittle · 1 episode
Hart to Hart
TV · 5 Seasons · Action · Adventure
68
1975
The Old Curiosity Shop
Daniel Quilp
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Sweeney

1960s

1969
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Heironymous Merkin
1968
Sweet November
Charlie Blake
1967
Doctor Dolittle
Matthew Mugg
49
1966
Lucy in London
Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
1963
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
1960
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Gurney Slade · 6 episodes
In the Nick
Dr Newcombe
Jazz Boat
Bert Harris

1950s

1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Hooky Hook
The Heart of a Man
Johnnie
The Bandit Of Zhobe
Cpl. Stokes
Idol on Parade
Jeep Jackson
The Lady is a Square
Freddy
1958
The Man Inside
Ernesto
Tank Force!
Private "Tiger" Noakes
1957
High Flight
Roger Endicott
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Edward
Fire Down Below
Miguel
The Good Companions
Maurice Milbrau
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
70
X: The Unknown
LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
64
The Last Man to Hang
Cyril Gaskin
Port Afrique
Pedro
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Ned · 1 episode
1955
The Cockleshell Heroes
Marine Clarke
The Blue Peter
Fred Starling
Above Us the Waves
Engineer, X2
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
Bob Baden
Up to His Neck
Tommy
1953
Those People Next Door
Bob Twigg
Top of the Form
Percy
1950
Highly Dangerous
Operator (uncredited)

1940s

1949
Don't Ever Leave Me
Jimmy Knowles
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Charlie Ritchie
Vote for Huggett
Dudley
1948
The Guinea Pig
Miles Minor
Oliver Twist
Artful Dodger
84
Vice Versa
Dick Bultitude
1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Dusty Bates
1944
Henry V
Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
77

No release date

Terms and Conditions Apply: The Cinema of Robert Ellis Miller
Movie

Wrote 5

1970s

1978
Sammy Stops the World
Writer
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Lyricist, Writer
76

1960s

1969
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Writer
1966
Stop the World — I Want to Get Off
Writer, Lyricist
1960
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Writer