Anthony Newley
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1931-09-24
- Died
- 1999-04-14
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Antony Newley · Anthony George 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
TV Shows (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Insp. Frost
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Peter Riddley-Smythe
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Simon & Simon
1981
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Hart to Hart
1979
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Phil Halloran
Fame
1982
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Host
Madame's Place
1982
as Self
The Upper Hand
1990
as Nick / Nick Murray
Legends
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Cher
1975
as Self
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
as Ned
The Lakes
1997
as The Bishop
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mad Hatter
Style Challenge
1996
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
Anna Lee
1994
as Frederick Slinger
Gone to Seed
1992
as DI Keet
Stryker of the Yard
1961
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960
CBS Library
1979
as Doctor Doolittle
The Anthony Newley Show
1960
Movies (59)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
as Captain Manzini
Oliver Twist
1948
as Artful Dodger
Doctor Dolittle
1967
as Matthew Mugg
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Stagecoach
1986
as Trevor Peacock
Lucy in London
1966
as Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
Henry V
1944
as Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
X: The Unknown
1956
as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
Boris and Natasha
1992
as Sal Manelli
Malibu
1983
as Wilson Mahoney
Fire Down Below
1957
as Miguel
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
as Marine Clarke
Sweet November
1968
as Charlie Blake
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
as Heironymous Merkin
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957
as Edward
Highly Dangerous
1950
as Operator (uncredited)
Vice Versa
1948
as Dick Bultitude
Above Us the Waves
1955
as Engineer, X2
The Man Inside
1958
as Ernesto
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
as Hooky Hook
The Good Companions
1957
as Maurice Milbrau
The Lady is a Square
1959
as Freddy
Tank Force!
1958
as Private "Tiger" Noakes
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959
as Cpl. Stokes
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975
as Sweeney
Coins in the Fountain
1990
as Alfred Bancroft
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
This Is Joan Collins
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Daniel Quilp
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Bob Baden
The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Cyril Gaskin
High Flight
1957
as Roger Endicott
Blade in Hong Kong
1985
as Tommy T
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990
as Dabney Mayhew
Port Afrique
1956
as Pedro
Those People Next Door
1953
as Bob Twigg
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
as Charlie Ritchie
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
as self
The Guinea Pig
1948
as Miles Minor
Let's Get Married
1960
as Dickie Bird
The Heart of a Man
1959
as Johnnie
Idol on Parade
1959
as Jeep Jackson
In the Nick
1960
as Dr Newcombe
Jazz Boat
1960
as Bert Harris
Vote for Huggett
1949
as Dudley
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Dusty Bates
Linda in Wonderland
1980
as Himself
Outrage!
1986
as Victor Coles
The Blue Peter
1955
as Fred Starling
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
as Jimmy Knowles
The Beatles Forever
1977
as Self
Top of the Form
1953
as Percy
Up to His Neck
1954
as Tommy
Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus
as The Ringmaster
Jack of What Trade?
1952
as Mike Edwards
Image of Love
1964
as Self - Narrator
About Anthony Newley
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 Gir… With 89 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Anthony Newley has appeared in 59 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anthony Newley Movies
- The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) — as Captain Manzini
- Oliver Twist (1948) — as Artful Dodger
- Doctor Dolittle (1967) — as Matthew Mugg
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
- Stagecoach (1986) — as Trevor Peacock
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