Anthony Newley
Acting
🎂 1931-09-24
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?".
Cast credits(88)
Self
1962
Self - Guest
1962
Self
1962
Self
1948
1980
Nick
1990
Nick Murray
1990
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Self
1967
Self
1961
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Self - Guest
1968
1981
Phil Halloran
1985
Insp. Frost
1984
1996
Self - Host
1964
1979
Self
1991
Ned
1956
Self (archive footage)
2006
Self
1982
1961
1982
Frederick Slinger
1994
1960
Mad Hatter
1985
Self
1975
Doctor Doolittle
1979
Self
1970
1960
The Bishop
1997
Trevor Peacock
1986
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
1956
Artful Dodger
1948
Matthew Mugg
1967
Miguel
1957
Self (archive footage)
2012
Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
1944
Sweeney
1975
Captain Manzini
1987
Heironymous Merkin
1969
Charlie Blake
1968
Sal Manelli
1992
Jeep Jackson
1959
Engineer, X2
1955
Johnnie
1959
Wilson Mahoney
1983
Dick Bultitude
1948
Miles Minor
1948
Pedro
1956
Hooky Hook
1959
Bob Twigg
1953
Bob Baden
1954
Charlie Ritchie
1949
Operator (uncredited)
1950
Cpl. Stokes
1959
Ernesto
1958
LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
1956
Tommy
1954
Private "Tiger" Noakes
1958
Victor Coles
1986
Marine Clarke
1955
Himself
1980
Tommy T
1985
Jimmy Knowles
1949
archive footage
2022
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
1963
Maurice Milbrau
1957
1977
Edward
1957
Bert Harris
1960
Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
1966
Roger Endicott
1957
Alfred Bancroft
1990
Daniel Quilp
1975
Dudley
1949
1953
Dickie Bird
1960
Self
1977
Cyril Gaskin
1956
Dr Newcombe
1960
Dabney Mayhew
1990
Freddy
1959
Dusty Bates
1947
Fred Starling
1955
The Ringmaster
