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