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Anthony Newley
Actor, Director, Writer
Died April 14, 1999 (67 years)
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?".
Filmography
| 1997 | The Lakes (TV Series) · as The Bishop |
| 1994 | Anna Lee (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha · as Sal Manelli |
| 1991 | Tonight At 8:30 (TV Series) · as George Pepper |
| 1990 | The Upper Hand (TV Series) · as Nick Murray |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Matthew Mugg (archive footage) |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie · as Captain Manzini |
| 1986 | Stagecoach · as Trevor Peacock |
| 1985 | Blade in Hong Kong · as Unknown |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland (TV Series) · as The Mad Hatter |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Vince Watson |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Phil Halloran |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Insp. Frost |
| 1982 | Fame (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time · as Sweeney |
| 1975 | Mr. Quilp · as Daniel Quilp |
| 1968 | Sweet November · as Charlie Blake |
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle · as Matthew Mugg |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | The Small World of Sammy Lee · as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman |
| 1960 | In the Nick · as Dr Newcombe |
| 1959 | Killers of Kilimanjaro · as Hooky Hook |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade · as Jeep Jackson |
| 1959 | The Lady Is a Square · as Freddy |
| 1959 | The Heart of a Man · as Johnnie |
| 1958 | Tank Force · as Private "Tiger" Noakes |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below · as Miguel |
| 1957 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle · as Edward |
| 1957 | The Good Companions · as Maurice Milbrau |
| 1956 | X the Unknown · as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb |
| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee · as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee |
| 1955 | Above Us the Waves · as Engineer, X2 |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes · as Marine Clarke |
| 1954 | Up to His Neck · as Tommy |
| 1954 | Up to His Neck · as Tommy |
| 1954 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Ned |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Cookery Demonstrator |
| 1953 | Those People Next Door · as Bob Twigg |
| 1953 | Top of the Form · as Unknown |
| 1950 | Madeleine · as Chemist's Assistant |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous · as Operator (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Vote for Huggett · as Dudley |
| 1949 | A Boy, a Girl and a Bike · as Charlie Ritchie |
| 1949 | Don't Ever Leave Me · as Jimmy Knowles |
| 1948 | The Outsider · as Miles Minor |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist · as Artful Dodger |
| 1947 | The Little Ballerina · as Johnny |
| 1944 | Henry V · as Boy in English Camp (uncredited) |