Anthony Newley
Actor, Writer, Director, Composer, Producer
September 24, 1931 — 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?".
Known For
Filmography
| 2022 | This Is Joan Collins · as Archive Footage |
| 1997 | The Lakes · as The Bishop |
| 1994 | Anna Lee · as Frederick Slinger |
| 1992 | Gone To Seed · as Di Keet |
| 1991 | Boris and Natasha · as Sal Manelli |
| 1991 | Tonight At 8:30 · as George Pepper |
| 1990 | Polly: Comin' Home! · as Dabney Mayhew |
| 1990 | Coins in the Fountain · as Alfred Bancroft |
| 1990 | The Upper Hand · as Nick Murray |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie · as Captain Manzini |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse · as Sir Freddy Bumbrey |
| 1987 | Duet · as Jake M. Scott |
| 1986 | Stagecoach · as Trevor Peacock |
| 1986 | Outrage! · as Victor Coles |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland (1985) · as Mad Hatter |
| 1985 | Blade in Hong Kong · as Tommy T |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) · as Phil Halloran |
| 1985 | EastEnders · as Vince Watson |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Insp. Frost |
| 1984 | Glitter · as Glen |
| 1983 | Malibu · as Wilson Mahoney |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. · as Peter Riddley-Smythe |
| 1979 | CBS Library · as Doctor Doolittle |
| 1979 | |
| 1975 | Mr. Quilp · as Daniel Quilp |
| 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time · as Sweeney |
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? · as Heironymous Merkin |
| 1968 | Sweet November · as Charlie Blake |
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle · as Matthew Mugg |
| 1966 | Lucy in London · as Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham |
| 1963 | The Small World of Sammy Lee · as Sammy 'lee' Leeman |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | In the Nick · as Dr Newcombe |
| 1960 | Jazz Boat · as Bert Harris |
| 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 | The Good Companions · as Maurice Milbrau |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below · as Miguel |
| 1957 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle · as Edward |
| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee · as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner On Admiral Graf Spee |
| 1956 | X the Unknown · as Lcpl. 'spider' Webb |
| 1956 | Port Afrique · as Pedro |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hang · as Cyril Gaskin |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes · as Marine Clarke |
| 1955 | Navy Heroes · as Fred Starling |
| 1955 | Above Us the Waves · as Engineer, X2 |
| 1954 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard · as Ned |
| 1954 | The Vise · as Cookery Demonstrator |
| 1954 | Up to His Neck · as Tommy |
| 1954 | Young and Willing · as Bob Baden |
| 1953 | Those People Next Door · as Bob Twigg |
| 1953 | Top of the Form · as Percy |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous · as Operator (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Madeleine · as Chemist's AssistantOn Plex |
| 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 Outsider · as Miles Minor |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist · as Artful DodgerOn Plex |
| 1948 | Vice Versa · as Dick Bultitude |
| 1947 | The Little Ballerina · as Johnny |
| 1944 | Henry V · as Boy In English Camp (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1996 | Stop the World, I Want to Get Off · as Composer |
| 1979 | Sammy Stops the World · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | Mr. Quilp · as Composer |
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? · as Original Music Composer |
| 1976 | Peter Pan · as Songs |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · as Songs |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · as Lyricist |
| 1966 | Stop the World: I Want to Get Off · as Songs |