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Anthony Newley

Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Composer, Additional Credits
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?".
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Oliver Twist
  • Henry V
  • Madeleine
Known For
  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
  • Doctor Dolittle
  • Oliver Twist
  • The Cockleshell Heroes
  • Sweet November
  • The Small World of Sammy Lee
  • X the Unknown
  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
  • Summertree
  • Stagecoach
  • Killers of Kilimanjaro
  • Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
  • Fire Down Below
  • This Is Joan Collins
  • Alice in Wonderland (1985)
  • The Strange World of Gurney Slade
  • Boris and Natasha
  • Tank Force
  • Mr. Quilp
  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

Filmography

2022
This Is Joan Collins · as Archive Footage
1997
The Lakes (TV Series) · as The Bishop
1994
Anna Lee (TV Series) · as Frederick Slinger
1992
Gone To Seed (TV Series) · as Detective Inspector Keet
1992
Boris and Natasha · as Sal Manelli
1991
Tonight At 8:30 (TV Series) · as George Pepper
1990
Polly: Comin' Home! · as Dabney Mayhew
1990
Coins in the Fountain · as Alfred Bancroft
1990
The Upper Hand (TV Series) · as Nick Murray
1987
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie · as Captain Manzini
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sir Freddy
1987
Duet (TV Series) · as Jake M. Scott
1986
Stagecoach · as Trevor Peacock
1986
Outrage! · as Victor Coles
1985
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV Series) · as The Mad Hatter
1985
Blade in Hong Kong · as Tommy T
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Phil Halloran
1985
EastEnders (TV Series) · as Vince Watson
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Insp. Frost
1984
Glitter (TV Series) · as Glen
1983
Malibu · as Wilson Mahoney
1982
Fame (TV Series)
1981
Simon & Simon (TV Series)
1980
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
1979
CBS Library (TV Series) · as Doctor Doolittle
1979
Hart to Hart (TV Series)
1975
Mr. Quilp · as Daniel Quilp
1975
1969
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
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
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 (TV Series) · as Ned
1954
The Vise (TV Series) · as Cookery Demonstrator
1954
Up to His Neck · as Tommy
1954
Young and Willing · as Bob Baden
1954
Up to His Neck · as Tommy
1953
Those People Next Door · as Bob Twigg
1953
1950
Highly Dangerous · as Operator (uncredited)
1950
Madeleine · as Chemist's Assistant
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 Dodger
1948
Vice Versa · as Dick Bultitude
1947
1944
Henry V · as Boy In English Camp (uncredited)

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