Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 24, 1931
Died
Apr 14, 1999
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
95 titles
Anthony Newley
Biography
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
This Is Joan Collins
Self (Archive Footage)
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Self (archive footage)
Legends
Self (archive footage)
Blondes: Diana Dors
self
The Lakes
The Bishop
Style Challenge
Anna Lee
Frederick Slinger
Gone to Seed
DI Keet
Boris and Natasha
Sal Manelli
Pebble Mill
Self
Tonight at 8.30
George Pepper
Polly: Comin' Home!
Dabney Mayhew
Coins in the Fountain
Alfred Bancroft
Dors: The Other Diana
The Upper Hand
Nick
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Captain Manzini
Stagecoach
Trevor Peacock
Outrage!
Victor Coles
Alice in Wonderland
Mad Hatter
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Phil Halloran
Blade in Hong Kong
Tommy T
Murder, She Wrote
Insp. Frost
Malibu
Wilson Mahoney
Madame's Place
Self
Fame
Simon & Simon
Magnum, P.I.
Peter Riddley-Smythe
Linda in Wonderland
Himself
CBS Library
Doctor Doolittle
Hart to Hart
Sammy Stops the World
Original Music Composer
The Beatles Forever
Self
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Peter Pan
Songs
The Old Curiosity Shop
Daniel Quilp
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Sweeney
Cher
Self
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Lyricist
Summertree
Director
The Don Knotts Show
Self
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Heironymous Merkin
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Sweet November
Charlie Blake
Doctor Dolittle
Matthew Mugg
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Lucy in London
Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
Writer
Image of Love
Self - Narrator
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Host
The Small World of Sammy Lee
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman