Anthony Newley
Acting
🎂 1931-09-24
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?".
Cast credits(89)
Insp. Frost
1984
Self
1962
Self - Guest
1962
Peter Riddley-Smythe
1980
Self
1961
Self - Co-Host
1961
1981
1979
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Self
1967
Phil Halloran
1985
1982
Self
1948
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Self
1962
Self - Guest
1968
Self (archive footage)
2006
Self
1982
Self
1991
Self - Host
1964
Nick
1990
Nick Murray
1990
Self
1975
Mad Hatter
1985
Artful Dodger
1948
The Bishop
1997
Matthew Mugg
1967
Trevor Peacock
1986
Ned
1956
Charlie Blake
1968
Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
1956
Miguel
1957
1990
Dusty Bates
1947
Private "Tiger" Noakes
1958
Johnnie
1959
1977
Roger Endicott
1957
Pedro
1956
Marine Clarke
1955
Himself
1980
Self
1977
LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
1956
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
1963
Miles Minor
1948
Frederick Slinger
1994
Operator (uncredited)
1950
Self
1970
Ernesto
1958
Charlie Ritchie
1949
Wilson Mahoney
1983
Doctor Doolittle
1979
1996
1961
Dick Bultitude
1948
Dickie Bird
1960
Dabney Mayhew
1990
Captain Manzini
1987
Heironymous Merkin
1969
Bert Harris
1960
Sal Manelli
1992
Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
1944
Maurice Milbrau
1957
Alfred Bancroft
1990
Edward
1957
Jeep Jackson
1959
Bob Baden
1954
Freddy
1959
Dr Newcombe
1960
Engineer, X2
1955
archive footage
2022
Self (archive footage)
2012
Sweeney
1975
Cyril Gaskin
1956
Tommy T
1985
Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
1966
Hooky Hook
1959
Cpl. Stokes
1959
1960
Bob Twigg
1953
Victor Coles
1986
Jimmy Knowles
1949
Dudley
1949
Daniel Quilp
1975
1960
1953
Fred Starling
1955
The Ringmaster
Tommy
1954
