Biography
Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to s 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
all 91
Movies 61
TV Shows 30
self 16
Writer 5
Director 1
This Is Joan Collins (2022)
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust (2012)
Legends (2006)
Anna Lee (1994)
Boris and Natasha (1992)
Tonight at 8.30 (1991)
Polly: Comin' Home! (1990)
The Upper Hand (1990)
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Stagecoach (1986)
Outrage! (1986)
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Blade in Hong Kong (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Malibu (1983)
CBS Library (1979)
Peter Pan (1976)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)
Cher (1975)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Summertree (1971)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Sweet November (1968)
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Lucy in London (1966)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)
In The Nick (1960)
Let's Get Married (1960)
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
The Heart of a Man (1959)
The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)
Idol on Parade (1959)
The Man Inside (1958)
Tank Force! (1958)
High Flight (1957)
Fire Down Below (1957)
The Good Companions (1957)
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
X the Unknown (1956)
The Last Man to Hang (1956)
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
The Blue Peter (1955)
Above Us the Waves (1955)
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Those People Next Door (1953)
Highly Dangerous (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)
The Guinea Pig (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Vice Versa (1948)
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)
Henry V (1944)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-09-24
Deathday
1999-04-14 (67 years old)
Birth Name
Anthony George Newley
Birth Place
London, United Kingdom
Relationships
Joan Collins (1963 - 1970), Ann Lynn (1956 - 1963)
Children
Alexander Newley, Tara Newley
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Also Known As
Antony Newley, Anthony George Newley
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