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?".

Movies & TV Shows

1. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Insp. Frost
2. Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Peter Riddley-Smythe
3. Oliver Twist (1948) — Artful Dodger
4. Doctor Dolittle (1967) — Matthew Mugg
5. Henry V (1944) — Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
6. Hart to Hart (1979)
7. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) — Captain Manzini
8. Simon & Simon (1981)
9. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
10. X: The Unknown (1956) — LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
11. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
12. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self - Guest / Various Characters
13. Fame (1982)
14. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Phil Halloran
15. Alice in Wonderland (1985) — Mad Hatter
16. Fire Down Below (1957) — Miguel
17. Above Us the Waves (1955) — Engineer, X2
18. David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust (2012) — Self (archive footage)
19. The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) — Marine Clarke
20. What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
21. Stagecoach (1986) — Trevor Peacock
22. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
23. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
24. The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) — Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
25. Boris and Natasha (1992) — Sal Manelli
26. The Guinea Pig (1948) — Miles Minor
27. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975) — Sweeney
28. Highly Dangerous (1950) — Operator (uncredited)
29. The Weak and the Wicked (1954) — Bob Baden
30. The Lakes (1997) — The Bishop
31. Sweet November (1968) — Charlie Blake
32. The Man Inside (1958) — Ernesto
33. Tank Force! (1958) — Private "Tiger" Noakes
34. Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969) — Heironymous Merkin
35. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
36. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
37. How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) — Edward
38. A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) — Charlie Ritchie
39. Outrage! (1986) — Victor Coles
40. Anna Lee (1994) — Frederick Slinger

Directed

1. Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969) — Director
2. Summertree (1971) — Director