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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 24, 1931
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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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?".
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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | This Is Joan Collins | archive footage |
| 2012 | David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha | Sal Manelli |
| 1990 | Polly: Comin' Home! | Dabney Mayhew |
| 1990 | Coins in the Fountain | Alfred Bancroft |
| 1990 | Dors: The Other Diana | |
| 1987 | The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Captain Manzini |
| 1986 | Stagecoach | Trevor Peacock |
| 1986 | Outrage! | Victor Coles |
| 1985 | Blade in Hong Kong | Tommy T |
| 1983 | Malibu | Wilson Mahoney |
| 1980 | Linda in Wonderland | Himself |
| 1977 | The Beatles Forever | Self |
| 1977 | Happy Birthday, Las Vegas | |
| 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Sweeney |
| 1975 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Daniel Quilp |
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? | Heironymous Merkin |
| 1968 | Sweet November | Charlie Blake |
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle | Matthew Mugg |
| 1966 | Lucy in London | Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham |
| 1963 | The Small World of Sammy Lee | Sammy 'Lee' Leeman |
| 1960 | Jazz Boat | Bert Harris |
| 1960 | In the Nick | Dr Newcombe |
| 1960 | Let's Get Married | Dickie Bird |
| 1959 | The Bandit Of Zhobe | Cpl. Stokes |
| 1959 | Killers of Kilimanjaro | Hooky Hook |
| 1959 | Idol on Parade | Jeep Jackson |
| 1959 | The Heart of a Man | Johnnie |
| 1959 | The Lady is a Square | Freddy |
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Ernesto |
| 1958 | Tank Force! | Private "Tiger" Noakes |
| 1957 | How to Murder a Rich Uncle | Edward |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Miguel |
| 1957 | High Flight | Roger Endicott |
| 1957 | The Good Companions | Maurice Milbrau |
| 1956 | X: The Unknown | LCpl. 'Spider' Webb |
| 1956 | Port Afrique | Pedro |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hang | Cyril Gaskin |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes | Marine Clarke |
| 1955 | The Blue Peter | Fred Starling |
| 1955 | Above Us the Waves | Engineer, X2 |
| 1954 | Up to His Neck | Tommy |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Bob Baden |
| 1953 | Those People Next Door | Bob Twigg |
| 1953 | Top of the Form | Percy |
| 1950 | Highly Dangerous | Operator (uncredited) |
| 1949 | A Boy, a Girl and a Bike | Charlie Ritchie |
| 1949 | Don't Ever Leave Me | Jimmy Knowles |
| 1949 | Vote for Huggett | Dudley |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist | Artful Dodger |
| 1948 | Vice Versa | Dick Bultitude |
| 1948 | The Guinea Pig | Miles Minor |
| 1947 | The Adventures of Dusty Bates | Dusty Bates |
| 1944 | Henry V | Boy in English Camp (uncredited) |
| Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus | The Ringmaster |