Anthony Newley
Acting
Born September 24, 1931 · London, England, UK
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?".
Directed (2)
Acting (57)
This Is Joan Collins
2022
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
Boris and Natasha
1992
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990
Coins in the Fountain
1990
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
Stagecoach
1986
Outrage!
1986
Blade in Hong Kong
1985
Malibu
1983
Linda in Wonderland
1980
The Beatles Forever
1977
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
Sweet November
1968
Doctor Dolittle
1967
Lucy in London
1966
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
In the Nick
1960
Jazz Boat
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 Lady is a Square
1959
The Man Inside
1958
Tank Force!
1958
High Flight
1957
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
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
Port Afrique
1956
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
The Blue Peter
1955
Above Us the Waves
1955
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
Up to His Neck
1954
Those People Next Door
1953
Top of the Form
1953
Jack of What Trade?
1952
Highly Dangerous
1950
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
Vote for Huggett
1949
The Guinea Pig
1948
Oliver Twist
1948
Vice Versa
1948
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
Henry V
1944