Anthony Newley
Acting
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?".
The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
Age 31 (now 67)
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Sweeney
Age 43 (now 67)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
as Heironymous Merkin
Age 37 (now 67)
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 67)
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Sweeney
Age 43 (now 67)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Lyricist
Age 39 (now 67) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Songs
Age 39 (now 67) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Writer
Age 39 (now 67)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
as Heironymous Merkin
Age 37 (now 67) Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Original Music Composer
Age 37 (now 67) Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Director
Age 37 (now 67) Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Writer
Age 37 (now 67) Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Producer
Age 37 (now 67)
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
Lyricist
Age 34 (now 67) The Small World of Sammy Lee
as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
Age 31 (now 67)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
Age 25 (now 67)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Phil Halloran
Age 54 (now 67)
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Age 35 (now 67)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 31 (now 67) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest
Age 31 (now 67)
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Writer
Age 29 (now 67) The Strange World of Gurney Slade
Creator
Age 29 (now 67)
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Also Known As
Antony Newley, Anthony George Newley
IMDB
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