Anthony Newley
Born September 24, 1931 (Age: 94)
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London, England, UK
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?".
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
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
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as self
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Age: 68
Boris and Natasha
1992
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as Sal Manelli
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Age: 60
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990
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as Dabney Mayhew
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Age: 59
Coins in the Fountain
1990
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as Alfred Bancroft
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Age: 59
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
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as
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Age: 58
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987
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as Captain Manzini
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Age: 55
Blade in Hong Kong
1985
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as Tommy T
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Age: 53
Linda in Wonderland
1980
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as Himself
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Age: 49
The Beatles Forever
1977
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as Self
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Age: 46
No Image
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977
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as
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Age: 46
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
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as Heironymous Merkin
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Age: 37
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963
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as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
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Age: 31
In the Nick
1960
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as Dr Newcombe
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Age: 28
Jazz Boat
1960
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as Bert Harris
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Age: 28
No Image
Let's Get Married
1960
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as Dickie Bird
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Age: 28
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
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as Hooky Hook
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Age: 28
The Heart of a Man
1959
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as Johnnie
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Age: 27
The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959
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as Cpl. Stokes
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Age: 27
Idol on Parade
1959
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as Jeep Jackson
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Age: 27
The Lady is a Square
1959
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as Freddy
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Age: 27
The Man Inside
1958
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as Ernesto
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Age: 26
Tank Force!
1958
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as Private "Tiger" Noakes
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Age: 26
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
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as Radio Operator, Tairoa, Prisoner on Admiral Graf Spee
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Age: 25
X: The Unknown
1956
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as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb
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Age: 24
The Last Man to Hang
1956
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as Cyril Gaskin
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Age: 24
Port Afrique
1956
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as Pedro
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Age: 24
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
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as Marine Clarke
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Age: 24
The Blue Peter
1955
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as Fred Starling
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Age: 24
Above Us the Waves
1955
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as Engineer, X2
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Age: 23
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
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as Bob Baden
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Age: 22
Up to His Neck
1954
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as Tommy
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Age: 22
Top of the Form
1953
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as Percy
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Age: 21
Those People Next Door
1953
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as Bob Twigg
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Age: 21
Highly Dangerous
1950
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as Operator (uncredited)
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Age: 19