Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1931-09-24
Day of Death
1999-04-14
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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?".
Filmography (58)
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
