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?".
58 movies · 31 shows
This Is Joan Collins
2022·7.5
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012·7.2
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999·9.0
Boris and Natasha
1992·4.5
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990·8.5
Coins in the Fountain
1990·5.5
Dors: The Other Diana
1990·0.0
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
1987·3.5
Stagecoach
1986·5.4
Outrage!
1986·5.3
Blade in Hong Kong
1985·9.0
Malibu
1983·3.8
Linda in Wonderland
1980·0.0
The Beatles Forever
1977·0.0
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977·8.0
The Old Curiosity Shop
1975·4.8
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975·3.3
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969·4.8
Sweet November
1968·7.0
Doctor Dolittle
1967·6.2
Lucy in London
1966·6.5
Image of Love
1964·0.0
The Small World of Sammy Lee
1963·6.0
In the Nick
1960·9.0
Let's Get Married
1960·9.0
Jazz Boat
1960·6.4
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959·6.3
The Heart of a Man
1959·7.0
The Bandit Of Zhobe
1959·10.0
Idol on Parade
1959·7.0
The Lady is a Square
1959·6.2
The Man Inside
1958·6.1
Tank Force!
1958·6.4
High Flight
1957·6.2
How to Murder a Rich Uncle
1957·7.0
Fire Down Below
1957·5.7
The Good Companions
1957·7.0
The Battle of the River Plate
1956·6.4
X: The Unknown
1956·6.1
The Last Man to Hang
1956·6.3
Port Afrique
1956·5.9
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955·5.9
The Blue Peter
1955·7.0
Above Us the Waves
1955·6.1
The Weak and the Wicked
1954·6.5
Up to His Neck
1954·0.0
Those People Next Door
1953·5.8
Top of the Form
1953·7.5
Jack of What Trade?
1952·0.0
Highly Dangerous
1950·6.0
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949·7.7
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949·4.9
Vote for Huggett
1949·7.2
The Guinea Pig
1948·7.2
Oliver Twist
1948·7.5
Vice Versa
1948·7.2
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947·5.3
Henry V
1944·6.7