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 Leans 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?.
Marine Clarke
Film 1955
Self (archive footage)
Film 2012
Self
Film 1977
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
Film 1963
Charlie Blake
Film 1968
Heironymous Merkin
Film 1969
Bert Harris
Film 1960
Cpl. Stokes
Film 1959
Hooky Hook
Film 1959
Jeep Jackson
Film 1959
Private "Tiger" Noakes
Film 1958
Dusty Bates
Film 1947
Bob Twigg
Film 1953
Film 1977
Pedro
Film 1956
Johnnie
Film 1959
Charlie Ritchie
Film 1949
Miguel
Film 1957
Dick Bultitude
Film 1948
archive footage
Film 2022
Tommy T
Film 1985
Dr Newcombe
Film 1960
Fred Starling
Film 1955
Freddy
Film 1959
Film 1953
Film 1960
Jimmy Knowles
Film 1949
Tommy
Film 1954
Maurice Milbrau
Film 1957
Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
Film 1966
Miles Minor
Film 1948
Dudley
Film 1949
Victor Coles
Film 1986
Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
Film 1944
Himself
Film 1980
Operator (uncredited)
Film 1950
Insp. Frost
Tv 1984
Tv 1980
Tv 1982
Tv 1981
Self
Tv 1962
Phil Halloran
Tv 1985
Tv 1979
Frederick Slinger
Tv 1994
Self - Host
Tv 1964
Self
Tv 1970
Self
Tv 1991
Tv 1960
Ned
Tv 1956
Tv 1961
Tv 1960
Tv 1996
Self
Tv 1975
Self
Tv 1962
Doctor Doolittle
Tv 1979
Self
Tv 1961
Self
Tv 1948
Nick
Tv 1990
Nick Murray
Tv 1990
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950
The Bishop
Tv 1997
Self - Co-Host
Tv 1961
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Tv 1967
Self
Tv 1967
Self (archive footage)
Tv 2006
Self - Guest
Tv 1962
Self - Guest
Tv 1968
Self
Tv 1982