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
Movie 1955
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2012
Self
Movie 1977
Sammy 'Lee' Leeman
Movie 1963
Charlie Blake
Movie 1968
Heironymous Merkin
Movie 1969
Bert Harris
Movie 1960
Cpl. Stokes
Movie 1959
Hooky Hook
Movie 1959
Jeep Jackson
Movie 1959
Private "Tiger" Noakes
Movie 1958
Dusty Bates
Movie 1947
Bob Twigg
Movie 1953
Movie 1977
Pedro
Movie 1956
Johnnie
Movie 1959
Charlie Ritchie
Movie 1949
Miguel
Movie 1957
Dick Bultitude
Movie 1948
archive footage
Movie 2022
Tommy T
Movie 1985
Dr Newcombe
Movie 1960
Fred Starling
Movie 1955
Freddy
Movie 1959
Movie 1953
Movie 1960
Jimmy Knowles
Movie 1949
Tommy
Movie 1954
Maurice Milbrau
Movie 1957
Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham
Movie 1966
Miles Minor
Movie 1948
Dudley
Movie 1949
Victor Coles
Movie 1986
Boy in English Camp (uncredited)
Movie 1944
Himself
Movie 1980
Operator (uncredited)
Movie 1950