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Anthony Newley

Highest Rated: 100% Oliver Twist (1948)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

Birthday: Sep 24, 1931

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Anthony George Newley was born into a working-class family, his father being a shipping clerk. His parents separated and he grew up mostly in the care of his mother. Newley applied to the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, but found that the tuition was too expensive. Despite this, directors at the school saw him audition and were impressed enough to offer him a job as an office boy, which included free tuition. It was here that television producer Geoffrey de Barkus noticed him and cast him in the title role for his children's show, "The Adventures of Dusty Bales." He then was offered the part of the Artful Dodger in "Oliver Twist." As an older actor, he portrayed Matthew Mugg in the film adaptation of "Doctor Dolittle," and appeared in supporting roles in "Sweet November" and "Jazz Boat." His primary success, however, came as a vocalist and songwriter, with several hits on the U.K. pop chart including the Grammy Award-winning "What Kind of Fool am I?." He wrote the musicals "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off,"

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Highest rated movies

100% 84% Oliver Twist
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92% 87% Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Watchlist
67% 44% X the Unknown
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43% 38% Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
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29% 57% Doctor Dolittle
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0% 27% The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
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Malibu
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67% Outrage!
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Coins in the Fountain
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Summertree
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Anna Lee: Dupe Frederick Slinger (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coins in the Fountain Alfred (Character) - 1990
0% 27% The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Cap'n Mancini (Character) $661.5K 1987
No Score Yet 42% Stagecoach Trevor Peacock (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 67% Outrage! Victor Coles (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blade in Hong Kong Tommy T (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Malibu Wilson Mahoney (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 0% It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Sweeney (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Quilp Daniel Quilp (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Summertree Director - 1971
92% 87% Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Original Songs - 1971
43% 38% Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Heironymus Merkin (Character),
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- 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sweet November Unknown (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 65% Sweet November Charlie Blake (Character) - 1968
29% 57% Doctor Dolittle Matthew Mugg (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Small World of Sammy Lee Sammy "Lee" Leeman (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Killers of Kilimanjaro Hooky Hook (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jazz Boat Bert Harris (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Idle on Parade Jeep Jackson (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bandit of Zhobe Cpl. Stokes (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Inside Ernesto (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet High Flight Roger Endicott (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tank Force Pvt. "Tiger" Noakes (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 26% Fire Down Below Miguel (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet How to Murder a Rich Uncle Edward (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Port Afrique Pedro (Character) - 1956
67% 44% X the Unknown Lcpl. "Spider" Webb (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 46% The Cockleshell Heroes Marine Clarke (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Those People Next Door Bob Twigg (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Charlie Ritchie (Character) - 1949
100% 84% Oliver Twist Artful Dodger (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 33% Vice Versa Dick Bultitude (Character) - 1947

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown (Character) 1988
No Score Yet 95% Magnum, P.I. Peter Riddley-Smythe (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Insp. Frost (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fame Unknown (Guest Star) 1984-1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simon & Simon Anthony Forrest (Guest Star) 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Unknown (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tattletales Guest 1975-1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1972-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1965