Anthony Newley
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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Anthony Newley
Filmography
Movies
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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% |
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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Cap'n Mancini (Character) | $661.5K | 1987 |
No Score Yet |
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Stagecoach | Trevor Peacock (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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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 |
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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% |
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Original Songs | - | 1971 |
43% |
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Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? |
Heironymus Merkin (Character), Director |
- | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet November | Unknown (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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Sweet November | Charlie Blake (Character) | - | 1968 |
29% |
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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 |
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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% |
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X the Unknown | Lcpl. "Spider" Webb (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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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% |
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Oliver Twist | Artful Dodger (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet |
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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 |