Anthony Newley
British actor and musician (1931-1999) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 67
Anthony Newley was an English actor, director, comedian, singer, and composer. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Singles Chart, including two number one hits.
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Boris and NatashaFilm, Sal Manelli1991Pebble MillSeries1987
The Garbage Pail Kids MovieFilm, Captain Manzini1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Insp. Frost1981
Simon & SimonSeries1979
Hart to HartSeries1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the TimeFilm, Sweeney1971
SummertreeFilm, Director1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries
Sweet NovemberFilm, 1968Charlie Blake1966
Stop the World: I Want to Get OffFilm, Writer1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1960
Jazz BoatFilm, Bert Harris1958
Tank Force!Film, Private "Tiger" Noakes1956
Colonel March of Scotland YardSeries, Ned
Port AfriqueFilm, 1956Pedro1955
Above Us the WavesFilm, Engineer, X21953
Those People Next DoorFilm, Bob Twigg1949
A Boy, a Girl and a BikeFilm, Charlie Ritchie1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1944
Henry VFilm, Boy in English Camp (uncredited)1931Born24 September 1931People around Anthony
Albert R. Broccoli Produced Fire Down Below and No Time to Die- John Gilling Directed The Bandit of Zhobe and Idol on Parade
- Irving Allen Produced Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
Ken Hughes Directed Jazz Boat (1960)
Anne Aubrey Also in The Bandit of Zhobe and Tank Force!
Leslie Bricusse Duets: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Alfred Burke Also in No Time to Die and High Flight
Richard Maibaum Wrote No Time to Die and The Cockleshell Heroes
David Lean Directed Oliver Twist and Madeleine
Percy Herbert Also in No Time to Die and Idol on Parade- Harold Huth Produced Jazz Boat and In the Nick
- Bonar Colleano Also in No Time to Die and Fire Down Below
Amy Veness Also in Oliver Twist and Madeleine
Christopher Lee Also in The Battle of the River Plate (1957)
Petula Clark Also in Vice Versa and Don't Ever Leave Me- Terence Young Directed No Time to Die (1958)
Victor Mature Also in No Time to Die and The Bandit of Zhobe- Walter Gotell Also in The Bandit of Zhobe and The Man Inside
Leo McKern Also in X the Unknown and Jazz Boat
Nigel Patrick Directed How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
Elizabeth Sellars Also in Madeleine and The Last Man to Hang?
Ian MacNaughton Also in X the Unknown and Idol on Parade- Leslie Norman Directed X the Unknown (1956)
Michael Tuchner Directed Mister Quilp (1975)
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Oliver Twist 1948
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971
Henry V 1944
The Battle of the River Plate 1956
Doctor Dolittle 1967
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Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I?", sung by Sammy Davis Jr., and wrote "Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been sung by a wide variety of singers including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé, and Mariah Carey.
