Portrait of Anthony Newley

Acting

Anthony Newley

Career

Active from 1947 to 1990, busiest in 1959 and 1960 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anthony Newley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Survival 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus
Emmett Kelly Jr.'s Circus

as The Ringmaster

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 64
The Lakes
The Lakes (1997)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as The Bishop

Style Challenge
Style Challenge (1996)

TV show

Anna Lee
Anna Lee (1994)

TV show ยท as Frederick Slinger

Boris and Natasha
Boris and Natasha (1992)
GoodWatch score 35

as Sal Manelli

Gone to Seed
Gone to Seed (1992)

TV show ยท as DI Keet

Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.30 (1991)

TV show ยท as George Pepper / Henry Gow

The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Nick / Nick Murray

Coins in the Fountain
Coins in the Fountain (1990)

as Alfred Bancroft

Polly: Comin' Home!
Polly: Comin' Home! (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dabney Mayhew

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 58
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
GoodWatch score 13

as Captain Manzini

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Trevor Peacock

Outrage!
Outrage! (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Victor Coles

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mad Hatter

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Phil Halloran

Blade in Hong Kong
Blade in Hong Kong (1985)

as Tommy T

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Insp. Frost

Malibu
Malibu (1983)

as Wilson Mahoney

Fame
Fame (1982)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Nigel Casey

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Peter Riddley-Smythe

1970s

8 titles ยท average score 56
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

CBS Library
CBS Library (1979)

TV show ยท as Doctor Doolittle

Sammy Stops the World
Sammy Stops the World (1978)

Original Music Composer, Writer

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

Songs, Music

The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)

as Daniel Quilp

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)
GoodWatch score 23

as Sweeney

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
GoodWatch score 77

Lyricist, Songs

Summertree
Summertree (1971)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 54
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
GoodWatch score 42

as Heironymous Merkin

Sweet November
Sweet November (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Charlie Blake

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
GoodWatch score 44

as Matthew Mugg

Stop the World โ€” I Want to Get Off
Stop the World โ€” I Want to Get Off (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer, Songs

Lucy in London
Lucy in London (1966)

as Anthony Armstrong Fitz-Faversham

The Small World of Sammy Lee
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sammy 'Lee' Leeman

Stryker of the Yard
Stryker of the Yard (1961)

TV show

The Strange World of Gurney Slade
The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)

TV show ยท as Gurney Slade

Jazz Boat
Jazz Boat (1960)

as Bert Harris

In the Nick
In the Nick (1960)

as Dr Newcombe

Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married (1960)

as Dickie Bird

The Anthony Newley Show
The Anthony Newley Show (1960)

TV show

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 60
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hooky Hook

Idol on Parade
Idol on Parade (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jeep Jackson

The Bandit Of Zhobe
The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)

as Cpl. Stokes

The Lady is a Square
The Lady is a Square (1959)

as Freddy

Tank Force!
Tank Force! (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Private "Tiger" Noakes

The Man Inside
The Man Inside (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ernesto

How to Murder a Rich Uncle
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
GoodWatch score 69

as Edward

High Flight
High Flight (1957)
GoodWatch score 59

as Roger Endicott

X: The Unknown
X: The Unknown (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as LCpl. 'Spider' Webb

Port Afrique
Port Afrique (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pedro

The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Marine Clarke

Top of the Form
Top of the Form (1953)

as Percy

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 68
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

as Charlie Ritchie

Don't Ever Leave Me
Don't Ever Leave Me (1949)

as Jimmy Knowles

Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dudley

Vice Versa
Vice Versa (1948)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dick Bultitude

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Artful Dodger

The Guinea Pig
The Guinea Pig (1948)
GoodWatch score 74

as Miles Minor

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)

as Dusty Bates

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Boy in English Camp (uncredited)