Anthony Newley
British actor and musician (1931–1999)
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. 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 12 films (1948–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe And Find True Happiness? | Universal Pictures, Ltd | 104 min | Color | sound | |
| 1968 | Sweet November. | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Inc. & Gina Productions | 35mm | Color | sound | |
| 1966 | Stop The World, I Want To Get Off. | Warner Bros. Productions Ltd. | 100 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1960 | In the Nick | Ken Hughes | ||||
| 1960 | Jazz Boat. | Warwick Film Productions Ltd. | 96 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1957 | Fire down below | Robert Parrish | 115 min | Color | ||
| 1957 | High Flight ▶ | to be added | 102 min | |||
| 1957 | How To Murder A Rich Uncle. | Warwick Film Productions Ltd. | 8 reels | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1956 | Port Afrique | Columbia Pictures. | 92 min | |||
| 1956 | Port Afrique. | Coronado Productions Ltd. | 10 reels | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1956 | The Last Man To Hang. | Warwick Film Productions Ltd. | 75 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1948 | Vice Versa | Peter Ustinov |