Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley belongs to a vanishing breed of total entertainers. An English actor, singer, and composer often called a latter-day Al Jolson, he placed a dozen songs on the UK chart between 1959 and 1962, including two number ones, while also commanding the Broadway stage. What impresses me is the refusal to specialize: most artists struggle to master one discipline, yet he moved fluidly between acting, songwriting, and performing. That kind of restless, omnivorous talent feels increasingly rare. He may be underknown to younger audiences now, but I regard him as a genuine all-rounder whose ambition and craft deserve far more lasting credit.

Name (English)

Anthony Newley

Name (Japanese)

アンソニー・ニューリー

Reading

あんそにー・にゅーりー

Born

September 24, 1931 – April 14, 1999

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / songwriter / singer-songwriter / composer / singer

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.anthonynewley.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

Tags

• actor
• songwriter
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.