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Anthony Newley

1931 - 1999

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Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Newley is the 6,659th most popular actor (down from 5,964th in 2024), the 5,036th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,437th in 2019) and the 750th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Anthony Newley ranks 6,659 out of 13,578. Before him are Eric Douglas, Sue Carol, Marguerite De La Motte, Roy Dupuis, Riley Keough, and Norman Kerry. After him are Paddy Considine, T. J. Thyne, Toshihiko Seki, Xiao Zhan, Mae Questel, and Chun Jung-myung.

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Among people born in 1931, Anthony Newley ranks 540. Before him are Géza Gulyás, Jacques Miller, Anderl Molterer, Marisa Del Frate, Georgi Naydenov, and Ronald Drever. After him are Ali Beratlıgil, Frank Gardner, Paul Motian, Gert Hofmann, Marla Gibbs, and Karan Singh. Among people deceased in 1999, Anthony Newley ranks 280. Before him are Maigonis Valdmanis, Leonid Sedov, Teodor Kocerka, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Marie Kraja, and Vladimir Yashchenko. After him are Davor Dujmović, Ntsu Mokhehle, Man Mohan Adhikari, Thelma Kalama, Roderick Thorp, and Akhtar Hameed Khan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Newley ranks 5,038 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Lewis (1881), Luke Fildes (1843), Ran Laurie (1915), David Arnold (1962), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), and George Grote (1794). After him are Paddy Considine (1973), Edmund Gosse (1849), Matthew Tuck (1980), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), John Byrne (1961), and Bill Nicholson (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Newley ranks 750. Before him are Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Iwan Rheon (1985), Daisy Ridley (1992), Sharon Small (1967), Georgia Moffett (1984), and Susan Hampshire (1937). After him are Paddy Considine (1973), Charles Kent (1852), Tony Robinson (1946), Adam Godley (1964), Matthew Lewis (1989), and Barbara Shelley (1932).

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