It's not possible to give someone a knighthood posthumously. A knighthood dies with a person when they die so it isn't possible to award one to someone who didn't get one when they were alive. I'm not having a go at Tony Newley but apparently that's the centuries old convention
I hear you but Newley was way above all that. Very few that have been knighted have done anything so splendid as Tony Newley. Fabulous man in every way. I always include at least two of his songs when I perform.
There is no day passes by without me watching him or listening to him singing. His voice penetrates my hart. No other performer of any kind ever had such affect on me. Glad to see that he is admired by so many people.
I knew your father Judd Woldin. I was in his musical "Lorenzo!' at George Street Playhouse in 1982. He got me my Equity card....a fine man, I remember.
I forgot what a great star this very special man was, I am just discovering him all over again. Here he appears to be almost shy when his amazing career is presented to him. Wonderful Tony
I had completely forgotten that he played the Artful Dodger in the David Lean film until I saw the film again recently. That led me to do further research on his fabulous career. One-of-a- kind talent whose like we will not see again.
People are too dumbed down to admire over hyped and taletless celebs like Kardashians and Beckhams, selling their even more useless kids into the celeb industry to use for their own attention.
I was lucky enough to see him live My son worked in the theatre and arranged it The song Why used to be sung to me by one of my boyfriends HAPPY Memories
I had the honor of working closely with Tony on the 1966 musical film Dr Dolittle. I was Samantha Eggar’s singing voice. Tony was a total live too work with!
A couple of mistakes here by the production team. Newley's film debut was in “Oliver Twist”, not “Oliver” as shown here. That was a musical version made twenty years later. Also, the song “Why” was not the hit song from the 1959 film “Idol on Parade”. That was “I've Waited So Long”. “Why” was a hit the following year.
I've just watched that bit again. You are mistaken. Aspel says Oliver Twist and the photo is Anthony in that film production. It isn't Jack Wild who was in Oliver! in the 1968 film musical.
Considering all the legends this man worked with expected some really big stars in the studio. This forgotten man who truly came from nowhere was one of our greatest stars in many fields over many years. I think if that rediculously titled film had had a dif name it could have been a success and he could have gone on to be a great director which I think he wanted. If he'd only done Oliver Twist and gurney spade he'd still be a legend. Loved his mum so much. A great man.
My brother and I were taken by my parents to see "The Good Old Bad Old Days" at the west end in the early 1970's. Anthony Newley played the character "Bubba" the devil in it. The soundtack is superb, even now. I would love to see that show again, I wonder if it was ever recorded...
What a star. He impressed in all that he did. I really thought that Joan Collins could have/should have been present. They seemed to have still liked each other.
Wonderful tribute to a great and very talented performer, real 'showbiz' and Scrooge was fantastic ! Met him quite few times, absolute gentleman. Could not get over glamorous Yvie Bricusse's appearance - was as if Alma Cogan was standing there !
some really sweet and touching moments - he seemed over the moon when his daughter appeared at the end and his mother - my god WHAT a knockout as a young woman in that photo with him and today at 91!!!!
One of the more memorable lines, attributed to Anthony Newley, was, that when he ran up a tab at a pub, he used to say: " Put it on my mother's account at Harrods."
I found out about Anthony from a cover of Idle On Parade by Little Tony and the Tennessee Rebels, an early 80s rockabilly band. Their version rocks 100x more than the one from the movie, but now I get Anthony wasn't really a rocker plus movies for the masses had to make the songs more pop sounding. Anyways, he seems like a nice fella who touched my people's lives. May he rest in peace.
So in 1948, Reg Varney (and Alfie Bass) went up for the part of the Artful Dodger at the age of thirty two?? And he still couldn't figure out why they gave it to the sixteen year old Anthony Newley? I know old Reg often played down his age on screen but that still came as a big surprise to me. And of course he was pushing sixty for On the Buses, just ten years younger than his "Mum" at the time, while still acting like an overgrown teenager. Still it looked like a good night out for some of the Jewish showbiz mafia; though apparently (despite the plug) Anthony's son got nowhere as a "Film Director". Seems even that kind of nepotism can only get you so far eh? I always wondered why Peter Cook had it in for Newley on the Derek and Clive Live LP - was there a back-story to all of that, I wonder? "But I'll tell you one thing Tony Newley said to me..."
+Nobody's fool To be fair, apparently Reg had already had one heart attack and also a stroke by this point, so he probably wasn't on his best form. Maybe he'd just had too much crumpet. And he still lived on to an age of 92.
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*It was the greatest injustice that he was never awarded a Knighthood in the UK, it was richly deserved, and it should have been "Sir Anthony Newley"*
It's never too late his family could accept the esteemed well deserved title for him!
It's not possible to give someone a knighthood posthumously. A knighthood dies with a person when they die so it isn't possible to award one to someone who didn't get one when they were alive. I'm not having a go at Tony Newley but apparently that's the centuries old convention
Oh please ....
I hear you but Newley was way above all that. Very few that have been knighted have done anything so splendid as Tony Newley. Fabulous man in every way. I always include at least two of his songs when I perform.
Dose he have a blue plack here in London??🇬🇧🆘✌️🌟
Absolutely fantastic! Such an incredible talent! I'm thrilled to get to see all the people who were part of his life. Thank you!
A wonderfully deserved tribute to a great artist
absolutely fantastic talent, today's society have no idea of the impact he had on popular music...
*Miss you today in 2021 Anthony Newley - never forgotten TH-cam keeps you alive*
There is no day passes by without me watching him or listening to him singing. His voice penetrates my hart. No other performer of any kind ever had such affect on me. Glad to see that he is admired by so many people.
Simply brilliant. I was fortunate to see him rehearse and perform many times as my father Judd Woldin was the rehearsal pianist.
I knew your father Judd Woldin. I was in his musical "Lorenzo!' at George Street Playhouse in 1982. He got me my Equity card....a fine man, I remember.
I read Sacha's autobiography and was impressed with his sanity, given his parents. Loved Anthony's talent. Never fussed on Joan.
Newley was a gem, absolutely unique and utterly ireplaceable.
Class Act Joan! Loved Newley so much as a kid. Thirty years after the big moment, still gorgeous!
What a man. What an artist.
He created magic when he started to sing. Go Anthony
He was superb at everything he did. I still listen to him on a regular basis.
His mum is SO adorable!
I forgot what a great star this very special man was, I am just discovering him all over again. Here he appears to be almost shy when his amazing career is presented to him. Wonderful Tony
Never heard of Tony until today. Yet I know his films and songs so well. What a brilliant career.
Anthony was Amazing and Extraordinary.
Real Talent.
I met him in the 1960's he could not have been nicer and
Gave me an autographed photo.
RIP
They sure don`t make them anymore like Tony Newley and all these other great talents
He's part of a very elite UK entertainers who was able to compete with the best of USA showbizz royalty....That should say it all....
There are very few like Anthony Newley anymore . What a shame .
Love Anthony Newley! One of the greatest talents of all time. Also, loved this show!
He was an amazingly talented man.
Great songwriter also. One of my favorite songs of his: The Man Who Makes You Laugh
That was great. Thank you for putting this up
"Bloody lovely!" THANKS
Eric in Australia
Just adored Anthony Newley in the movie Sweet November with Sandy Dennis. -A really cute love story.
I had completely forgotten that he played the Artful Dodger in the David Lean film until I saw the film again recently. That led me to do further research on his fabulous career. One-of-a- kind talent whose like we will not see again.
oh we will
THEY OUGHT TO BRING THIS PROGRAM BACK. ON AIR THERE ARE SOME GREAT STARS OUT THERE.
I totally agree it would give newsworthy entertainment back to the networks!
It's more about Rihanna and Lady Gaga these days and not forgetin Beyonce .. not much good music out there
People are too dumbed down to admire over hyped and taletless celebs like Kardashians and Beckhams, selling their even more useless kids into the celeb industry to use for their own attention.
A total class act a brilliant actor!
Sir Anthony Newly just sounds appropriately EARNED!
What a classic British entertainer,he will never be succeeded by anyone again, John UK
An incredible talent!
I was lucky enough to see him live My son worked in the theatre and arranged it The song Why used to be sung to me by one of my boyfriends HAPPY Memories
He captivates me in life and death. Anthony Newley was the best at making love to the camera. His passion still intoxicates me.
Anthony newley is brilliant
Handsome, talented, gentle and genuine man: such a loss - but at least we have his legacy!
Super talented
Gurney Slade !!!!
Great Star; they don't make them like that anymore... He was once married to one of my favourite actresses; Ann Lynn.
A unique talent. Sorely missed.
The Small World of Sammy Lee
God his daughter has a beautiful singing voice! Did she do any other songs?
Fabulous man, hugely multi-talented, very handsome, a real man, very much missed.
He was a genius and could perform and write songs such as GOLDFINGER for the Bond film.
I liked him singing "Why"
Thanks for posting this. I only came here because I'd read that he was a big influence on David Bowie. You can see it even in the brief clips here.
Especially when you hear The Laughing Gnome.
Oh Yes!
David ripped him completely. More than he did of Scott Walker IMHO
He was the male equivalent to Diana Dors... glamour and humour both. Best of British.
As far as TALENT goes....
ENGLAND rules the air waves, thanks great to see a GREAT. RIP AN THANKS
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A true GREAT STAR the best ever
I had the honor of working closely with Tony on the 1966 musical film Dr Dolittle. I was Samantha Eggar’s singing voice. Tony was a total live too work with!
Amazing! If you ever remember any anecdotes…
Only part of his wonderful life!! Thank you xxx
Ooh I'd love to see it in full.He's lovely! Thank you.x
So enjoyed seeing that.
A couple of mistakes here by the production team. Newley's film debut was in “Oliver Twist”, not “Oliver” as shown here. That was a musical version made twenty years later. Also, the song “Why” was not the hit song from the 1959 film “Idol on Parade”. That was “I've Waited So Long”. “Why” was a hit the following year.
I've just watched that bit again. You are mistaken. Aspel says Oliver Twist and the photo is Anthony in that film production. It isn't Jack Wild who was in Oliver! in the 1968 film musical.
Talented man
Considering all the legends this man worked with expected some really big stars in the studio. This forgotten man who truly came from nowhere was one of our greatest stars in many fields over many years. I think if that rediculously titled film had had a dif name it could have been a success and he could have gone on to be a great director which I think he wanted. If he'd only done Oliver Twist and gurney spade he'd still be a legend. Loved his mum so much. A great man.
No Gurney SPADE. The all black version.
Well put. Hopefully not forgotten
You could tell he was VERY happy to see his last daughter, a total surprise
What a great multi talented guy he was.
RIP Tony.
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Gran artista❤
My brother and I were taken by my parents to see "The Good Old Bad Old Days" at the west end in the early 1970's. Anthony Newley played the character "Bubba" the devil in it. The soundtack is superb, even now. I would love to see that show again, I wonder if it was ever recorded...
remember watching this one when it was on originally
Loved his Gurney Slade character the most, it's often thought that was behind the Python teams humour.
What a star. He impressed in all that he did.
I really thought that Joan Collins could have/should have been present. They seemed to have still liked each other.
I've discovered a genius!
A legend should of got a knighthood. Never forgotten his London roots like sir Michael Caine.
I remember watching this when it was first shown. Most of that talent has now sadly gone and what is replacing them , mostly talentless rubbish.
talented fella.
Wonderful tribute to a great and very talented performer, real 'showbiz' and Scrooge was fantastic ! Met him quite few times, absolute gentleman. Could not get over glamorous Yvie Bricusse's appearance - was as if Alma Cogan was standing there !
His mother was a doll, and still going strong at her age. Plus, she had a bunch of kids besides Anthony.
i don't think she knew where she was.
some really sweet and touching moments - he seemed over the moon when his daughter appeared at the end and his mother - my god WHAT a knockout as a young woman in that photo with him and today at 91!!!!
And when he sang that song to his other daughter! His kids seemed to have adored him and he them.
One of the more memorable lines, attributed to Anthony Newley, was, that when he ran up a tab at a pub, he used to say: " Put it on my mother's account at Harrods."
hard to watch as so many have passed
still see Anthony newley alive rip 😞😞😞😞😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Thank you !!!!!!!
Proto~Bowie when he Sings, yes?
As many greats “once in a lifetime “
I found out about Anthony from a cover of Idle On Parade by Little Tony and the Tennessee Rebels, an early 80s rockabilly band. Their version rocks 100x more than the one from the movie, but now I get Anthony wasn't really a rocker plus movies for the masses had to make the songs more pop sounding. Anyways, he seems like a nice fella who touched my people's lives. May he rest in peace.
Top man........ a complete one-off.
Tony if you only you new what things your son is writing about you RIP
Sasha looks bored being there.
Have you got anymore from This is your life please.
Did he not write the song Why for his then Wife Joan Collins.
Tony's mam was very stylish
What year did this happen?
brillant
rip lionel
rip una
How handsome is sacha?
Sad the son has now been accusing him of child abuse which Joan Collins refutes totally.
ahhhhhhhh
who's Grace?
Grace is Mummy!
so sad
Savile and Harris get awards and this man gets nothing, disgraceful to the core.
Una Stubbs is gorgeous here!
hardly anyone turned up
cool
Ronnie O'Sullivan has aged well ...
So in 1948, Reg Varney (and Alfie Bass) went up for the part of the Artful Dodger at the age of thirty two?? And he still couldn't figure out why they gave it to the sixteen year old Anthony Newley? I know old Reg often played down his age on screen but that still came as a big surprise to me. And of course he was pushing sixty for On the Buses, just ten years younger than his "Mum" at the time, while still acting like an overgrown teenager.
Still it looked like a good night out for some of the Jewish showbiz mafia; though apparently (despite the plug) Anthony's son got nowhere as a "Film Director". Seems even that kind of nepotism can only get you so far eh? I always wondered why Peter Cook had it in for Newley on the Derek and Clive Live LP - was there a back-story to all of that, I wonder?
"But I'll tell you one thing Tony Newley said to me..."
Thanks I was thinking that. What the fuck was reg talking about.
+Nobody's fool To be fair, apparently Reg had already had one heart attack and also a stroke by this point, so he probably wasn't on his best form. Maybe he'd just had too much crumpet. And he still lived on to an age of 92.
P. Clark chin is bigger than Buddys.
Audience consisting of all the women he "slept with" while still married?
david bowis hero....
He was a marmite entertainer.
Looks like he should be Ronnie O'Sullivan's dad ...
He probably is. He'd shag a barbershop floor.