1946 | Film acting debut in title role of "The Adventures of Dusty Bates" |
1948 | Breakthrough screen role as the Artful Dodger in "Oliver Twist", directed by David Lean |
1956 | First Americn film, "Above Us the Waves" |
1961 | Breakthrough stage production, the musical "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off"; co-wrote book and score with Leslie Bricusse; also directed and starred; opened in London; transferred to Broadway in 1962 |
1964 | Had second stage success as songwriter and star of "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd" |
1964 | With Bricusse, wrote the theme to the James Bond film "Goldfinger" |
1967 | Co-starred in the film musical "Doctor Dolittle"; song score written by Bricusse |
1969 | Feature directorial debut, "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?"; also produced and scripted; then-wife Joan Collins co-starred |
1971 | Hosted own ABC variety special "The Anthony Newley Show" |
1971 | Second feature as director, "Summertree" |
1971 | With Bricusse, wrote songs for the children's musical "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", including "Candy Man"; received sole Academy Award nomination |
1972 | Wrote and starred in the British stage production "The Good Old Bad Old Days" |
1975 | Wrote the songs and starred in film musical "Mr. Quilp", based on the Charles Dickens' novel "The Old Curiosity Shop" |
1983 | Co-starred in the ABC miniseries "Malibu" |
1983 | Had title role in ill-fated stage musical biography "Chaplin"; also co-wrote book |
1985 | Underwent treatment for renal cancer |
1987 | Final feature, "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie" |
1990 | Wrote, directed and starred in the stage musical "Once upon a Song" (produced at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Florida) |
1992 | Was featured with former wife Joan Collins in "Collins Meets Coward" (A&E) |
1994 | Appeared in the British TV series "Anna Lee" |
1998 | Cast as Toddy in the tour of the stage musical "Victor/Victoria"; withdrew after becoming ill with recurrence of cancer |
