Anholt married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Sheila Willet in 1964; they had a son, Christien, who is also an actor. Anholt and Willet divorced in 1986. His second marriage was to Actress Tracey Childs, his co-star in Howards' Way. They married in 1990, and divorced eight years later.
Tony Anholt died in London of a brain tumour in 2002, aged 61.
