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Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Peter Gardner Ostrum (/ ˈ oʊ s t r ə m / OH-strəm; [1] born November 1, 1957) is an American retired veterinarian and former child actor, whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for Willy Wonka. Though he enjoyed the ...
The book was first made into a feature film as a musical, titled Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), directed by Mel Stuart, produced by David L. Wolper, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, character actor Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe, and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket, with music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
Timothée Chalamet is the latest in a line of actors to take on the role of Willy Wonka. The original “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” film, which starred Gene Wilder and was released ...
The Milwaukee-born star of such classics as "The Producers," "Bonnie and Clyde," "Young Frankenstein" and "Silver Streak" died in 2016.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. 1971 film by Mel Stuart For the book that this film is based on, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For the 2005 film adaptation, see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film). Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Theatrical release poster Directed by Mel Stuart Screenplay by Roald ...
He directed other features, including If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), One Is a Lonely Number (1972) and Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000). Stuart also directed feature documentaries including the 1964 Oscar-nominated John F. Kennedy documentary Four Days in November and the 1973 concert film Wattstax .
Wonka writer/director Paul King has joked that he cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa as the actor is the "most sarcastic shit" he's ever met. Wonka director talks about casting Hugh Grant as an ...