The Candy Man goes from neighborhood to neighborhood selling candy. At 12 years old, Ostrum was just a budding child actor at the time of the film, but he decided to start and end his acting career with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. From left to right: Michael Bollner, Denise Nickerson, Paris Themmen, Julie. We will cast an actor or actress who can be kind and funny. German actor Michael Bollner played the gluttonous Augustus Gloop, which was the actor's only film credit. He died in 2016 at the age of 83 after experiencing complications from Alzheimer's disease. Many members of the cast have gotten together to celebrate the movie. Since 'Willy Wonka,' he's worked in everything from real estate to Walt Disney Imagineering to financial consulting, and he also appeared as a contestant on 'Jeopardy' in 2018. The actor also went on to star on the NBC sitcom "Something Wilder," and he had a two-episode arc on NBC's "Will and Grace," which earned him an Emmy.Īfter 2003, he pivoted away from acting and published a few books, including his 2005 memoir, "Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art." He starred in "Blazing Saddles" (1974), cowrote and starred in "Young Frankenstein" (1974), and gave a Golden Globe-nominated performance in "Silver Streak" (1976).
Wilder is still perhaps best known for "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (1971), but he went on to an illustrious acting career after the film.
Paramount Pictures John Lamparski/WireImage/Getty Imagesįrom the moment he somersaulted out of his factory, the characters (and the audience) were captivated by Gene Wilder as the titular Willy Wonka.īefore signing on to the role, the actor was best known for movies like "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) and "The Producers" (1967). Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka (left) and in 2013 (right).
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