"Roy Kinnear Roy Mitchell Kinnear (8 January 1934 – 20 September 1988) was an English character actor. He is known for his roles in films directed by Richard Lester; including Algernon in ""Help!"" (1965); Clapper in ""How I Won the War"" (1967); and Planchet in ""The Three Musketeers"" (1973), reprising the latter role in the 1974 and 1989 sequels. He is also known for playing Private Monty Bartlett in ""The Hill"" (1965), Henry Salt in the 1971 film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"", and cruise director Curtain in ""Juggernaut"" (1974). Kinnear made his stage debut in 1955, and came"
"Julie Dawn Cole Julie Dawn Cole (born 26 October 1957) is an English actress and politician who has been active for more than 40 years. She began as a child performer in what remains her best-remembered film, 1971's ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"", playing the spoiled Veruca Salt. She has two children. A native of Guildford, Surrey, Cole was twelve when she was cast in the supporting role during the project's pre-production phase in the first half of 1970 (she celebrated her 13th birthday eight weeks into the film's 11½-week filming schedule in Southern Germany's sprawling production complex, Bavaria"
"her two children. ""Whenever Holly (her daughter) said or did anything brattish, I'd just go, 'Is there a problem, ""Veruca""? Can I help you?' That ""always"" snapped her out of it. But I didn't call Barnaby (her son) anything because there was no need; he never gave me any such trouble."" Julie Dawn Cole Julie Dawn Cole (born 26 October 1957) is an English actress and politician who has been active for more than 40 years. She began as a child performer in what remains her best-remembered film, 1971's ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"", playing the spoiled Veruca Salt."
"Ivor Salter Ivor Charlie Salter (22 August 1925 - 21 June 1991) was an English actor who appeared in character roles in numerous United Kingdom television productions and films from the early 1950s until the 1980s often appearing as a police constable. His television appearances included; ""Doctor Who (The Space Museum, The Myth Makers, The Mind of Evil and Black Orchid)"", ""The Saint"", ""The Avengers, The Double Deckers (as the policeman), Danger Man"" ""Ghost Squad"" and ""On the Buses"". Between 1978 and 1980 he appeared in the Midlands soap Crossroads as farmer Reg Cotterill. He played the character of Gobber"
"Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through mutual friend Lili Taylor, and began playing music together. They wrote"
"Newhouse in three episodes of the BBC TV series ""All Creatures Great and Small"". Films included ""Be My Guest"" and ""House of Whipcord"". Ivor Salter Ivor Charlie Salter (22 August 1925 - 21 June 1991) was an English actor who appeared in character roles in numerous United Kingdom television productions and films from the early 1950s until the 1980s often appearing as a police constable. His television appearances included; ""Doctor Who (The Space Museum, The Myth Makers, The Mind of Evil and Black Orchid)"", ""The Saint"", ""The Avengers, The Double Deckers (as the policeman), Danger Man"" ""Ghost Squad"" and ""On"
"""A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum"", ""How I Won the War"", ""The Bed Sitting Room"", ""Juggernaut"" and the ""Musketeer"" series of the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared with Christopher Lee in the Hammer horror film ""Taste the Blood of Dracula"" (1970). Also in 1970 he played Mr. Perkins, Melody's father in Waris Hussein's ""Melody"", a puppy love story. He played the father of spoiled rich girl Veruca Salt in the film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971), an adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"". He guest-starred in ""The Goodies'"" episode"
"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy family film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl. Dahl was credited with writing the film's screenplay; however, David Seltzer, who went uncredited in the film, was brought in to re-work the screenplay against Dahl's wishes, making major changes to the ending and adding musical numbers. These changes and other decisions made by the director led Dahl to disown the film. The"
"track titled Low Grade Fever from the Ghost Notes recording sessions. Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through"
"elder sister, Mabel Albertson, (who died ten months later from Alzheimer's disease) were cremated and their ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Jack Albertson Harold Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) professionally known as Jack Albertson, was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson is known for his role as John Cleary in ""The Subject Was Roses"" (1968), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Grandpa Joe in ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971); Manny Rosen in ""The Poseidon Adventure"" (1972); and Ed Brown in the"
"on Call"", funded by Pfizer, highlighting the work of large animal veterinarians. Peter Ostrum Peter Gardner Ostrum (; born November 1, 1957) is an American 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 experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring"
"Jack Albertson Harold Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) professionally known as Jack Albertson, was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson is known for his role as John Cleary in ""The Subject Was Roses"" (1968), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Grandpa Joe in ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971); Manny Rosen in ""The Poseidon Adventure"" (1972); and Ed Brown in the television sitcom ""Chico and the Man"" (1974–78). For his contributions to the television industry, Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood"
"Peter Blake (actor) Peter Blake (8 December 1948 – 21 July 2018) was a British actor. Probably best known as the character Kirk St Moritz in the BBC sitcom ""Dear John"", by John Sullivan, his other high profile moments came through his playing of a 'Fonz'-type character in Pepsi-Cola commercials which led to a hit record in 1977 ""Lipsmakin' Rock 'n' Rollin"", Andy Evol the disc-jockey in ""Agony"" with Maureen Lipman for LWT and in an episode of ""Taggart"" (""Do or Die"") as Sgt. Bill Kent. He also had a long association with ""The Rocky Horror Show"" playing Frank-N-Furter over"
"Blair Dunlop Blair Dunlop (born 11 February 1992) is an English musician and actor. Dunlop is the son of folk-rock musician Ashley Hutchings (formerly a member of Fairport Convention) and singer Judy Dunlop. He received a scholarship to attend Foremarke Hall, in Derbyshire, which he attended from 2003–2005 and then moved onto Foremarke Hall’s senior school, Repton School. As a young actor, Dunlop made his film debut with an American accent in ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" (2005), directed by Tim Burton. Dunlop played the young Willy Wonka, a child under strict rule by his father. Dunlop was also on"
"Peter Ostrum Peter Gardner Ostrum (; born November 1, 1957) is an American 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 experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring role. In 1990, he began an annual tradition of speaking to schoolchildren"
"(1984), ""Comrades"" (1986) and playing Anthony Blunt in the acclaimed BBC play by Alan Bennett, ""A Question of Attribution"" (1992). He also portrayed the character of Colonel Ferguson in ""Farewell to the King"" and the pro-German aristocrat Lord Darlington in ""The Remains of the Day"" (1993). More recently he has appeared in the 2000 film ""Sexy Beast"", the 2001 adaptation of ""The Lost World"" as Prof. Leo Summerlee, ""Agatha Christie's Poirot – Death on the Nile"" (2004) as Colonel Race and ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" (2005) playing Mr. Salt, Veruca Salt's father. He appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" audio"
"""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" in 1971) began in 1991, which resulted in Warner Bros. providing the Dahl Estate with total artistic control. Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Gary Ross, Rob Minkoff, Martin Scorsese and Tom Shadyac had been involved, while actors Bill Murray, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Adam Sandler, and many others, were either in discussion with or considered by the studio to play Wonka. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp and Danny Elfman aboard. ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" represents the first time since ""The Nightmare Before Christmas"" that"
"Gary Bond Gary James Bond (7 February 1940 – 12 October 1995) was an English actor and singer. He is known for his roles in several high profile West End plays and musicals, as well as his portrayal of protagonist John Grant in the 1971 cult Australian film ""Wake in Fright"". Bond was born in Liss, Hampshire, England. The son of a soldier, he trained at London's ""Central School of Speech & Drama"", and his first acting job was with the Connaught Theatre, Worthing. An early leading role was as Pip in the Royal Court's production of Arnold Wesker's ""Chips"
"Wonka exudes none of the gravity required for the role. It's as though he didn't take the role seriously. Rather than an intimidating candyman teaching brats a lesson, this Wonka is simply a freak."" Depp received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role as Willy Wonka, but lost to Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in ""Walk the Line"". Willy Wonka Willy Wonka is a fictional character who appears in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" and its sequel ""Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"". In"
"and member of the Bloomsbury Group, lived in the house (Durbins) he designed and built in the town from 1909 to 1919; Alfred Smith, recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born in Guildford, as was WWE wrestler Paul Burchill. Julie Dawn Cole played Veruca Salt in ""Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"". In Sir Thomas Malory's 1470 version of the Arthurian romances, ""Le Morte d'Arthur"", Guildford is identified with Astolat of Arthurian renown; however only rural Celtic Bronze Age pieces have been found in the town. Continuing the Arthurian connection, there is a local public house, the Astolat. Guildford has"
"Milton Johns Milton Johns (born 13 March 1938) is an English actor whose thin features and talent for obsequious or oily characters has often influenced the many television parts he has received. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. John Robert Milton was born in Bristol, England. He is known for being in ""Happy Families (CBBC)"" (1989) as Mr Alphonso the café manager of Mrs Wobble, ""Coronation Street"" as Brendan Scott (1991–93), the shopkeeper who died of a heart attack while pedaling along the eponymous cobbled street. Other roles have included parts in ""Poldark"", ""Born and Bred"", ""Ever"
"director for the film. Jean Renoir was the first candidate, but he would not be able to do the film for at least a year, so British-Indian director Waris Hussein was hired. With Margot Kidder co-starring with Wilder, it was filmed on location in Dublin, and at the nearby Ardmore Studios, in August and September 1969. In 1971, Wilder auditioned to play Willy Wonka in Mel Stuart's film adaptation of Roald Dahl's ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"". After reciting some lines, director Mel Stuart immediately offered him the role. Before Wilder was officially cast for the role, Fred Astaire, Joel"
"Mr. Thomas in ""Doctor in Charge"" (1972), Jimmy in ""Villains"" (1972), Cyril in ""Emmerdale Farm"" (1972), Mr. Chumley in ""The Fenn Street Gang"" (1973), Doctor in ""On the Buses"" (1973), Doctor in ""The Lotus Eaters"" (1973), Mr. Willis in ""The Onedin Line"" (1973), Hotel Porter/Charlie in ""Play for Today"" (1973), Paolo Morleiter in ""The Protectors"" (1973), Mr. Williams in ""Doctor at Sea"" (1974), and Lord Towers in ""Sykes"" (1974). Frederick Peisley died at Warminster in Wiltshire in March 1975 aged 70. Frederick Peisley Frederick Walter James Peisley (6 December 1904 – 22 March 1975) was a British stage, film and"
"Teddy Turner (actor) Joseph Edward Turner (13 June 1917 – 29 August 1992) was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who played dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". He also played the part of the similarly named farmer Bill Whiteley in ""Emmerdale"" from 1989 to 1991. In the late 1970s he played the part of Mrs. Pumphrey's manservant Hodgekin in ""All Creatures Great and Small,"" Gordon in ""Open All Hours"" and subsequently the part of Banks in the popular 1980s sitcom, ""Never the Twain"". He also made occasional appearances in Last of the Summer Wine. He"
"Palin (as well as the other three Monty Python members) had all previously expressed interest in playing Wonka in the 1971 film adaptation. Johnny Depp was the only actor Burton considered for the role, although Dwayne Johnson was Burton's second choice in case Depp was unavailable. Depp signed on without reading the script under the intention of going with a completely different approach than what Gene Wilder did in the 1971 film adaptation. Depp said regardless of the original film, Gene Wilder's characterization of Willy Wonka stood out as a unique portrayal. Depp and Burton derived their Willy Wonka from"
"died of cancer in 1992 at the age of 75. Teddy Turner (actor) Joseph Edward Turner (13 June 1917 – 29 August 1992) was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who played dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". He also played the part of the similarly named farmer Bill Whiteley in ""Emmerdale"" from 1989 to 1991. In the late 1970s he played the part of Mrs. Pumphrey's manservant Hodgekin in ""All Creatures Great and Small,"" Gordon in ""Open All Hours"" and subsequently the part of Banks in the popular 1980s sitcom, ""Never the Twain"". He also"
"Alan Young Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was a British–American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio and television host/personality who ""TV Guide"" called ""the Charlie Chaplin of television"". He was best known for his role as gentle Wilbur Post in the television comedy series, ""Mister Ed"" (1961–1966). Young was also the voice of Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over thirty years, first in the Academy Award-nominated short film ""Mickey's Christmas Carol"" (1983) and in various other films, TV series and video games until his death. During the 1940s and 1950s, he starred in his"
"(1961) as Gordon, appeared in the BBC ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Ice Warriors"" (1967), playing renegade scientist Elric Penley, and appeared in an episode of ""The Persuaders!"" (""The Long Goodbye"", 1971). Other appearances include ""The Curse of the Werewolf"" (1961), and ""Taste the Blood of Dracula"" (1970). He retired from acting in 2010 and died in 2017, aged 96. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex, the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (""née"" Barnard; 1891–1975). After attending Minchenden Grammar School in Southgate, north London, Sallis went to work"
"Martin Freeman Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian, who became known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary ""The Office"", Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama ""Sherlock"", Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series ""Fargo"". His other notable film roles include the romantic comedy ""Love Actually"" (2003), the comic science fiction film ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (2005), the semi-improvised comedy ""Nativity!"" (2009), the comedic ""Three Flavours Cornetto"" trilogy, most prominently in"
"in advertisements, including the Christmas commercials for the Brentford Nylons chain of fabric stores, and in a public information film for the now-defunct E111 form. In 1971, he played the short, uncredited role of a computer scientist in the film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (His scene was the final one filmed for the movie). After the end of ""The Goodies"" on UK television, Brooke-Taylor also worked again with Garden and Oddie on the animated television comedy series ""Bananaman"", in which Brooke-Taylor was the narrator, as well as voicing the characters of King Zorg of the Nurks, Eddie the"
"Vincent Franklin Vincent Warren Franklin, (born 3 November 1966, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English actor, best known for his roles in comedy television programmes. He has appeared in a number of feature films including the Mike Leigh films ""Mr Turner"", ""Vera Drake"" and ""Topsy-Turvy"", and the 2006 films ""Confetti"" and ""The Illusionist"", as well as ""The Bourne Identity"". He has had roles in many TV series including ""Five Days"", ""Doc Martin"", ""Being Human"", ""Grandma's House"", ""Happy Valley"" as DSI Andy Shepherd, as Rowan the trainer in ""The Office"", Nick Jowitt in ""Twenty Twelve"", PR guru Stewart Pearson in ""The"
"Huston ("""", 1960), Robert Siodmak (""L'Affaire Nina B"", 1960), Billy Wilder (""One, Two, Three"", 1961 and ""Fedora"", 1978), John Sturges (""The Great Escape"", 1963), Robert Wise (""The Sound of Music"", 1965), Orson Welles (""The Deep"", 1967), Jerzy Skolimowski (""Deep End"", 1970), Mel Stuart (""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"", 1971), Bob Fosse (""Cabaret"", 1972), Wim Wenders (""Ein Haus für uns (2 TV episodes)"", 1974), Ingmar Bergman (""The Serpent's Egg"", 1977), Robert Aldrich (""Twilight's Last Gleaming"", 1977), Wolfgang Petersen (""Enemy Mine"", 1985), Claude Chabrol (""The Bridesmaid"", 2004), and Oliver Stone (The Snowden Files, 2015). The Studios in Geiselgasteig are the reason"
"to win. Albertson appeared as Charlie Bucket's Grandpa Joe in ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971), and in ""The Poseidon Adventure"" (1972), where he played Manny Rosen, husband to Belle, played by Shelley Winters. Albertson said that his one regret was that he did not reprise his role in the movie version of ""The Sunshine Boys"". When producer Ray Stark acquired the film rights from Neil Simon in 1973, Albertson was expected to play the part, but by the time MGM had bought the rights in 1974 and was preparing to begin filming in February 1975, Albertson was not"