Friday, June 10, 2016

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971): Where are They Now?



Info derived from imdb. Only works 2013 and later being tracked. All known cast members noted.

Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka): in Yo Gabba Gabba! (1 episode 2015); last known acting role in 2003; as Self: Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins (2016), Private Screenings (1 episode 2014).
Jack Albertson (Jack Albertson): died in 1981.
Peter Ostrum (Charlie): no other known acting roles; as Self: Oprah: Where Are They Now? (1 episode 2014).
Roy Kinnear (Mr. Salt): died in 1988.
Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt): in Casualty (1 episode 2013), Holby City (1 episode 2013); as Self: Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle (1 episode 2015).
Leonard Stone (Mr. Beauregarde): died in 2011.
Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde): last known acting role in 1978, as Self in 2012.
Nora Denney (Mrs. Teevee): died in 2005.
Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee): last known acting role in 2000; as Self: Cake Wars (1 episode 2016).
Ursula Reit (Mrs. Gloop): died in 1998.
Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop): no other known acting roles; as Self: as Self: Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle (1 episode 2016).
Diana Sowle (Mrs. Bucket): last known acting role in 2008 video game, then 1994 before that.
Aubrey Woods (Bill): died in 2013.
David Battley (Mr. Turkentine): died in 2013.
Günter Meisner (Mr. Slugworth): died in 1994.
Peter Capell (The Tinker): died in 1986.
Werner Heyking (Mr. Jopeck): died in 1974.
Peter Stuart (Winkelmann): no known subsequent acting roles.
Uncredited Cast:
Dora Altmann (Grandma Georgina): died in 1971.
Victor Beaumont (Doctor): died in 1977.
Rudy Borgstaller (Oompa Loompa): no other known acting roles.
Tim Brooke-Taylor (Computer Operator):  in Doctors (1 episode 2015), Bull (1 episode 2015); as Self: 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy (2014), The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014), Pointless Celebrities (1 episode 2014), The One Show (1 episode 2014), Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 episode 2013), Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy (1 episode 2013), Les Dawson: An Audience with That Never Was (2013).
George Claydon (Oompa Loompa): died in 2001.
Pat Coombs (Henrietta Salt): died in 2002.
Frank Delfino (Auctioneer): died in 1997.
Malcolm Dixon (Oompa Loompa): last known acting role in 1997, as Self in 2005.
Stephen Dunne (Stanley Kael - Second Newscaster): died in 1977.
Walker Edmiston (Mr. Slugworth; voice): died in 2007.
Michael Gahr (Reporter in Germany): died in 2010.
Rusty Goffe (Oompa Loompa): in Spidarlings (2015), Xandermonium (1 episode 2014), Doctor Who (1 episode 2014), Borgia (1 episode 2014); as Self: Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle (1 episode 2015), The 90s: The Best of Bad TV (2015).
Michael Goodliffe (Mr. Teavee): died in 1976.
Kurt Großkurth (Mr. Gloop): died in 1975.
Shin Hamano (Japanese Candy Store Owner): no other known acting roles.
Ismed Hassan (Oompa Loompa): apparently died some time between 1978-1999.
Jack Latham (First Newscaster): died in 1987.
Franziska Liebing (Grandma Josephine): died in 1993.
Gloria Manon (Mrs. Curtis): last known acting role in 2004 video game, then 1987 before that; as Self in 2004.
Norman McGlen (Oompa Loompa): apparently died some time between 1972-1999.
Angelo Muscat (Oompa Loompa): died in 1977.
Ed Peck (FBI Agent): died in 1992.
Pepe Poupee (Oompa Loompa): last known acting role in 1983.
Marcus Powell (Oompa Loompa): died in 2000.
Bob Roe (Peter Goff): last known acting role in 1973; as First Assistant Director: Blunt Talk (6 episodes 2015), Playing House (11 episodes 2014-2015), Community (4 episodes 2014-2015), A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014), Super Fun Night (1 episode 2013).
Madeline Stuart (Madeline Durkin): no other known acting roles.
Albert Wilkinson (Oompa Loompa): last known acting role in 1986, as Self in 2012.
Ernst Ziegler (Grandpa George): died in 1974.

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