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.... Read full bio →
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Remembering Gene Wilder
A special tribute documentary honoring Gene Wilder's life and career.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is the wonderfully playful film based on the children’s book by Roald Dahl. Gene Wilder plays a mystical and very reclusive chocolate factory owner that gives five kids the change to visit the most secret and enchanting factory of chocolate.