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Upstate NY star of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' approves of new movie prequel - syracuse.com
The actor who played Charlie Bucket in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” has such beautiful words for Gene Wilder
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Interview with Peter Ostrum who played Willy Wonka's Charlie Bucket | Films | Entertainment | Express.co.uk
![TIL that the actor who played Charlie Bucket in the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory never acted again, and grew up to be a veterinarian. : r/todayilearned TIL that the actor who played Charlie Bucket in the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory never acted again, and grew up to be a veterinarian. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/BO17ev0Z11QM0avMLrxTVvN8rWbUJKKaXv9A076WG8k.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=64404cbd5e31118e01d6afe689c1339bb4f742d6)
TIL that the actor who played Charlie Bucket in the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory never acted again, and grew up to be a veterinarian. : r/todayilearned
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Bucket” actor kicked Hollywood career, has enjoyed life in veterinary medicine // Bond Life Sciences Center
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 cast: See what the kids from Tim Burton's Roald Dahl movie look like now
![British actor Freddie Highmore, a cast member in the new motion picture "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," arrives for the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section British actor Freddie Highmore, a cast member in the new motion picture "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," arrives for the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TXY041/british-actor-freddie-highmore-a-cast-member-in-the-new-motion-picture-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-arrives-for-the-premiere-of-the-film-at-graumans-chinese-theatre-in-the-hollywood-section-of-los-angeles-july-10-2005-highmore-stars-as-the-character-charlie-bucket-in-the-film-based-on-the-novel-by-roald-dahl-and-tells-the-story-of-kids-who-win-a-tour-of-the-willy-wonka-chocolate-factory-it-opens-in-the-united-states-on-july-15-2005-upi-photojim-ruymen-TXY041.jpg)
British actor Freddie Highmore, a cast member in the new motion picture "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," arrives for the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section
![Actor Who Played Charlie in 'Willy Wonka' on Gene Wilder Death: 'It's Like Losing a Parent' - Variety Actor Who Played Charlie in 'Willy Wonka' on Gene Wilder Death: 'It's Like Losing a Parent' - Variety](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/willie-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory-gene-wilder-appreciation.jpg)