The residuals from this film did not produce the golden ticket. Fifty-four years after “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” ...

Peter Ostrum played Charlie Bucket in the 1971 classic movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but he never acted again ...

The child star who played Charlie in Gene Wilder's 1971 hit film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory still makes a small ...

Willy Wonka's Peter Ostrum chose life as a small-town veterinarian over Hollywood fame after his iconic role as Charlie ...

At 12 years old, Peter Ostrum was selected to play kind-hearted Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Though he rose to prominence from his portrayal in the Gene Wilder-led ...

Ostrum was born November 1, 1957, in Dallas, Texas but spent most of his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, according to IMDb. While in Cleveland, he enjoyed acting for the local children’s theater.

Peter Ostrum, who starred as Charlie Bucket, and Paris Themmen, who played Mike Teevee, will sign autographs and mingle with fans during special showings of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ...

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Peter Ostrum had never set foot on a film set when he was cast as Charlie Buckett in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." It fell to Gene Wilder to show him the ropes.

Upstate New York's Peter Ostrum, best known for his role as Charlie Bucket in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," is mourning the loss of Gene Wilder. Ostrum was 12 when he was cast in the ...

Peter Ostrum takes off his hay-scratched cap and gloves, then walks into a classroom at Lowville (N.Y.) Academy. "This is the boy," a teacher says, introducing a smiling, mustachioed 47-year-old man.

His name is Peter Ostrum, and he played Charlie Bucket in the iconic film. He lived in Cleveland as a boy and acted in Cleveland Play House productions. If you purchase a product or register for ...

Ostrum has yet to comment on the passing of Wilder, but other cast members, including Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca Salt, have spoken out. “Such very sad news. Words not enough.