Jack Wild

Born September 30, 1952, in Royton, near Oldham, England, Jack Wild was discovered by talent agent June Collins, mother of rock star Phil Collins. His breakthrough came when he landed the role of Oliver in the London stage production of "Oliver!" When it came to casting the film, the role of the Artful Dodger went to Jack, a role that resulted in his getting an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Fresh from this success, Jack was offered the lead role in the American television series "H.R. Pufnstuf" (1969). This Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft production featured Wild as a boy marooned in an enchanted land with puppets and actors in elaborate costumes. The success of this program led to Wild reprising the role for the film version, Pufnstuf (1970). Other roles followed, including Melody (1971) and Flight of the Doves (1971). Around the same time, Wild released three albums ("The Jack Wild Album"; "Everything's Coming up Roses", featuring along with cover numbers a couple of new songs written by up-and-coming songwriter Lynsey De Paul; and "Beautiful World"). By 1972, however, he was already being demoted to the role of supporting actor for The Pied Piper (1972). He also appeared in "Our Mutual Friend" (1976). He returned to films in two small roles: the miller's son in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and a peddler in Basil (1998). Wild underwent surgery for oral cancer in July 2004, and had some vocal cords and part of his tongue removed. Unfortunately, the cancer proved untreatable and he died on 1 March 2006.

Known For: Acting

Born: Royton, near Oldham, England, UK, 1952-09-30

Died: 2006-03-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come......?	Danny	0
2	1966	Danny the Dragon		0
3	1966	Potter in Pursuit	Gavin	0
4	1966	Dragon Trail	Gavin	0
5	1966	The Tent with Four Legs	Gavin	0
6	1966	Danny Gets Jet-Propelled	Gavin	0
7	1966	Dragon Hunt	Gavin	0
8	1966	Stranger from Dragonara	Gavin	0
9	1966	The Invisible Space Bubble	Gavin	0
10	1966	The Runaway Bubble	Gavin	0
11	1966	Dannicaforilithermidor	Gavin	0
12	1966	In Search of Zoomite	Gavin	0
13	1966	A Game, Like, Only a Game	Peter	0
14	1968	Oliver!	The Artful Dodger	70
15	1970	Pufnstuf	Jimmy	61
16	1971	Melody	Ornshaw	72
17	1971	Flight of the Doves	Finn Dove	58
18	1972	The Pied Piper	Gavin	59
19	1973	The Big Screen	Self	0
20	1973	The 14	Reg	61
21	1973	The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl	Himself	0
22	1976	Keep It Up Downstairs	Peregrine Cockshute	38
23	1982	Alice	Mock Turtle	50
24	1991	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	Much	69
25	1998	Basil	Peddler	54
26	2005	Moussaka & Chips	Durgen Fleece	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	The Liberace Show		0
2	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
3	1962	Z-Cars		70
4	1967	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Jacky Finch	0
5	1969	H.R. Pufnstuf	Jimmy	72
6	1970	Get It Together		0
7	1971	The Onedin Line	Peter Thompson	68
8	1976	Our Mutual Friend	Charley Hexam	0
9	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
10	2000	Lock, Stock...	Bill	58

Jack Wild

Film

Television