Willy Wonka | |
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Gene Wilder (1971) |
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Gender | Male |
Charlie Bucket | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Peter Ostrum (1971) |
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Gender | Male |
Grandpa Joe Bucket | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Jack Albertson (1971) |
Augustus Gloop | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Michael Bollner (1971) |
Information | |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | German |
Violet Beauregarde | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Denise Nickerson (1971) |
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Gender | Female |
Nationality | American |
Veruca Salt | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Julie Dawn Cole (1971) |
Information | |
Gender | Female |
Nationality | British |
Mike Teavee | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Paris Themmen (1971) |
Information | |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | American |
Arthur Slugworth | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by |
Günter Meisner (1971) Phil Philmar (2005) |
Information | |
Gender | Male |
Prince Pondicherry | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character | |
First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Created by | Roald Dahl |
Portrayed by | Nitin Ganatra (2005) |
Information | |
Gender | Male |
The following is a list of characters in the Roald Dahl Children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the former's film adaptations, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Gene Wilder (1971)
Johnny Depp (2005)
In the novels and films, Willy Wonka is the odd owner of an extremely prosperous chocolate factory. The inciting action of the story occurs when Wonka holds a contest, hiding five Golden Tickets within the wrappers of candy bars, promising their discoverers a tour of his factory and a lifelong supply of his creations. Implications stand in all three versions that he allows four of his five finalists to disgrace themselves, in hope that one does not.
In the book, Wonka is described by Roald Dahl as having a goatee and "marvelously" bright eyes, a high and "flutey" voice, a face "alight of fun and laughter", and quick little jerky movements "like a squirrel". He is enthusiastic, eccentric, charming, talkative, and friendly, but at times insensitive, and has been given to glossing criticisms of himself.
In the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, he is portrayed by Gene Wilder. While his personality remains generally the same as in the original, he is more melancholy here, and frequently quotes books and poems, including William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ("Is it my soul that calls upon my name?") or John Masefield's "Sea Fever" ("All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"), and the famous "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" from "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by Ogden Nash, among many others. Toward the end of the film, he tests protagonist Charlie's conscience by pretending to deny him any reward, but assumes an almost paternal role when Charlie proves honest.