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Royton, near Oldham, England, UK
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…
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- Moussaka & Chips — Durgen Fleece2005
- Lock, Stock... — Bill2000
- Basil — Peddler1998
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves — Much1991
- Alice — Mock Turtle1982
- Keep It Up Downstairs — Peregrine Cockshute1976
- The Government Inspector — Osip1976
- Our Mutual Friend — Charles 'Charley' Hexam1976
- The Big Screen — Self1973
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Jack Wild (September 30, 1952 – March 1, 2006) was an English actor and singer, best known for his debut role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver!, (1968) for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as well as Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Wild is also known for his roles as Jimmy in the NBC children's television series H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and in the accompanying 1970 feature film as well as Much the Miller's Son in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). <a href
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- Given name
- Jack
- Family name
- Wild
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Royton
- Place of death
- Tebworth
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- Jack Wild (1968).jpg
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- Jack Wild
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- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- date of birth
- 1952-09-30
- date of death
- 2006-03-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
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