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Jack Wild

Highest Rated: 91% Oliver! (1968)

Lowest Rated: 0% Basil (1998)

Birthday: Sep 30, 1952

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Birthplace: Royton, Lancashire, England, UK

Compact dark-haired English juvenile lead of the late 1960s and early 70s. An enthusiastic singer and hoofer, Wild gained international notice as The Artful Dodger opposite Mark Lester's wan blond Oliver Twist in "Oliver!" (1968), Carol Reed's lavish film version of Lionel Bart's musical take on the Charles Dickens story. Wild's lively rendition of the showstopper "Consider Yourself" helped him net an Oscar nomination. Moving to Hollywood to exploit his new teen idol status, Wild was showcased in the campy and crypto-druggie kid's show, "H. R. Pufnstuf" (NBC, 1969-71; ABC, 1972-73). This Sid and Marty Krofft production featured Wild amid a gaggle of puppets and folks in elaborate costumes as a boy who is marooned with his magic talking flute in an enchanted land presided over by Mayor Pufnstuf, a friendly dragon, and bedeviled by the evil Witchipoo, who schemes to steal the flute for herself. Wild reprised this role for a feature version, "Pufnstuf" (1970).

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Highest rated movies

91% 81% Oliver! Watchlist
51% 72% Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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50% 24% The Pied Piper
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0% 46% Basil
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73% Pufnstuf
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78% Flight of the Doves
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Existence
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93% Melody
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Flight of the Doves
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Keep It Up Downstairs
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Filmography

Movies

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0% 46% Basil Peddler (Character) - 1998
51% 72% Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Much the Miller's Son (Character) $165.1M 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Keep It Up Downstairs Peregrine Cockshute (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Existence Reg (Character) - 1973
50% 24% The Pied Piper Gavin (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flight of the Doves Finn Dove (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 93% Melody Ornshaw (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 78% Flight of the Doves Unknown (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 73% Pufnstuf Jimmy (Character) - 1970
91% 81% Oliver! The Artful Dodger (Character) - 1968

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet H.R. Pufnstuf Unknown (Character) 1969-1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Red Skelton Show Guest 1969