Movie Credits
Moussaka & Chips	(2005)
Basil	(1998)
[ Derek Jacobi ][ Jared Leto ][ Christian Slater ]
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	(1991)
[ Bryan Adams ][ Sean Connery ][ Kevin Costner ][ Christian Slater ][ Alan Rickman ]
Alicja	(1982)
Keep It Up Downstairs	(1976)
The 14	(1973)
[ Alun Armstrong ]
Cry of the Blackbird	(1972)
The Pied Piper	(1972)
[ John Hurt ][ Donald Pleasence ][ Roy Kinnear ]
Flight of the Doves	(1971)
Melody	(1971)
[ Roy Kinnear ]
Pufnstuf	(1970)
[ Billy Barty ]
The Magic Path	(1969)
Oliver!	(1968)
[ Oliver Reed ]
Danny the Dragon	(1967)
Poor Cow	(1967)
[ Malcolm McDowell ][ Terence Stamp ]
You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em: Part 2	(1967)
You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em: Part 1	(1967)
The Queen & the Welshman	(1966)
[ Jeremy Brett ]
Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come...?	(1965)

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 with puppets and actors in elaborate costumes as a marooned boy in an enchanted land. Other characters included Mayor Pufnstuf, a friendly dragon, and the evil Witchipoo (more than a nod to the Wicked Witches from The Wizard of Oz (1939)), who schemes to steal his magic talking flute for herself. 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 Jack 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) (mini). More recently, he returned to films in two small roles: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and Basil (1998). He underwent surgery for oral cancer in July 2004, and had some vocal chords and part of his tongue removed. Unfortunately, the cancer proved untreatable and he died on 1 March 2006.