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Michael Böllner (born September 14, 1958) is a German former child actor known for playing Augustus Gloop in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was one of two child actors from the film who never acted in another production afterwards, the other being Peter Ostrum who played Charlie Bucket.
The actor, Philip Wiegratz, wore a fatsuit for the production. In the book, both of Augustus's parents accompany him to the factory. Both film versions contradict this, however, and only his mother goes with him. In the 2013 London musical, Augustus Gloop is known as "the Bavarian Beefcake" in his Alpine community.
Wiegratz was born in Magdeburg.He is known for his 2005 portrayal of the greedy Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. [1] He went to a casting call not being sure of receiving any particular part, but caught the attention of a casting director and was placed on a shortlist for the role of Augustus.
Peter Gardner Ostrum (/ ˈ oʊ s t r ə m / OH-strəm; [1] born November 1, 1957) is an American retired veterinarian and former child actor, whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for Willy Wonka. Though he enjoyed the ...
The casting calls for Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee took place in the United States and United Kingdom, while Augustus Gloop's casting took place in Germany. Burton said he sought actors "who had something of the character in them", and found Mike Teavee the hardest character to cast. [21]
[citation needed] As in the London production, the five children are all played by child actors with Osuke Ono, Cho Shi and Koki Wakusawa sharing the role of Charlie Bucket, Ryunosuke Kuroiwa and Reisa Goto sharing the role of Augustus Gloop, Aone Maisaki and Rimu Miyake sharing the role of Veruca Salt, Hiname Utada and Yuzuki Doi sharing the ...
Denise Marie Nickerson (April 1, 1957 – July 10, 2019) [1] was an American former child actress. At the age of 13, she starred as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
The first four tickets are found by gluttonous Augustus Gloop, spoiled Veruca Salt, compulsive gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde, and television addict Mike Teavee. One day, Charlie buys two Wonka Bars with some money he found in the snow. When he opens the second, Charlie discovers that the second bar he bought contains the fifth and final ticket.