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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.
Augustus Gloop is an obese, greedy, 9-year-old boy, the first person to find a Golden Ticket and one of the four main antagonists of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He hails from the fictional town of Dusselheim, West Germany in the 1971 film, and Düsseldorf , Germany in the 2005 film.
The first four tickets are found by gluttonous Augustus Gloop, spoiled Veruca Salt, gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde, and television-obsessed Mike Teevee. A mysterious man is seen whispering to each winner. On the day before the factory tour, Charlie finds money in a gutter and uses it to buy a Wonka Bar that contains the fifth ticket.
Read on for more context about what happened, and why it matters. ... The word "fat" was eliminated — in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” antagonist Augustus Gloop became “enormous ...
Augustus Gloop is now described as ‘enormous’ rather than ‘fat’
Augustus Gloop is now described as ‘enormous’ rather than ‘fat’
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.
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.