"I was the only kid in Germany that didn't have a member of my family with me," she said. Even 50 years later, the "Willy Wonka" child actors speak warmly of working with the late Wilder. Visit ...

He found fame as a child as Augustus Gloop in Gene Wilder's iconic movie Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. But even the most die hard fan would have struggled to recognise Michael Bollner when he ...

All of the child stars in Willy Wonka – Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde), Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee) and Michael Bollner (Augustus ...

Cast members reflected on working with Gene Wilder and the fantastical set. Fifty years ago today, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" opened in theaters. To celebrate the movie's milestone, four ...

Peter Ostrum, Julie Dawn Cole, Michael Bollner and Paris Themmen shared their memories of Wonka's 'world of pure imagination' with ET. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory premiered 50 years ago this ...

For several years, a persistent rumor about the classic 1971 movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” has claimed that the chocolate river in the film was made out of real chocolate and cream. A ...

Charlie Bucket actor Peter Ostrum appeared on NBC's Today show, alongside his fellow Golden Ticket winners Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde), Paris Themmen (Mike ...

Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...

"Willy Wonka" Veruca Salt actor said Gene Wilder personally made sure she was taken care of on-set. "I was the only kid in Germany that didn't have a member of my family with me," she said. Even 50 ...