Jack Wild

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack Wild
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 30, 1952(1952-09-30)
Age	72
Date Of Death	Mar 1, 2006 (53 age)
Birthplace	Royton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Jack Wild Biography

Jack Wild is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on September 30, 1952 in Royton, England, United Kingdom. Child actor who earned an Oscar nomination for supporting performance in the 1968 musical film Oliver! His portrayal of The Artful Dodger earned him an Academy Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.

He co-starred in the popular children’s show H.R. Pufnstuff with Billie Hayes.

Wild was born into a working class family in Royton, Lancashire. In 1960, at the age of eight, with his parents and his older brother Arthur, he moved to Hounslow, in Middlesex, where he got a job helping the milkman, which paid about five shillings.

The Wild brothers sought acting roles to supplement their parents’ income. In the autumn of 1964 the pair were cast in the West End theatre production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver!. Arthur in the title role and Jack as Charley Bates, a member of Fagin’s gang.

He grew up with his older brother, Arthur. He married his second wife, Claire Harding, one year before his death.

Jack Wild Net Worth

Jack Wild is one of the richest Movie Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jack Wild 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was discovered by a theater agent while playing soccer as a child.

He had his best-known adult acting role in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 1 March 2006) was an English actor and singer, best known for his debut role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor as well as Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jack Wild height 5′ 8″ Jack weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jack Wild Dating?

According to our records, Jack Wild married to Claire Harding (m. 2005–2006), Gaynor Jones (m. 1976–1985). As of December 1, 2023, Jack Wild’s is not dating anyone.

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During the early 1970s, Wild was considered a teen heartthrob, alongside David Cassidy and Barry Williams.

Facts & Trivia

Jack Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jack Wild celebrates birthday on September 30 of every year.

Other roles followed, including the films Melody (1971) (with Oliver! co-star Mark Lester) and Flight of the Doves (1971). The latter film reunited him with Ron Moody, who had played Fagin in Oliver!. In 1972, Wild appeared as a stowaway in an episode of the BBC TV’s The Onedin Line. In 1973 he played Reg in The 14, a film directed by David Hemmings about children in London’s East End orphaned by the death of their mother.

What ever happened to Jack Wild?

Jack Wild, the actor who found fame as the Artful Dodger in the film Oliver! at 16, was a millionaire at 18 and an alcoholic by 21, has died after a long battle with oral cancer , aged 53.

Is Jack Wild in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves?

Wild also appeared in the television series H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) and its film adaptation Pufnstuf (1970), as well as in the films Melody (1971) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

Who was Jack Wilds wife?

Wife

Is Mark Lester still alive?

Mark Lester
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Did Mark Lester and Jack Wild remain friends?

Oliver and Dodger were real-life friends. The on-screen friendship of Oliver and Dodger was also off-screen for Mark Lester and Jack Wild. The pair became fast friends and even did another film together years later (Melody, 1971). Unfortunately, Wild died at the early age of 53 from cancer.