DavidKelly. Actor: Waking Ned Devine. Born Dublin, Ireland on July 11 1929. Educated at Synge Street Catholic boys school. Started acting aged 8 in the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Playing everything from Beckett to Shakespeare, he has appeared in theatre, TV and film constantly since 1959. Awards include: Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (1991) for
Completesoundtrack for the 2005 adaptation: Wonka swap soundtracks: ht Eventhough Dahl himself reportedly disliked Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and the film's overall sentimental tone, the movie holds a place in our culture that was in no way threatened by the 2005 THENAND NOW: The cast of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' 52 years later. Martha Sorren. Updated. Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket (left) and in 2014 (right). Paramount Pictures; Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images. "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" debuted over 50 years ago. Charlieand the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. A sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it continues the story Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator It was published in 1972. Unlike its predecessor, this book has never been adapted to film. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) disappointed Dahl