Jack Wild was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his debut role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Wild also starred in the NBC children’s television series H.R. Pufnstuf and in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He died of a heart attack at the age of 83.
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Jack Wild was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his debut role as the Artful Dodger in Oliver! He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Wild also starred in the NBC children’s television series H. R. Pufnstuf and in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. His alcoholism ruined both his career and marriage to Gaynor Jones, who left him in 1985 because of his excessive drinking. He eventually became sober on 6 March 1989 after joining the support group Alcoholics Victorious. He was diagnosed with diabetes on 14 March 1983, and died on 6 April 1989. He had a son, Arthur Wild, who was also an actor.
He died of a heart attack at the age of 83. He has been described as ‘one of the greatest actors of our time’ and ‘the greatest British actor of all time’ by The Guardian. He also has a daughter, Victoria, who he had a long-term relationship with. Wild is survived by his son Arthur and his wife, Gaynor, and his son, Jack Wild, Jr, who has a son and daughter-in-law, both of whom are also actors. Wild died of lung cancer on 6 May 2013, aged 83, at his home in Hounslow, Middlesex. He will be remembered for his roles in Oliver!, H.R. PufNstuf, Much the Miller’s Son and Robin Hood.
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