What happened to Jack Wild from HR Pufnstuf?

Wild died just before midnight on 1 March 2006, following a long battle with mouth cancer. He is buried in Toddington Parish Cemetery, Bedfordshire. He had been unable to speak for the last two years of his life following the operation in which his vocal cords and part of his tongue were removed.

Is Jack Wilde still alive?

Deceased (1952–2006)
Jack Wild/Living or Deceased

Where was Jack Wild born?

Royton, United Kingdom
Jack Wild/Place of birth

How old was Jack wild when he made Oliver?

16
He appeared in the London stage production of “Oliver!,” Lionel Bart’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s “Oliver Twist.” At 16, he was cast in the film as the cheeky pickpocket the Artful Dodger, and earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.

Who did Jack Wild marry?

Claire Hardingm. 2005–2006
Gaynor Jonesm. 1976–1985
Jack Wild/Spouse

Where is Jack Wild buried?

Toddington, United Kingdom
Jack Wild/Place of burial

Who was the boy in HR Pufnstuf?

actor Jack Wild
Jack Wild, who earned an Oscar nomination as a teenager for playing the Artful Dodger in the film Oliver! and was known to a generation of children as the hero of H.R. Pufnstuf, has died from cancer, his agent said Thursday. He was 53.

What did the HR stand for in H.R. Pufnstuf?

Royal Highness
For example, the title character’s name Pufnstuf has been interpreted as a reference to smoking hand-rolled (H.R.) marijuana (puffin’ stuff); Marty Krofft has said the initials H.R. actually stand for “Royal Highness” backwards.

Who was the boy in H.R. Pufnstuf?

What did the HR stand for in HR Pufnstuf?

Who is Jack Wild in H.R Pufnstuf?

H.R. Pufnstuf introduced the Kroffts’ most-used plot scenario: their fairy tale of good versus evil, as well as their second plot scenario: the stranger in a strange land. The show centered on a shipwrecked boy named Jimmy (played by teenage actor Jack Wild ).

Who are the producers of h.r.pufnstuf?

American children’s television series. H.R. Pufnstuf is a children’s television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States.

How many episodes of h.r.pufnstuf are there?

H.R. Pufnstuf. H.R. Pufnstuf is a children’s television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in the United States. It was the second Krofft live-action, life-sized-puppet program. The seventeen episodes were originally broadcast from September 6, 1969, to December 27, 1969.

Who is the voice actor for h.r.pufnstuf?

Jimmy (portrayed by Jack Wild) – A young English boy who was lured to Living Island by an enchanted boat. Witchiepoo controlled the boat with the aim of stealing Jimmy’s magic talking flute named Freddy. H.R. Pufnstuf (performed by Roberto Gamonet, voiced by Lennie Weinrib in a Southern accent) – A friendly dragon who is the Mayor of Living Island.