Charlie Bucket — Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Character Profile

About Charlie Bucket

Poor, kind-hearted boy who finds a golden ticket.

Charlie Bucket — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Empathy, Problem solving, Humility

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 10/10
• Influence: 6/10

Charlie Bucket appears in 2 titles

• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Ostrum

Appears in

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (6)

• Charlie Bucket — family — Mrs. Bucket (Singing) (Uncredited) (Diana Lee)
• Charlie Bucket — social — Oompa Loompa (uncredited) (Marcus Powell)
• Charlie Bucket — Conflict Rival — Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole)

  Contrasting figures representing spoiled entitlement versus humble virtue during the ticket hunt.

• Charlie Bucket — Conflict Recruiter — Mr. Slugworth (Günter Meisner)

  An antagonist figure attempting to recruit Charlie through a mysterious proposal.

• Charlie Bucket — Narrative Host — Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder)

  The eccentric factory owner who orchestrates the contest and guides the visitors.

• Charlie Bucket — Family Grandfather — Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson)

  Grandfather and grandson sharing a cramped home and embarking on the factory tour together.

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More characters from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

• Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder)
• Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson)
• Augustus Gloop (Michael Bollner)
• Mr. Salt (Roy Kinnear)
• Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole)
• Mr. Beauregarde (Leonard Stone)
• Violet Beauregarde (Denise Nickerson)
• Mr. Slugworth (Günter Meisner)
• Mrs. Bucket (Diana Sowle)
• Bill (Aubrey Woods)
• Mr. Turkentine (David Battley)
• The Tinker (Peter Capell)