Peter Gardner Ostrum is an American veterinarian and former child actor, whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for Willy Wonka.
Loretta Ostrum’s Net Worth
Peter Ostrum is an American large animal veterinarian and former child actor who has a net worth of $500 thousand. Peter Ostrum will always be best known for playing the role of Charlie Bucket in the 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.”
Age
Ostrum is already 62 years old.
Acting Career
Ostrum began performing in children’s theatre at the Cleveland Play House. When he was in the sixth grade, he was noticed by talent agents who were conducting a nationwide search for an actor to play the character of Charlie Bucket in the upcoming film production of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.”
They recorded him reading from the novel and then left. Two months later, he was called to New York to do a screen test for the film and was ultimately selected for the role a month later.