Next up on the list is Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dr. Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Lee was a massive name in the film industry, but sadly passed away in 2015.

Since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fox starred in Sherlock Holmes (2009) and appeared in many British mystery television shows like Midsomer Murders, Death in Paradise, and Downton Abbey.

'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' starring Johnny Depp and Freddie Highmore, officially premiered on July 15, 2005. Here's where the 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' cast is now, 20 years later.

The first rendition of the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" book came out in 1971. Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet have all played versions of the leading character, Willy Wonka.

Since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory premiered, Taylor starred in 2014's Edge of Tomorrow (alongside Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt) and has appeared in several television shows, including HBO's ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory could have been a simple story: Five children win tickets for a factory tour and the fifth kid gets the keys to the candy kingdom. But Roald Dahl 's 1964 children's ...