david kelly played grandpa joe in the 2005 film charlie and the chocolate factory.
david kelly played grandpa joe in the 2005 film charlie and the chocolate factory.
who played grandpa joe in the 2005 film charlie and the chocolate factory?
david kelly
the character was played by david kelly in the 2005 film adaptation "charlie and the chocolate factory". veteran actor gregory peck was originally selected to play the role, but he died in 2003 before filming began. this version of the character is written as more calm than the 1971 version. an original backstory to grandpa joe's past was added to tim burton's film, wherein it is said that joe worked for wonka until the latter fired all his workers from his factory due to constant corporate espionage by rival confectionery manufacturers. when he returns to the factory with charlie for the tour, wonka asks if he was a spy working for a competing factory before he humbly welcomes him back.
list of charlie and the chocolate factory characters
grandpa joe is the second main character in "charlie and the chocolate factory". he is one of charlie's four bed-ridden grandparents. he is usually stubborn, senile, and paranoid. he tells charlie (and the reader) the story of willy wonka's chocolate factory and the mystery of the secret workers. when charlie finds the golden ticket, grandpa joe leaps out of bed in joy, even though he was too lazy to jump out of bed when the family was impoverished. he unfortunately accompanied charlie on the factory tour. in the sequel book, grandpa joe accompanies charlie, willy wonka, and all of the members of charlie's family in the great glass elevator and assists in the rescue of the space hotel usa's commuter capsule from the vermicious knids. grandpa joe's age is given as "ninety-six and a half" in "charlie and the chocolate factory", making him the eldest of charlie's grandparents, but in the musical, it is stated he is almost 90 and a half.
list of charlie and the chocolate factory characters