“I have always loved Oliver Twist but wasn’t so keen on Oliver himself. I preferred the company of Dodger, Fagin and the gang. I thought it would be fun to create a family show with Dodger at ...

The result is “Oliver & Company,” an animated film released ... led by the personable Dodger, in current-day New York City. One of their money-making schemes goes awry, and Oliver ends up ...

Jack Wild, the actor who played the Artful Dodger in the 1968 film Oliver, died last night after a battle with cancer, his agent announced today. Wild blamed his mouth cancer on a lifestyle of ...

By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic When readers last spotted the Artful Dodger in Charles Dickens ... from those who know the musical or Oliver & Company. But it’s nothing that ...

"I have always loved Oliver Twist but wasn't so keen on Oliver himself. I preferred the company of Dodger, Fagin and the gang. I thought it would be fun to create a family show with Dodger at its ...

LOS ANGELES -- "The Artful Dodger" puts a twist on an old classic. Jack Dawkins, one of Charles Dickens' most famous characters from "Oliver Twist ... The Walt Disney Company is the parent ...

who played The Artful Dodger in 1968 film Oliver!, has died at the age of 53. Wild was nominated for an Oscar when he was just 16 for the role. He also starred in late-1960s US children's fantasy TV ...

Jack Wild, who earned an Oscar nomination as a teenager for his role as the Artful Dodger in the 1968 film “Oliver ... The actor was diagnosed with mouth cancer in 2000, and surgery ...