Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ron Moody (left) as Fagin with Jack Wild as the Artful Dodger (right) in Carol Reed's 1968 musical Oliver! (Alamy) (Album, Album) ...

Born September 30, 1952, in Royton, near Oldham, England, Jack Wild was discovered by talent agent June Collins, mother of rock star Phil Collins. His breakthrough came when he landed the role of ...