Question: who played the candyman in willy wonka and the chocolate factory
Answer: Aubrey Woods Woods as Bill the Candy Man in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Aubrey Harold Woods ( 1928 - 04 - 09 ) 9 April 1928 Edmonton , Middlesex , England 7 May 2013 ( 2013 - 05 - 07 ) ( aged 85 ) Barrow - in - Furness , Cumbria , England Occupation Actor , singer Years active 1946 -- 1995 Spouse ( s ) Gaynor Woods ( m .