Mr. Arthur Slugworth is a fictional character from the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Original book cover of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with illustrations by Joseph Schindelman For the 1971 film, see Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ...

In the book, he is described as one of Willy Wonka's rival chocolate makers, president of Slugworth Chocolate Incorporated. Slugworth (along with Wonka's rivals Mr. Ficklegruber and Mr. Prodnose) sent in spies to steal the secret recipes to Wonka's treats; he began making candy balloons that you blow to incredible sizes, then pop them with a pin and gobble them up. His evil work (along with the other rivals) came close to ruining Wonka's factory. Wonka was forced to close his factory and fire all his workers. A few years later, Wonka's factory began working again (operated exclusively by Oompa Loompas) and his work continued to dominate the candy industry. Slugworth is never heard from again. Willy Wonka as drawn by Quentin Blake. ... Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka with the iconic Oompa Loompas of the 1971 film An Oompa Loompa from the 2005 movie adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, portrayed by Deep Roy Oompa-Loompas are dwarves in Roald Dahls fictional books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and...

In the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the role of Slugworth was greatly expanded. He is described by Grandpa Joe as the worst of all the rival candy makers. As the Golden Tickets are found one by one, Slugworth is seen approaching each finder and whispering something into their ear. After Charlie finds the last ticket, Slugworth finds him and we learn what he was saying: Wonka is working on a candy that threatens to ruin him. He offers Charlie and the other kids big bucks ("10,000 of these", flashing some unknown currency) to get one piece of the candy and bring it to him to figure out the formula. At the end of the film, it is revealed that the man is not Slugworth, but his name is Mr. Wilkenson (Wonka's secret agent) and his offer was a moral test of character. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a musical film adaptation of Roald Dahls classic book for children Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ... Grandpa Joe is a fictional character in the Roald Dahl childrens books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. ... A Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory A Golden Ticket as found by Charlie Bucket in the 2005 film version A Golden Ticket is a fictional item created by Roald Dahl in the 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ...

Slugworth only makes a split second appearance in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He receives a secret recipe from Prodnose and is not heard of again. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 film based on the 1964 childrens book of the same title by author Roald Dahl (see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and partially upon its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. ...