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	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gaynor Woods\|1952}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gaynor Woods\|1952\|2013}}
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb name\|id=0940500\|name=Aubrey Woods}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0940500\|name=Aubrey Woods}}
	*[http://www.arbeiter-zeitung.at/cgi-bin/archiv/flash.pl?seite=19741015_A08;html=1 Aubrey Woods in ''Candida'' at ''Vienna's English Theatre'', 1977], ''Arbeiter-Zeitung''. (German).
	*[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18696 Aubrey Woods; Aveleyman.com]		*[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18696 Aubrey Woods; Aveleyman.com]

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	\|caption = ~~Woods as Bill the Candy Man in ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' (1971)~~		\|caption =
	\| name = Aubrey Woods		\| name = Aubrey Woods
	\| birth_name = Aubrey Harold Woods		\| birth_name = Aubrey Harold Woods
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1928\|4\|9\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1928\|04\|09\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Edmonton, London\|Edmonton]], [[Middlesex]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Edmonton, London\|Edmonton]], [[w:Middlesex\|Middlesex]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2013\|5\|7\|1928\|4\|9\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2013\|05\|07\|1928\|04\|09\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Cumbria]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Barrow-in-Furness\|Barrow-in-Furness]], [[w:Cumbria\|Cumbria]], England
	\| occupation = Actor, singer		\| occupation = Actor, singer
	\| years_active = 1946–1995		\| years_active = 1946–1995
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	==Biography and career ==		==Biography and career ==
	Woods was born on 9 April 1928 in [[Edmonton, London\|Edmonton]], [[Middlesex]] and grew up in nearby [[Palmers Green]]. He was educated at [[the Latymer School]]. His first film role was at the age of 17 as Smike in ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film)\|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (1947). On stage he played the role of [[Fagin]] in Lionel Bart's production of ''[[Oliver!]]'' at the [[Noël Coward Theatre\|New Theatre]], St Martin's Lane in the 1960s alongside Nicolette Roeg and Robert Bridges. He played [[Alfred Jingle]] in the [[Musical film\|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (TV movie)\|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC]] in 1969. Woods' best remembered film role is in ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', where he played the character of [[List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Other characters\|Bill, the Candy Store Owner]], singing "[[The Candy Man]]" near the beginning of the film; the single was later a hit for entertainer [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] During the early 1970s he collaborated on the musical ''Trelawny'' with friend [[Julian Slade]].<ref name="Coveney">Michael Coveney [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/may/14/aubrey-woods Obituary: Aubrey Woods], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 2013</ref>		Woods was born on 9 April 1928 in [[w:Edmonton, London\|Edmonton]], [[w:Middlesex\|Middlesex]] and grew up in nearby [[w:Palmers Green\|Palmers Green]]. He was educated at [[w:the Latymer School\|the Latymer School]]. His first film role was at the age of 17 as Smike in ''[[w:The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film)\|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (1947). On stage he played the role of [[w:Fagin\|Fagin]] in Lionel Bart's production of ''[[w:Oliver!\|Oliver!]]'' at the [[w:Noël Coward Theatre\|New Theatre]], St Martin's Lane in the 1960s alongside Nicolette Roeg and Robert Bridges. He played [[w:Alfred Jingle\|Alfred Jingle]] in the [[w:Musical film\|TV musical]] ''[[w:Pickwick (TV movie)\|Pickwick]]'' for the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] in 1969. Woods' best remembered film role is in ''[[w:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory\|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', where he played the character of [[w:List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Other characters\|Bill, the Candy Store Owner]], singing "[[w:The Candy Man\|The Candy Man]]" near the beginning of the film; the single was later a hit for entertainer [[w:Sammy Davis Jr.\|Sammy Davis Jr.]] During the early 1970s he collaborated on the musical ''Trelawny'' with friend [[w:Julian Slade\|Julian Slade]].<ref name="Coveney">Michael Coveney [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/may/14/aubrey-woods Obituary: Aubrey Woods], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 2013</ref>

	His television credits include ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in which he appeared as 'The Controller' in the 1972 four part series 'Day of the Daleks', ''[[Blake's 7]]'', ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' and ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]''. He also appeared as Jacob and Potiphar in the 1991 production of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' at the [[London Palladium]], the soundtrack of which topped the British albums chart in August 1991. His radio credits include the original radio series of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', appearing in [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases\|Fit the Sixth]]. He dramatised [[E. F. Benson]]'s 1932 comic novel "Secret Lives" in three parts for BBC radio, and was also the narrator.		His television credits include ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' in which he appeared as 'The Controller' in the 1972 four part series 'Day of the Daleks', ''[[w:Blake's 7\|Blake's 7]]'', ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' and ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]''. He also appeared as Jacob and Potiphar in the 1991 production of ''[[w:Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\|Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' at the [[w:London Palladium\|London Palladium]], the soundtrack of which topped the British albums chart in August 1991. His radio credits include the original radio series of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)\|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', appearing in [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases\|Fit the Sixth]]. He dramatised [[w:E. F. Benson\|E. F. Benson]]'s 1932 comic novel "Secret Lives" in three parts for BBC radio, and was also the narrator.

	==Death ==		==Death ==
	Woods died on 7 May 2013, at his home in [[Barrow-in-Furness]] aged 85 of natural causes. He was survived by his wife Gaynor, whom he had met at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|RADA]] and married in 1952. <ref name="Coveney"/>		Woods died on 7 May 2013, at his home in [[w:Barrow-in-Furness\|Barrow-in-Furness]] aged 85 of natural causes. He was survived by his wife Gaynor, whom he had met at [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|RADA]] and married in 1952. <ref name="Coveney"/>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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{{Short description|English actor and singer}}{{Refimprove|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2012}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox person
|image = Aubrey Woods.jpg
|caption = Woods as Bill the Candy Man in ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' (1971)
| name = Aubrey Woods
| birth_name = Aubrey Harold Woods
| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|4|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[Middlesex]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|5|7|1928|4|9|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Barrow-in-Furness]], [[Cumbria]], England
| occupation = Actor, singer
| years_active = 1946–1995
| spouse = {{marriage|Gaynor Woods|1952}}
}}

'''Aubrey Harold Woods''' (9 April 1928 – 7 May 2013)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://announcements.thetimes.co.uk/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=aubrey-woods&pid=164785434 |title=Aubrey Woods |date=14 May 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref name="Coveney"/> was an English actor and singer.

==Biography and career ==
Woods was born on 9 April 1928 in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[Middlesex]] and grew up in nearby [[Palmers Green]]. He was educated at [[the Latymer School]]. His first film role was at the age of 17 as Smike in ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (1947). On stage he played the role of [[Fagin]] in Lionel Bart's production of ''[[Oliver!]]'' at the [[Noël Coward Theatre|New Theatre]], St Martin's Lane in the 1960s alongside Nicolette Roeg and Robert Bridges. He played [[Alfred Jingle]] in the [[Musical film|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (TV movie)|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC]] in 1969. Woods' best remembered film role is in ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', where he played the character of [[List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Other characters|Bill, the Candy Store Owner]], singing "[[The Candy Man]]" near the beginning of the film; the single was later a hit for entertainer [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] During the early 1970s he collaborated on the musical ''Trelawny'' with friend [[Julian Slade]].<ref name="Coveney">Michael Coveney [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/may/14/aubrey-woods Obituary: Aubrey Woods], ''The Guardian'', 14 May 2013</ref>

His television credits include ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in which he appeared as 'The Controller' in the 1972 four part series 'Day of the Daleks', ''[[Blake's 7]]'', ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' and ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]''. He also appeared as Jacob and Potiphar in the 1991 production of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' at the [[London Palladium]], the soundtrack of which topped the British albums chart in August 1991. His radio credits include the original radio series of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', appearing in [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases|Fit the Sixth]]. He dramatised [[E. F. Benson]]'s 1932 comic novel "Secret Lives" in three parts for BBC radio, and was also the narrator.

==Death ==
Woods died on 7 May 2013, at his home in [[Barrow-in-Furness]] aged 85 of natural causes. He was survived by his wife Gaynor, whom he had met at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]] and married in 1952. <ref name="Coveney"/>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1947
| ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 film)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| [[List of Dickensian characters#S|Smike]]
|
|-
| 1948
| ''[[The Greed of William Hart]]''
| Jamie Wilson
|
|-
| 1949
| ''[[The Queen of Spades (1949 film)|The Queen of Spades]]''
| Dimitri
|
|-
| 1950
| ''[[Guilt Is My Shadow]]''
| Doctor
|
|-
| 1954
| ''[[Father Brown (film)|Father Brown]]''
| Charlie
|
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Spare the Rod]]''
| Mr. Bickerstaff
|
|-
| 1964
| ''[[A Home of Your Own]]''
| Water Board Inspector
|
|-
| 1965
| ''[[San Ferry Ann]]''
| Immigration Officer
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Just like a Woman (1967 film)|Just like a Woman]]''
| T.V. Floor Manager
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1970
| ''[[Futtocks End]]''
| Postman
|
|-
| ''[[Loot (1970 film)|Loot]]''
| Undertaker
|
|-
| ''[[Wuthering Heights (1970 film)|Wuthering Heights]]''
| Joseph
|
|-
| rowspan=5|1971
| ''[[All the Right Noises]]''
| Stage Musical Performer: Foreman
|
|-
| ''[[Up Pompeii (film)|Up Pompeii]]''
| Villanus
|
|-
| ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]''
| Goldsmith
|
|-
| ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]''
| [[List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters#Other characters|Bill]]
|
|-
| ''[[Up the Chastity Belt]]''
| Vegetable Stall Holder
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1972
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Controller
| Story: "[[Day of the Daleks]]"
|-
| ''[[Z.P.G.]]''
| Dr. Mallory
|
|-
| ''[[The Darwin Adventure]]''
| [[Samuel Wilberforce|Bishop Wilberforce]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1974
| ''[[Jackanory|Jackanory Playhouse]]''
| Fitzwarren
| Episode: "Dick Whittington"
|-
| ''[[Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!]]''
| T.V. Chairman
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1975
| ''[[That Lucky Touch]]''
| Viscount L'Ardey
|
|-
| ''[[Operation Daybreak]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1979
| ''[[Blake's 7]]''
| Krantor
| Episode: "Gambit"
|-
| ''[[Quincy's Quest]]''
| Mr. Perfect
|
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Witness for the Prosecution (1982 film)|Witness for the Prosecution]]''
| Tailor
| TV Movie
|-
| rowspan=2|1984
| ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]''
| Jurgen
| Episode: "Last Rites"
|-
| ''[[Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)|Cloak & Dagger]]''
| F.B.I. Agent
| Uncredited
|-
| 1987
| ''[[I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)|I'll Take Manhattan]]''
| Priest
| Miniseries
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0940500|name=Aubrey Woods}}
*[http://www.arbeiter-zeitung.at/cgi-bin/archiv/flash.pl?seite=19741015_A08;html=1 Aubrey Woods in ''Candida'' at ''Vienna's English Theatre'', 1977], ''Arbeiter-Zeitung''. (German).
*[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18696 Aubrey Woods; Aveleyman.com]

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