1952 年 9 月 30 日出生于英格兰奥尔德姆附近的罗伊顿，杰克·怀尔德被摇滚明星菲尔·柯林斯的母亲、艺人经纪人琼·柯林斯发现。当他在伦敦舞台剧《奥利弗》中扮演奥利弗一角时，他的突破就来了！在选角这部电影时，巧妙的道奇的角色交给了杰克，这个角色使他获得了奥斯卡最佳男配角提名。在这次成功之后，杰克被邀请在美国电视连续剧“H.R. Pufnstuf”（1969）中担任主角。这部由 Sid Krofft 和 Marty Krofft 制作的作品中，Wild 是一个被困在魔法土地上的男孩，木偶和演员穿着精心制作的服装。该计划的成功导致怀尔德在电影版《Pufnstuf》（1970）中重新扮演角色。其他角色接踵而至，包括《旋律》（1971）和《鸽子的飞行》（1971）。大约在同一时间，Wild发行了三张专辑（“The Jack Wild Album”;“Everything's Coming up Roses”，以及由崭露头角的词曲作者 Lynsey De Paul 创作的几首新歌的翻唱;和“美丽世界”）。然而，到 1972 年，他已经被降级为《吹笛人》（1972 年）的配角。他还出现在“我们共同的朋友”（1976 年）中。他以两个小角色重返电影界：《罗宾汉：盗贼王子》（Robin Hood： Prince of Thieves，1991）中的磨坊主的儿子，以及《罗勒》（Basil，1998）中的小贩。怀尔德于2004年7月接受了口腔癌手术，并切除了一些声带和部分舌头。不幸的是，癌症无法治愈，他于2006年3月1日去世。

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 Oliver in the London stage production of "Oliver!" When it came to casting the film, the role of the Artful Dodger went to Jack, a role that resulted in his getting an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Fresh from this success, Jack was offered the lead role in the American television series "H.R. Pufnstuf" (1969). This Sid Krofft and Marty Krofft production featured Wild as a boy marooned in an enchanted land with puppets and actors in elaborate costumes. The success of this program led to Wild reprising the role for the film version, Pufnstuf (1970). Other roles followed, including Melody (1971) and Flight of the Doves (1971). Around the same time, Wild released three albums ("The Jack Wild Album"; "Everything's Coming up Roses", featuring along with cover numbers a couple of new songs written by up-and-coming songwriter Lynsey De Paul; and "Beautiful World"). By 1972, however, he was already being demoted to the role of supporting actor for The Pied Piper (1972). He also appeared in "Our Mutual Friend" (1976). He returned to films in two small roles: the miller's son in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and a peddler in Basil (1998). Wild underwent surgery for oral cancer in July 2004, and had some vocal cords and part of his tongue removed. Unfortunately, the cancer proved untreatable and he died on 1 March 2006.