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Gene Wilder caught his first big break playing a small role in the off-Broadway production of Arnold Wesker's "Roots" and followed quickly with his Broadway debut as the comic valet in "The Complaisant Lover" (both 1961), for which he won the Clement Derwent Award. His other Broadway credits included "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1963... See full bio »

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Jerome Silberman
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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2002-2003 Will & Grace (TV series)
Mr. Stein
– Sex, Losers & Videotape (2003) … Mr. Stein
– Boardroom and a Parked Place (2002) … Mr. Stein
 
1999 The Lady in Question (TV movie)
Larry 'Cash' Carter
 
1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Mock Turtle
 
1999 Murder in a Small Town (TV movie)
Cash Carter
 
1994-1995 Something Wilder (TV series)
Gene Bergman
– Dr. Roof (1995) … Gene Bergman
– Hanging with Mr. Cooper (1995) … Gene Bergman
– Bergman of Alcatraz (1995) … Gene Bergman
– Love at First Flight (1995) … Gene Bergman
– Sleepless in Stockbridge (1995) … Gene Bergman
See all 15 episodes »
 
1993 Eligible Dentist (TV movie)
Toby
 
1991 Another You
George/Abe Fielding
 
1990 Funny About Love
Duffy Bergman
 
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Dave Lyons
 
1986 Haunted Honeymoon
Larry Abbot
 
1984 The Woman in Red
Teddy Pierce
 
1982 Hanky Panky
Michael Jordon
 
1980 Stir Crazy
Skip Donahue
 
1980 Sunday Lovers
Skippy (segment "Skippy")
 
1979 The Frisco Kid
Avram
 
1977 The World's Greatest Lover
Rudy Valentine/Rudy Hickman
 
1976 Silver Streak
George
 
1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Sigerson Holmes
 
1974 Young Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein
 
1974 The Little Prince
The Fox
 
1974 Thursday's Game (TV movie)
Harry Evers
 
1974 Blazing Saddles
Jim
 
1974 Rhinoceros
Stanley
 
1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies (TV movie)
Herb Waterman
 
1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
Dr. Ross
 
1972 The Scarecrow (TV movie)
Lord Ravensbane / The Scarecrow
 
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka
 
1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Quackser Fortune
 
1970 Start the Revolution Without Me
Claude/Philippe
 
1967 The Producers
Leo Bloom
 
1967 Bonnie and Clyde
Eugene Grizzard
 
1966 Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
Bernard
 
1962-1963 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Muller / Reporter / Wilson
– Windfall (1963) … Reporter
– The Interrogator (1962) … Wilson
– A Sound of Hunting (1962) … Muller
 
1962 The Defenders (TV series)
– Reunion with Death (1962)
 
1962 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Yussel
– Episode #12.22 (1962) … Yussel
– The Man Who Refused to Die (1962) … Yussel
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (10 titles)
2013 The Voice UK (TV series)
– Blind Auditions 1 (2013) (performer: "Pure Imagination" - uncredited)
 
2011 Atop the Fourth Wall (TV series)
– Superman Meets the Quik Bunny (2011) (performer: "Pure Imagination")
 
1986 Haunted Honeymoon (performer: "Always in All Ways", "Get Happy")
 
1980 Stir Crazy (performer: "Crazy")
 
1977 The World's Greatest Lover (writer: "Ain't It Kinda Wonderful")
 
1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (performer: "The Kangaroo Hop", "Un Ballo in Maschera A Masked Ball: Singing at the Party; I Want You Now; Very Sexy Wine")
 
1974 Young Frankenstein (performer: "Puttin' on the Ritz")
 
1974 The Little Prince (performer: "Closer And Closer And Closer")
 
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (performer: "Pure Imagination" - uncredited)
 
1967 The Producers (performer: "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon")
 
Show ShowWriter (9 titles)
1999 The Lady in Question (TV movie)
 
1999 Murder in a Small Town (TV movie) (written by)
 
1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil (screenplay)
 
1986 Haunted Honeymoon (written by)
 
1984 The Woman in Red (written by)
 
1980 Sunday Lovers (segment "Skippy")
 
1977 The World's Greatest Lover
 
1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
 
1974 Young Frankenstein (screen story and screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1977 The World's Greatest Lover (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2008 Role Model: Gene Wilder (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: photos courtesy of)
 
2005 Citizen Candy Man: A Chocumentary (short) (everlasting thanks)
 
2001 Back in the Saddle (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1996 And It's Goodnight from Him: The Very Best of Ronnie Barker (video documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (45 titles)
2008 Role Model: Gene Wilder (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2008 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Broadway Beat (TV series)
Himself
– The Homecoming Meet & Greet/Peter and Jerry at 2nd Stage/Young Frankenstein Opening (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #26.2 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 EXPO: Magic of the White City (video documentary)
Narrator
 
2005 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Himself
– Gene Wilder (2005) … Himself
 
2005 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 NewsNight with Aaron Brown (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'The Producers' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
– Gene Wilder (2001)
 
2001 Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Back in the Saddle (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Young Frankenstein: Building the Perfect Beast (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991-1999 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 July 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1999 The Mark Twain Prize: Richard Pryor (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gilda Radner (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The Frank Skinner Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 The Laurence Olivier Awards 1997 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Making Frankensense of 'Young Frankenstein' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 And It's Goodnight from Him: The Very Best of Ronnie Barker (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself
– Gene wilder (1995) … Himself
 
1994 It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 A Party for Richard Pryor (TV special)
Himself
 
1989-1990 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 September 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1988 Hello Actors Studio (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Making of 'The Woman in Red' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Baryshnikov in Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mel Brooks (1982) … Himself
 
1978 Lørdagshjørnet (TV series)
Himself
– Gene Wilder (1978) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
1978 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 3ème nuit des Césars (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Bitte umblättern (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 August 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1976 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 January 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1974 Annie and the Hoods (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2008-2013 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Danske Hollywoodfruer (TV series)
 
2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years (TV documentary)
Leo Bloom (uncredited)
 
2006 ¿De qué te ríes? (TV movie)
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
 
2003 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (TV documentary)
 
2002 Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Black Comedy
Himself
 
2000 Gilmore Girls (TV series)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein/Himself
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 50 Years of Funny Females (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (documentary)
Dr. Frankenstein
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960s) TV commercials: Alka Seltzer See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jerry Silberman

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on being asked to play Willy Wonka] I said, "I'd like to come out with a cane, and be crippled," and I said, "because no one will know from that time on whether I'm lying or telling the truth." And he said, "You mean--if we don't do that, you won't do the part?" And I said, "Yeah, that's what I'm saying." [imitates the producer mumbling to himself] "Okay... See more »

Trivia:

While serving in the United States Army, he was assigned as a Medic to the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He worked in treating psychiatric patients. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently plays highly eccentric yet likeable characters See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini