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Gene Wilder(1933-2016)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Gene Wilder in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
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Another You (2017)
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When he was 11 he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Ceasar then when he was 15 and saw Lee J Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman' he decided he would be a comedy actor. and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in'The World's Greatest Lover followed by 'Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother' which he just acted in and directed.
BornJune 11, 1933
DiedAugust 29, 2016(83)
BornJune 11, 1933
DiedAugust 29, 2016(83)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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Gene Wilder, Sidney Poitier, and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
Gene Wilder and Ned Beatty in Silver Streak (1976)
Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in Love, Gilda (2018)
Gene Wilder in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Julie Dawn Cole, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Willy Wonka
  • 1971
Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein
8.0
  • Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
  • 1974
Lee Meredith, Zero Mostel, and Dick Shawn in The Producers (1967)
The Producers
7.5
  • Leo Bloom
  • 1967
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
6.8
  • Dave
  • 1989

Credits

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Actor

  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
  • Gene Wilder in The Lady in Question (1999)
    The Lady in Question
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Tina Majorino, and Martin Short in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
    Alice in Wonderland
  • Murder in a Small Town (1999)
    Murder in a Small Town
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
  • Gene Wilder, Ian Bottiglieri, Carl Michael Lindner, and Hillary B. Smith in Something Wilder (1994)
    Something Wilder
  • Eligible Dentist (1993)
    Eligible Dentist
  • Another You (1991)
    Another You
  • Gene Wilder in Funny About Love (1990)
    Funny About Love
  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
    See No Evil, Hear No Evil
  • Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise, and Gilda Radner in Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
    Haunted Honeymoon
  • Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock in The Woman in Red (1984)
    The Woman in Red
  • Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in Hanky Panky (1982)
    Hanky Panky
  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
    Stir Crazy
  • Les séducteurs (1980)
    Les séducteurs

Writer

  • My French Muse
    • In Development
  • Gene Wilder in The Lady in Question (1999)
    The Lady in Question
  • Murder in a Small Town (1999)
    Murder in a Small Town
  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
    See No Evil, Hear No Evil
  • Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise, and Gilda Radner in Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
    Haunted Honeymoon
  • Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock in The Woman in Red (1984)
    The Woman in Red
  • Les séducteurs (1980)
    Les séducteurs
    • (segment Skippy)
  • The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
    The World's Greatest Lover
  • The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    Young Frankenstein

Director

  • Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise, and Gilda Radner in Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
    Haunted Honeymoon
  • Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock in The Woman in Red (1984)
    The Woman in Red
  • Les séducteurs (1980)
    Les séducteurs
    • (segment Skippy)
  • The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
    The World's Greatest Lover
  • The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

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Personal details

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    • June 11, 1933
    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    • August 29, 2016
    • Stamford, Connecticut, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
    • Karen BoyerSeptember 8, 1991 - August 29, 2016 (his death)
    • Billy Wilder(Not Related)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Gillette razors
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 12 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    One of his all-time favorite songs was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and particularly the version sung by Ella Fitzgerald. According to his family, as Wilder laid on his deathbed, the music player (which was set to random) changed to this song. Wilder then smiled, closed his eyes, and peacefully passed away.
  • Quotes
    [on Mel Brooks] A loud kind of Jewish genius--maybe that's as close as you can get to defining him.
    • Soft mellow voice
    • The Producers
      (1967)
      $10,000

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