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Gene Wilder

Actor / Film Director / Comedian / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Writer | * 06/11/1933 († 83, 08/29/2016) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
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Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman, June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He collaborated with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Frankenstein (1974), and with Richard Pryor in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991). He began his career on stage, and ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot but cannot see the perpetrator. Both are arrested, ...

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

Certification unknown

1989 | 3.4/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Crime
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A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young ...

Young Frankenstein

Κ-12

1974 | 4.0/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy
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When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a ...

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Certification unknown

1971 | 3.7/5 | 1h 40min
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy
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Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a ...

The Producers

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1968 | 3.6/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Gene Wilder

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Clarence Derwent Awards Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Gene Wilder as Actor(44)

as Self (Archival Footage)2024 Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)2023 Wilder
as Self (archive footage)2018 Love, Gilda
as himself2014 Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self (archive footage)2013 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as himself2008 Role Model: Gene Wilder
as himself2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Self - Narrator2005 Expo Magic of the White City
as (archive footage)2003 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as himself2002 The Making of 'The Producers'
as himself2001 Back in the Saddle
as himself2001 Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
as Mock Turtle1999 Alice in Wonderland
as Cash Carter1999 Murder in a Small Town
as Larry 'Cash' Carter1999 The Lady in Question
as himself1997 Blacks and Jews
as himself1996 Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as George / Abe Fielding1991 Another You
as Duffy Bergman1990 Funny About Love
as Dave Lyons1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
as Larry Abbot1986 Haunted Honeymoon
as Theodore Pierce1984 The Woman in Red
as Michael Jordon1982 Hanky Panky
as Skippy (sketch 'Skippy')1980 Sunday Lovers
as Skip Donahue1980 Stir Crazy
as Avram1979 The Frisco Kid
as Rudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman1977 The World's Greatest Lover
as George Caldwell1976 Silver Streak
as Sigerson Holmes1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as The Fox1974 The Little Prince
as Jim1974 Blazing Saddles
as Stanley1974 Rhinoceros
as Harry Evers1974 Thursday's Game
as Frederick Frankenstein1974 Young Frankenstein
as Herb Waterman1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies
as Lord Ravensbane1972 The Scarecrow
as Dr. Doug Ross1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Willy Wonka1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Quackser Fortune1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
as Claude / Philippe1970 Start the Revolution Without Me
as Leo Bloom1968 The Producers
as Eugene Grizzard1967 Bonnie and Clyde
as Bernard1966 Death of a Salesman

TV Shows/Series with Gene Wilder as Actor(14)

as himself2006 Legends
as (archive footage)2002 After They Were Famous
as Mr. Stein1998 Will & Grace
as himself1997 The View
as himself1995 The Frank Skinner Show
as Gene Bergman1994 Something Wilder
as himself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as himself1982 Wogan
as Self - Guest1979 CBS News Sunday Morning
as himself1977 Bitte umblättern
as himself1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1971 The Electric Company
as Waiter1961 The Defenders

Movies with Gene Wilder as Crew(15)

Writing/Writer1999 Murder in a Small Town
Writing/Writer1999 The Lady in Question
Writing/Screenplay1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Directing/Director1986 Haunted Honeymoon
Writing/Writer1986 Haunted Honeymoon
Directing/Director1984 The Woman in Red
Writing/Writer1984 The Woman in Red
Directing/Director1980 Sunday Lovers
Directing/Director1977 The World's Greatest Lover
Production/Producer1977 The World's Greatest Lover
Writing/Writer1977 The World's Greatest Lover
Directing/Director1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Writing/Writer1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Writing/Screenplay1974 Young Frankenstein
Writing/Screenstory1974 Young Frankenstein

Full Name: Jerome Gene Silberman
Born: Sunday, 06/11 1933 (June) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 08/29 2016 (August) in Stamford (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Iowa, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Washington High School, HB Studio, Black-Foxe Military Institute
Spouses (current/former): Gilda Radner
Other names for Gene Wilder (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jerome Silberman"
"Jerry Silberman"
"Ζερόμ Ζίλμπερμαν"
"Τζιν Γουάιλντερ"
Gene Wilder frequently works together with these people:
Mel Brooks (21x, Actor)
John Morris (13x, Crew)
Richard Pryor (10x, Actor)
Martin Sheen (8x, Actor)
William Shatner (8x, Actor)
Elton John (7x, Actor)
Morgan Freeman (6x, Actor)
Dom DeLuise (5x, Actor)
Lynn Stalmaster (5x, Crew)
Madeline Kahn (5x, Actress)
Gilda Radner (5x, Actress)
Terence Marsh (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1180, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/08/2024