Gene Wilder

Born: 1933-06-11

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde, Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film The Producers for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including 1974's Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Wilder is known for his iconic portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and for his four films with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991), as well as starring in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972). Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984). With his third wife, Gilda Radner, he starred in three films, the last two of which he also directed. Her 1989 death from ovarian cancer led to his active involvement in promoting cancer awareness and treatment, helping found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles and co-founding Gilda's Club. After his last acting performance in 2003 – a guest role on Will & Grace for which he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Wilder turned his attention to writing. He produced a memoir in 2005, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art; a collection of stories, What Is This Thing Called Love? (2010); and the novels My French Whore (2007), The Woman Who Wouldn't (2008), and Something to Remember You By (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Wilder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Willy Wonka
Released: 1971-06-29

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his...

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as Jim
Released: 1974-02-07

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to...

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Bonnie and Clyde

as Eugene Grizzard
Released: 1967-08-14

In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and...

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See No Evil, Hear No Evil

as Dave Lyons
Released: 1989-05-12

A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being...

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as Frederick Frankenstein
Released: 1974-12-15

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von...

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

as Dr. Doug Ross
Released: 1972-08-06

A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From...

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The Woman in Red

as Theodore Pierce
Released: 1984-08-15

When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman...

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The Producers

as Leo Bloom
Released: 1968-03-18

Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming...

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Alice in Wonderland

as Mock Turtle
Released: 1999-02-28

Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets...

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as Skip Donahue
Released: 1980-12-12

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee...

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Silver Streak

as George Caldwell
Released: 1976-12-03

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a...

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Another You

as George / Abe Fielding
Released: 1991-07-26

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real...

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The Little Prince

as The Fox
Released: 1974-11-06

After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young...

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Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'

as Self
Released: 2001-11-13

Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

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The Frisco Kid

as Avram
Released: 1979-07-06

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a...

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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

as Sigerson Holmes
Released: 1975-12-14

After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling,...

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Haunted Honeymoon

as Larry Abbot
Released: 1986-07-25

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they...

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Hanky Panky

as Michael Jordon
Released: 1982-06-04

Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious...

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The Last Laugh

as Self
Released: 2016-04-18

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to...

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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)
Released: 2013-04-23

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor...

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Sunday Lovers

as Skippy (sketch 'Skippy')
Released: 1980-10-31

A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France,...

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Love, Gilda

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-04-18

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into...

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The World's Greatest Lover

as Rudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman
Released: 1977-12-18

When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading...

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Start the Revolution Without Me

as Claude / Philippe
Released: 1970-02-04

An account of the adventures of two sets of identical twins, badly scrambled at birth, on the...

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Funny About Love

as Duffy Bergman
Released: 1990-09-21

As political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne...

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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-05-20

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live...

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Hello Actors Studio

as Self
Released: 1988-11-09

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed...

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Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2007-05-10

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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Rhinoceros

as Stanley
Released: 1974-01-21

A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous...

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Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

as (archive footage)
Released: 2003-01-01

This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made...

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Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

as Self
Released: 2014-01-06

TCM host Robert Osborne discusses his life and career with guest interviewer Alec Baldwin in...

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Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self (Archival Footage)
Released: 2024-03-15

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an...

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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

as Self
Released: 2008-03-31

A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from...

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Thursday's Game

as Harry Evers
Released: 1974-04-14

Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for...

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Scarecrow

as Lord Ravensbane
Released: 1972-01-10

Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams...

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Baryshnikov in Hollywood

as Self - Special Appearence
Released: 1982-04-21

The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.

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Blacks and Jews

as Self
Released: 1997-07-29

This documentary attempts to go beyond the sensationalized media coverage and the stereotypes to...

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Role Model: Gene Wilder

as Self
Released: 2008-04-15

For 4 decades movie funnyman Gene Wilder has been keeping audiences in stitches with his...

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Back in the Saddle

as Self
Released: 2001-06-19

The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.

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Murder in a Small Town

as Cash Carter
Released: 1999-01-10

A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving...

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Death of a Salesman

as Bernard
Released: 1966-05-07

Adaptation of Arthur Miller's play.

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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

as Self
Released: 1996-01-01

Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making...

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The Lady in Question

as Larry 'Cash' Carter
Released: 1999-12-12

In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is...

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The Making of 'The Producers'

as Self
Released: 2002-12-03

An hour-long making-of featurette which features interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Mel...

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EXPO: Magic of the White City

as Self - Narrator
Released: 2005-09-16

Explore the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of...

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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

as Quackser Fortune
Released: 1970-06-13

In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Will & Grace

as Mr. Stein
First aired: 1998-09-21

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement...

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CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1979-01-28

The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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The Electric Company

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-10-25

The Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced...

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The Frank Skinner Show

as Self
First aired: 1995-09-10

The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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The Defenders

as Waiter
First aired: 1961-09-16

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Wogan is a British television chat show

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Honest Trailers

as Willy Wonka (archive footage)
First aired: 2012-02-13

Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...

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The DuPont Show of the Week

as Muller
First aired: 1961-09-17

The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...

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The DuPont Show of the Week

as Reporter
First aired: 1961-09-17

The DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...

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Legends

as Self
First aired: 2006-11-17

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for...

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After They Were Famous

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2002-03-30

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Inside the Actors Studio

as Self
First aired: 1994-08-14

James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...

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Something Wilder

as Gene Bergman
First aired: 1994-10-01

Something Wilder is an American sitcom starring Gene Wilder that ran on NBC from October 1, 1994...

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