Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter, and author. He 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. He 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). He 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 – he 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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Bonnie and Clyde
as Eugene GrizzardIn 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 LyonsA murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being...
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A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von...
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Silver Streak
as George CaldwellA somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a...
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The Woman in Red
as Theodore PierceWhen a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman...
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Dr. Doug RossA collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From...
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The Little Prince
as The FoxAfter a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young...
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The Producers
as Leo BloomBroadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming...
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as Sigerson HolmesAfter spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling,...
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as Mock TurtleAlice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets...
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Another You
as George / Abe FieldingGeorge has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real...
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The Last Laugh
as SelfFeature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to...
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The Frisco Kid
as AvramRabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a...
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Start the Revolution Without Me
as Claude / PhilippeTwo sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre...
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Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
as SelfRetrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."
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Haunted Honeymoon
as Larry AbbotRadio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they...
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The World's Greatest Lover
as Rudy Valentine / Rudy HickmanWhen frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading...
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Hanky Panky
as Michael JordonNaïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious...
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor...
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Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an...
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Sunday Lovers
as Skippy (sketch 'Skippy')A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France,...
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to...
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Funny About Love
as Duffy BergmanAs political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne...
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Murder in a Small Town
as Cash CarterA widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving...
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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as SelfVia reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making...
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
as SelfA documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from...
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Love, Gilda
as Self (archive footage)Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into...
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Rhinoceros
as StanleyA boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous...
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live...
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as SelfAfter Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed...
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as Harry EversHarry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for...
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
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Scarecrow
as Lord RavensbaneJust before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams...
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Back in the Saddle
as SelfThe cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.
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Role Model: Gene Wilder
as SelfFor 4 decades movie funnyman Gene Wilder has been keeping audiences in stitches with his...
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Baryshnikov in Hollywood
as Self - Special AppearenceThe famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.
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Blacks and Jews
as SelfThis documentary attempts to go beyond the sensationalized media coverage and the stereotypes to...
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EXPO: Magic of the White City
as Narrator (voice)Explore the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of...
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The Lady in Question
as Larry 'Cash' CarterIn 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is...
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Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as (archive footage)This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made...
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Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
as Quackser FortuneIn Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real...
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The Making of 'The Producers'
as SelfAn hour-long making-of featurette which features interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Mel...
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Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as SelfTCM host Robert Osborne discusses his life and career with guest interviewer Alec Baldwin in...
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Acts of Love and Other Comedies
as Herb WatermanA funny anthology featuring various sketches about people having trouble with love and sex.
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Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about Mel Brooks' legendary 1974 comedy «Blazing Saddles».
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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Will & Grace
as Mr. SteinWill Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement...
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Wogan
as SelfChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - GuestStepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that...
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self - GuestThe sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that...
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The Defenders
as WaiterThe Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...
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Honest Trailers
as Willy Wonka (archive footage)Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...
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The Electric Company
as uncreditedThe Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced...
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The Frank Skinner Show
as SelfThe Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted...
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Something Wilder
as Gene BergmanSomething Wilder is an American sitcom starring Gene Wilder that ran on NBC from October 1, 1994...
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Inside the Actors Studio
as SelfJames Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...
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The DuPont Show of the Week
as MullerThe 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 ReporterThe DuPont Show of the Week is an American anthology drama series which aired for three seasons...
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