Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1933-06-11
Deathday: 2016-08-29 (83 years old)

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Biography

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).


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Filmography

all 68

Movies 51

self 27

TV Shows 17

Narrator 1

Writer 1

Self (Archival Footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Love, Gilda

Love, Gilda (2018)

Movie
Self
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh (2016)

Movie
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)

Movie
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)

Movie
George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)

Movie
Willy Wonka (archive footage)
Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers (2012)

TV
6
Self
Role Model: Gene Wilder

Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008)

Movie
Self
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008)

Movie
Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

Movie
Self
Legends

Legends (2006)

TV
Narrator
EXPO: Magic of the White City

EXPO: Magic of the White City (2005)

Movie
(archive footage)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Producers'

The Making of 'The Producers' (2002)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
After They Were Famous

After They Were Famous (2002)

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

Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' (2001)

Movie
Self
Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle (2001)

Movie
Larry 'Cash' Carter
The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question (1999)

Movie
Mock Turtle
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Movie
Cash Carter
Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town (1999)

Movie
Mr. Stein
Will & Grace

Will & Grace (1998)

TV
6.33
Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Self
Blacks and Jews

Blacks and Jews (1997)

Movie
Self
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)

Movie
Self
The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show (1995)

TV
Gene Bergman
Something Wilder

Something Wilder (1994)

TV
Self
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

TV
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

TV
6
George
Another You

Another You (1991)

Movie
6
Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Movie
Duffy Bergman
Funny About Love

Funny About Love (1990)

Movie
Dave
See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)

Movie
5
Self
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio (1988)

Movie
Larry Abbot
Haunted Honeymoon

Haunted Honeymoon (1986)

Movie
6
Theodore Pierce
The Woman in Red

The Woman in Red (1984)

Movie
6.08
Michael Jordon
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky (1982)

Movie
Self
Wogan

Wogan (1982)

TV
Self - Special Appearence
Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982)

Movie
Skip Donahue
Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy (1980)

Movie
5.09
Skippy (segment "Skippy")
Sunday Lovers

Sunday Lovers (1980)

Movie
Avram
The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid (1979)

Movie
Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)

TV
Rudy Hickman
The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

Movie
6
Self
Bitte umblättern

Bitte umblättern (1977)

TV
George Caldwell
Silver Streak

Silver Streak (1976)

Movie
1
Sigerson Holmes
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

Movie
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)

TV
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Movie
6.73
The Fox
The Little Prince

The Little Prince (1974)

Movie
Harry Evers
Thursday's Game

Thursday's Game (1974)

Movie
Jim
Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Movie
6.75
Stanley
Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros (1974)

Movie
Herb Waterman
Acts of Love and Other Comedies

Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973)

Movie
Ernie (Story 4)
The Trouble With People

The Trouble With People (1972)

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

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

Movie
6
Lord Ravensbane
Scarecrow

Scarecrow (1972)

Movie
The Electric Company

The Electric Company (1971)

TV
Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Movie
7.5
Quackser Fortune
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)

Movie
Claude
Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)

Movie
Leo Bloom
The Producers

The Producers (1968)

Movie
5
Eugene Grizzard
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Movie
5.4
Bernard
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman (1966)

Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Muller
The DuPont Show of the Week

The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)

TV
Waiter
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Writer
My French Amore

My French Amore

Movie
Self
Wilder

Wilder

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.08
Based on 1.08 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1988
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1933-06-11

Deathday
2016-08-29 (83 years old)

Birth Name
Jerome Silberman

Birth Place
Milwaukee, United States of America

Religion
Judaism

Relationships
Gilda Radner (1984-01-01 - 1989-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Jerome Silberman, Jerry Silberman, Ζερόμ Ζίλμπερμαν, Τζιν Γουάιλντερ

Awards
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Clarence Derwent Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series


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