Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder (Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, director and writer. He was most famous for his acting work and in particular for the movies he made with Mel Brooks which include The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. He also played the part of Willy Wonka in the musical movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Wilder studied Communication and Theatre Arts at the University of Iowa.Distinguished Alumni Winner: Gene Wilder . University of Iowa Alumni Association. Retrieved on March 19, 2008

Wilder was drafted into the Army on September 10, 1956.

An unauthorized  biography of Wilder called Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad by Brian Scott Mednick was published in December 2010 by BearManor Media.

Wilder died from Alzheimer's disease on August 29, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut at age 83.

Work
Movies
 Year Title Role Notes 1967 Bonnie and Clyde Eugene Grizzard  1968 The Producers Leo BloomNominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor1970 Start the Revolution Without Me The twins Claude and Philippe Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx Quackser Fortune 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy WonkaNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) Dr. Doug Ross The Scarecrow Lord Ravensbane/The Scarecrow Television1974  Rhinoceros  Stanley Based on Eugène Ionesco's play Rhinoceros Blazing Saddles Jim, "The Waco Kid" The Little Prince The Fox Thursday's Game Harry Evers Television Young Frankenstein Dr. Frankenstein Co-written with Mel BrooksNominated – Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Sigerson Holmes Also director and writer 1976 Silver Streak George Caldwell Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1977 The World's Greatest Lover Rudy Valentine, aka Rudy Hickman Also producer, director, and writer 1979 The Frisco Kid Avram Belinski1980 Sunday Lovers Skippy Directed "Skippy" segment Stir Crazy Skip Donahue 1982 Hanky Panky Michael Jordon 1984 The Woman in Red Teddy Pierce Also director and writer 1986 Haunted Honeymoon Larry Abbot Also director and writer 1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil Dave Lyons Also writer 1990 Funny About Love Duffy Bergman 1991 Another You George/Abe Fielding1999 Murder in a Small Town Larry "Cash" Carter Television Alice in Wonderland The Mock Turtle The Lady in Question Larry "Cash" Carter Television

Television
Voice for The Electric Company'''s segment The Adventures of Letterman (60 episodes, 1972–77)Something Wilder (1994–95)Will & Grace (2002) Episode "Boardroom and a Parked Place" (Guest Star – Mr. Stein)Will & Grace (2003) Episode "Sex, Losers & Videotape" (Guest Star – Mr. Stein)

Stage
 The Complaisant Lover (Broadway, 1962)
 Mother Courage and Her Children (Broadway, 1963)
  Death Of A Salesman
 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Broadway, 1963)
 The White House (Broadway, 1964)
 Luv (Broadway, 1966)
 Laughter on the 23rd Floor (London, 1996)
 The Scarecrow (Broadway, 1972)
 Rhinoceros'' (1974)

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