Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

American actor (1933–2016)

Gene Wilder was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was most notable for his comedic roles, including his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, and with Richard Pryor in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991), as well as his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 8 films (1970–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 14 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1980 Stir Crazy Sidney Poitier
1977 The World's Greatest Lover Gene Wilder
1976 Silver Streak Arthur Hiller
1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Gene Wilder
1974 Blazing Saddles Warner Brothers, Inc 93 min Color sound
1974 Young Frankenstein Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. 1:46:00 16mm B&W sound
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Mel Stuart
1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx Waris Hussein