Gene Wilder

Biography

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
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Personal Info

Id

3460

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-06-11

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

  • Jerome Silberman
  • Jerry Silberman
  • Ζερόμ Ζίλμπερμαν
  • Τζιν Γουάιλντερ
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    100

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    Known For

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    Willy Wonka

    Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and C

    Young Frankenstein

    Young Franke

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    Making Frank

    The Producers

    The Producer

    See No Evil, Hear No Evil

    See No Evil,

    Blazing Saddles

    Blazing Sadd

    The Woman in Red

    The Woman in

    Silver Streak

    Silver Strea

    Stir Crazy

    Stir Crazy

    Haunted Honeymoon

    Haunted Hone

    Another You

    Another You

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

    Everything Y

    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Won

    Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

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    Richard Pryo

    Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

    Mel Brooks:

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

    The Adventur

    The Little Prince

    The Little P

    The World's Greatest Lover

    The World's

    The Frisco Kid

    The Frisco K

    Funny About Love

    Funny About

    Rhinoceros

    Rhinoceros

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    Hitler: The

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Re

    Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

    Quackser For

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    Frankenstein

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    Murder in a

    Sunday Lovers

    Sunday Lover

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    EXPO: Magic

    The Last Laugh

    The Last Lau

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    Thursday's G

    Role Model: Gene Wilder

    Role Model:

    Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors

    Baryshnikov in Hollywood

    Baryshnikov

    Remembering Gene Wilder

    Remembering

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    Scarecrow

    Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

    Marty Feldma

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    Acts of Love

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    Mel Brooks:

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

    Pure Imagina

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    The Lady in

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    Death of a S

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryo

    Love, Gilda

    Love, Gilda

    Back in the Saddle

    Back in the

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    The Making o

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    Blacks and J

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    Private Scre

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    Blaze of Glo

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    2016

    The Last Laugh

    asSelf

    2013

    Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2008

    Role Model: Gene Wilder

    asSelf

    2007

    Hitler: The Comedy Years

    asLeo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)

    2005

    EXPO: Magic of the White City

    asNarrator (voice)

    2003

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

    as(archive footage)

    1999

    Alice in Wonderland

    asMock Turtle

    1999

    Murder in a Small Town

    asCash Carter

    1996

    Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

    asSelf

    1991

    Another You

    asGeorge / Abe Fielding

    1991

    Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    asDr. Frankenstein (archive footage)

    1990

    Funny About Love

    asDuffy Bergman

    1989

    See No Evil, Hear No Evil

    asDave Lyons

    1988

    Hello Actors Studio

    asSelf

    1986

    Haunted Honeymoon

    asLarry Abbot

    1984

    The Woman in Red

    asTheodore Pierce

    1982

    Hanky Panky

    asMichael Jordon

    1980

    Stir Crazy

    asSkip Donahue

    1980

    Sunday Lovers

    asSkippy (sketch 'Skippy')

    1979

    The Frisco Kid

    asAvram

    1977

    The World's Greatest Lover

    asRudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman

    1976

    Silver Streak

    asGeorge Caldwell

    1975

    The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

    asSigerson Holmes

    1974

    Young Frankenstein

    asFrederick Frankenstein

    1974

    The Little Prince

    asThe Fox

    1974

    Thursday's Game

    asHarry Evers

    1974

    Blazing Saddles

    asJim

    1974

    Rhinoceros

    asStanley

    1972

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

    asDr. Doug Ross

    1971

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    asWilly Wonka

    1970

    Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

    asQuackser Fortune

    1970

    Start the Revolution Without Me

    asClaude / Philippe

    1968

    The Producers

    asLeo Bloom

    1967

    Bonnie and Clyde

    asEugene Grizzard

    Wilder

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2024

    Remembering Gene Wilder

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2018

    Love, Gilda

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2018

    Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2014

    Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2014

    Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

    asSelf (archive footage)

    2013

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    asGeorge / Skip Donahue (archive footage)

    2008

    Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

    asSelf

    2002

    The Making of 'The Producers'

    asSelf

    2001

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

    asSelf

    2001

    Back in the Saddle

    asSelf

    1999

    The Lady in Question

    asLarry 'Cash' Carter

    1997

    Blacks and Jews

    asSelf

    1982

    Baryshnikov in Hollywood

    asSelf - Special Appearence

    1973

    Acts of Love and Other Comedies

    asHerb Waterman

    1972

    The Trouble With People

    asErnie (Story 4)

    1972

    Scarecrow

    asLord Ravensbane

    1966

    Death of a Salesman

    asBernard

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf - Guest

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    (780 episode)as

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    (2 episode)asMr. Stein

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    (1 episode)asSelf - Guest

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    (1 episode)asSelf

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    (18 episode)asGene Bergman

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    (1 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asWaiter

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    (1 episode)asReporter

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    (1 episode)asMuller

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf (archive footage)

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asWilly Wonka (archive footage)

    Coming Soon

    (2 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf

    Coming Soon

    (1 episode)asSelf