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Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

American actor
Gene Wilder was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.Wikipedia
BornJune 11, 1933
HometownMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Net worth$20 million
Height5'10" (1.79m)
SpouseGilda Radner, Mary Joan Schutz, Mary Mercier, Karen Boyer
ChildrenKatharine Wilder
ParentsJeanne Baer Silberman, William J. Silberman
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Videos

Gene Wilder's widow reveals his final words

Karen recalled Gene's final days in a new documentary, Remembering Gene Wilder. The Willy Wonka star died of complications from Alzheimer's disease, aged 83. Karen told how the couple listened to Ella Fitzgerald's Somewhere Over the Rainbow as they lay in bed together. "I was lying next to him, and he sat up in bed, and he said, 'I trust you,'" she said. "And then he said, 'I love you.' That's the last thing he said." She went on to admit how Gene wasn't really aware of how ill he was...
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon
PG
1h 23min
1986
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
PG
1h 47min
1982
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy
R
1h 51min
1980
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
G
1h 28min
1974
Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game
PG
1h 38min
1974
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
R
1h 33min
1974
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
G
1h 40min
1971
Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town
1h 36min
1999
Something Wilder
Something Wilder
0h 30min
1994
Another You
Another You
R
1h 38min
1991
Funny About Love
Funny About Love
PG-13
1h 41min
1990
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
R
1h 43min
1989
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red
PG-13
1h 27min
1984
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1h
1982
Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers
R
2h 7min
1981
The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid
PG
2h 2min
1979
The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover
PG
1h 29min
1977
Silver Streak
Silver Streak
PG
1h 53min
1976
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
PG
1h 31min
1975
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
PG
1h 45min
1974
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
PG
1h 41min
1974
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
R
1h 30min
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me
PG
1h 31min
1970
The Producers
The Producers
PG
1h 28min
1967
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
1h
1961

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1977Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedySilver Streak (film)Nominated
1972Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyWilly Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryNominated
1969Academy AwardActor in a Supporting RoleThe Producers (1967 film)Nominated