Gene Wilder
Birthday
1933/06/11
Day of death
2016/08/29 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Also know as
Jerome Silberman, Jerry Silberman, Ζερόμ Ζίλμπερμαν, Τζιν Γουάιλντερ
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1971) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
as Willy Wonka
(1967) Bonnie and Clyde
as Eugene Grizzard
(1974) Young Frankenstein
as Frederick Frankenstein
(1996) Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
as Self
(1968) The Producers
as Leo Bloom
(1989) See No Evil, Hear No Evil
as Dave Lyons
(1974) Blazing Saddles
as Jim
(1984) The Woman in Red
as Theodore Pierce
(1976) Silver Streak
as George Caldwell
(1980) Stir Crazy
as Skip Donahue
(1986) Haunted Honeymoon
as Larry Abbot
(1991) Another You
as George / Abe Fielding
(1972) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Dr. Doug Ross
(1999) Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle
(1982) Hanky Panky
as Michael Jordon
(2003) Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as (archive footage)
(2013) Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Sigerson Holmes
(1974) The Little Prince
as The Fox
(1977) The World's Greatest Lover
as Rudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman
(1979) The Frisco Kid
as Avram
(1990) Funny About Love
as Duffy Bergman
(1974) Rhinoceros
as Stanley
(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1970) Start the Revolution Without Me
as Claude / Philippe
(1970) Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
as Quackser Fortune
(1991) Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
(1999) Murder in a Small Town
as Cash Carter
(1980) Sunday Lovers
as Skippy (sketch 'Skippy')
Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) EXPO: Magic of the White City
as Narrator (voice)
(2016) The Last Laugh
as Self
(1974) Thursday's Game
as Harry Evers
(2008) Role Model: Gene Wilder
as Self
(1988) Hello Actors Studio
as Self
(1972) The Trouble With People
as Ernie (Story 4)
(1982) Baryshnikov in Hollywood
as Self - Special Appearence
(2024) Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) Scarecrow
as Lord Ravensbane
(2008) Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
as Self
(1973) Acts of Love and Other Comedies
as Herb Waterman
(2018) Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
as Self
(1999) The Lady in Question
as Larry 'Cash' Carter
(1966) Death of a Salesman
as Bernard
(2013) Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)
(2018) Love, Gilda
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) The Making of 'The Producers'
as Self
(2001) Back in the Saddle
as Self
(1997) Blacks and Jews
as Self
(2014) Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
(2014) Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
(1997) The View
as Self
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self - Guest
(1971) The Electric Company
as ---
(1998) Will & Grace
as Mr. Stein
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1995) The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
(1994) Something Wilder
as Gene Bergman
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1961) The Defenders
as Waiter
(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week
as Muller
(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week
as Reporter
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(2002) After They Were Famous
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) Honest Trailers
as Willy Wonka (archive footage)
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(2006) Legends
as Self
(1977) Bitte umblättern
as Self