Gene Wilder(1933-2016)

Actor
Writer
Director

Gene Wilder in Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes (1975)

Special Tribute honoring Gene Wilders life and career.

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Remembering Gene Wilder (2023)

When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in Drôle de séducteur (1977), followed by Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes (1975).

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka au pays enchanté (1971)

Willy Wonka au pays enchanté

7.8

Willy Wonka

1971

Frankenstein junior

8.0

Dr. Frederick Frankenstein

1974

Les Producteurs

7.5

Leo Bloom

1967

Pas nous, pas nous

6.8

Dave

1989

Credits

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Actor

Will & Grace
7.4
TV Series
- Mr. Stein
- 2002–2003
The Lady in Question
6.3
TV Movie
- Larry 'Cash' Carter
- 1999
Alice au pays des merveilles
6.3
TV Movie
- Mock Turtle
- 1999
Murder in a Small Town
6.5
TV Movie
- Cash Carter
- 1999
1, rue Sésame
8.1
TV Series
- 'Imagination Rain' singer
- Letterman
- 'Tion' singer
- 1989–1996
Something Wilder
6.7
TV Series
- Gene Bergman
- 1994–1995
Eligible Dentist
6.6
TV Movie
- Toby
- 1993
Le menteur & le tricheur
5.3
- George
- Abe Fielding
- 1991
Chéri, dessine-moi un bébé
4.8
- Duffy Bergman
- 1990
Pas nous, pas nous
6.8
- Dave
- 1989
Nuit de noces chez les fantômes
5.7
- Larry Abbot
- 1986
La fille en rouge
6.0
- Theodore Pierce
- 1984
La Folie aux trousses
5.6
- Michael Jordon
- 1982
Faut s'faire la malle...
6.7
- Skip Donahue
- 1980
Les séducteurs
5.5
- Skippy (segment "Skippy")
- 1980

Writer

The Lady in Question
6.3
TV Movie
- written by
- 1999
Murder in a Small Town
6.5
TV Movie
- written by
- 1999
Pas nous, pas nous
6.8
- screenplay by
- 1989
Nuit de noces chez les fantômes
5.7
- written by
- 1986
La fille en rouge
6.0
- written by
- 1984
Les séducteurs
5.5
- Writer (segment "Skippy")
- 1980
Drôle de séducteur
5.7
- written by
- 1977
Le frère le plus fûté de Sherlock Holmes
6.0
- written by
- 1975
Frankenstein junior
8.0
- screen story and screenplay
- 1974

Director

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Personal details

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Alternative name
- Jerry Silberman
Height
- 1.79 m
Born
- June 11, 1933
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- August 29, 2016
- Stamford, Connecticut, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
Spouses
Children
- Katherine Anastasia
Parents
Relatives
Other works
TV commercial: Gillette razors
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Trivia
One of his all-time favorite songs was "Over the Rainbow", and particularly the version sung by Ella Fitzgerald. According to his family, as Wilder laid on his deathbed, the music player (which was set to random) changed to this song. Wilder then smiled, closed his eyes, and peacefully passed away.