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Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Acting·1933–2016·50 films

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter, and author.

As Actor

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)Willy Wonka
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein (1974)Dr. Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles (1974)Jim
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)Eugene Grizzard
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)Dave Lyons
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)Dr. Doug Ross
The Producers
The Producers (1968)Leo Bloom
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1984)Theodore Pierce
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy (1980)Skip Donahue
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1999)Mock Turtle
Silver Streak
Silver Streak (1976)George Caldwell
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)Sigerson Holmes
The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid (1979)Avram
Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)Larry Abbot
The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1974)The Fox
Another You
Another You (1991)George / Abe Fielding
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky (1982)Michael Jordon
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)
Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)Claude / Philippe
Love, Gilda
Love, Gilda (2018)Self (archive footage)
Funny About Love
Funny About Love (1990)Duffy Bergman
The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)Rudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' (2001)Self
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (2016)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers (1980)Skippy (sketch 'Skippy')
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)Self (archive footage)
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros (1974)Stanley
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)Self (archive footage)
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)Quackser Fortune
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1966)Bernard
EXPO: Magic of the White City
EXPO: Magic of the White City (2005)Narrator (voice)
Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town (1999)Cash Carter
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)Self (archive footage)
Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game (1974)Harry Evers
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)(archive footage)
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation (2008)Self
Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle (2001)Self
The Making of 'The Producers'
The Making of 'The Producers' (2002)Self
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio (1988)Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)Self (archive footage)
The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question (1999)Larry 'Cash' Carter
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Acts of Love and Other Comedies (1973)Herb Waterman
Blacks and Jews
Blacks and Jews (1997)Self
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scarecrow
Scarecrow (1972)Lord Ravensbane
Role Model: Gene Wilder
Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008)Self
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West (2014)Self (archive footage)
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Baryshnikov in Hollywood (1982)Self - Special Appearence

As Director

As Writer