Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter and author.
Wilder 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 Actor. This was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including 1974's Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Wilder is known for his iconic portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and for his four films with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991), as well as starring in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972). Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984).
With his third wife, Gilda Radner, he starred in three films, the last two of which he also directed. Her 1989 death from ovarian cancer led to his active involvement in promoting cancer awareness and treatment, helping found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles and co-founding Gilda's Club.
After his last acting performance in 2003 – a guest role on Will & Grace for which he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – Wilder turned his attention to writing. He produced a memoir in 2005, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art; a collection of stories, What Is This Thing Called Love? (2010); and the novels My French Whore (2007), The Woman Who Wouldn't (2008), and Something to Remember You By (2013).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Wilder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 29.957 |
Birthday | 1933-06-11 |
Place of Birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
Also Known As | Jerome Silberman, Jerry Silberman, Ζερόμ Ζίλμπερμαν, Τζιν Γουάιλντερ, |
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.505/3452
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bu...
Watch Now
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1967
Bonnie and Clyde
7.5/1549
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the c...
Watch Now
Bonnie and Clyde
1974
Young Frankenstein
7.884/3040
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a prett...
Watch Now
Young Frankenstein
1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
8.2/5
Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.
Watch Now
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1974
Blazing Saddles
7.256/1794
A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his h...
Watch Now
Blazing Saddles
1968
The Producers
7.1/748
Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times...
Watch Now
The Producers
1989
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
6.735/931
A murder takes place in the shop of David Lyons, a deaf man who fails to hear the gunshot being fired. Outside, blind man Wally Karue hears the shot b...
Watch Now
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1980
Stir Crazy
6.5/418
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing...
Watch Now
Stir Crazy
1984
The Woman in Red
6.2/481
When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make...
Watch Now
The Woman in Red
1999
Alice in Wonderland
6.3/330
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy W...
Watch Now
Alice in Wonderland
1976
Silver Streak
6.7/308
A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no...
Watch Now
Silver Streak
1991
Another You
5.363/91
George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is suppose...
Watch Now
Another You
1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
6.5/893
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of th...
Watch Now
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1986
Haunted Honeymoon
5.364/152
Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech...
Watch Now
Haunted Honeymoon
1982
Hanky Panky
5.3/56
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later m...
Watch Now
Hanky Panky
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
8/4
This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance...
Watch Now
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
5.983/144
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to...
Watch Now
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1974
The Little Prince
6.7/114
After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prince from outer space; the friendship conjures up st...
Watch Now
The Little Prince
1977
The World's Greatest Lover
5.8/31
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of...
Watch Now
The World's Greatest Lover
1979
The Frisco Kid
6.1/142
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced t...
Watch Now
The Frisco Kid
1990
Funny About Love
4.6/31
As political cartoonist Duffy and his bride Meg fail to conceive, he and sorority girl Daphne succeed.
Watch Now
Funny About Love
1974
Rhinoceros
5.4/13
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhin...
Watch Now
Rhinoceros
1970
Start the Revolution Without Me
5.8/36
Two sets of identical twins are accidentally switched at birth. One pair, Phillipe and Pierre DeSisi, are aristocratic and haughty, while the other, C...
Watch Now
Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
4.7/7
In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung...
Watch Now
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
1999
Murder in a Small Town
5.2/6
A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving the murder of a millionaire, who was the most despised...
Watch Now
Murder in a Small Town
1980
Sunday Lovers
6/16
A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Met...
Watch Now
Sunday Lovers
2005
EXPO: Magic of the White City
6.9/7
Explore the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of the world's greatest achievements in art, architecture,...
Watch Now
EXPO: Magic of the White City
1974
Thursday's Game
5.7/3
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they deci...
Watch Now
Thursday's Game
2008
Role Model: Gene Wilder
7/1
For 4 decades movie funnyman Gene Wilder has been keeping audiences in stitches with his combination of over-the-top neurosis and sweet vulnerability....
Watch Now
Role Model: Gene Wilder
1972
Scarecrow
8/1
Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil, and brings a scarecrow to life as pa...
Watch Now
Scarecrow
2008
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
7.8/5
A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the BBC to conquer Hollywood, but sadly the system qui...
Watch Now
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
1973
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
0/0
A funny anthology featuring various sketches about people having trouble with love and sex.
Watch Now
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
2001
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
6.5/21
Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."
Watch Now
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
1999
The Lady in Question
4/1
In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone el...
Watch Now
The Lady in Question
1966
Death of a Salesman
5.944/9
Adaptation of Arthur Miller's play.
Watch Now
Death of a Salesman
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
7.1/55
Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.
Watch Now
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2018
Love, Gilda
7.2/40
Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comi...
Watch Now
Love, Gilda
2002
The Making of 'The Producers'
7.2/2
An hour-long making-of featurette which features interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Lee "Ulla" Meredith...
Watch Now
The Making of 'The Producers'
2001
Back in the Saddle
6/2
The cast of "Blazing Saddles" discusses salient points of the movie and its place in modern culture.
Watch Now
Back in the Saddle
1997
Blacks and Jews
6/1
This documentary attempts to go beyond the sensationalized media coverage and the stereotypes to examine several key conflicts from the point of view...
Watch Now
Blacks and Jews
2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
7.3/3
TCM host Robert Osborne discusses his life and career with guest interviewer Alec Baldwin in commemoration of Osborne's 20 years with the network.
Watch Now
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.182/11
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows —...
Watch Now
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Wilder
0/0
Focusing on the life and legacy of actor Gene Wilder, told through the lens of Jordan Walker-Pearlman, the late actor’s nephew and a filmmaker in his...
Watch Now
Wilder
2007
Hitler: The Comedy Years
5/1
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.
Watch Now
Hitler: The Comedy Years
1991
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
5.7/3
Documentary with a treasure trove of rare footage and vintage trailers, offering a rich and unusual look at the history of Frankenstein on the screen.
Watch Now
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
2016
The Last Laugh
7/18
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, an...
Watch Now
The Last Laugh
1988
Hello Actors Studio
6/1
After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For...
Watch Now
Hello Actors Studio
1972
The Trouble With People
0/0
The overall title for five short sketches by Neil Simon. 1: "The Greasy Diner." The story of a couple who enter a diner, take one look around, then wi...
Watch Now
The Trouble With People
1982
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
0/0
The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.
Watch Now
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
7.333/3
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first col...
Watch Now
Remembering Gene Wilder
2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
6.7/6
At the age of 91, Mel Brooks is unstoppable, with his musical "Young Frankenstein" opening to great critical acclaim in London in late 2017. Alan Yent...
Watch Now