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name: "Gene Wilder"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 June 1933"
died: "29 August 2016"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-20T04:53:38.059480+00:00"
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# Gene Wilder

Actor. Born 11 June 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 29 August 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 June 1933, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- **Died:** 29 August 2016
- **Also known as:** Jerome Silberman, Jerry Silberman, Ζερόμ Ζίλμπερμαν, Τζιν Γουάιλντερ
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Wilder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191966, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000698/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3460

## Biography

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He began his career on stage and made his screen debut in an episode of the television series The Play of the Week in 1961. His first film role was as Eugene Grizzard 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 received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. This began a series of collaborations with writer and director Mel Brooks, including Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein (both 1974), the latter of which he co-wrote. He is also known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and for four films with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991).

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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, imdb.com, genewilderofficial.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bonnie and Clyde* (1967), Fi1m 88, as Eugene Grizzard — [page](https://film.one/film/bonnie-and-clyde.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic* (2013), as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)
- *Hitler: The Comedy Years* (2007), as Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *EXPO: Magic of the White City* (2005), as Narrator (voice)
- *Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!* (2003), as (archive footage)
- *The Lady in Question* (1999), as Larry 'Cash' Carter · Writer
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1999), as Mock Turtle
- *Murder in a Small Town* (1999), as Cash Carter · Writer
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Mr. Stein
- *Something Wilder* (1994), series, as Gene Bergman
- *Another You* (1991), as George / Abe Fielding
- *Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)
- *Funny About Love* (1990), as Duffy Bergman
- *See No Evil, Hear No Evil* (1989), as Dave Lyons · Screenplay
- *Haunted Honeymoon* (1986), as Larry Abbot · Director, Writer
- *The Woman in Red* (1984), as Theodore Pierce · Director, Writer
- *Hanky Panky* (1982), as Michael Jordon
- *Stir Crazy* (1980), as Skip Donahue
- *Sunday Lovers* (1980), as Skippy (sketch 'Skippy') · Director
- *The Frisco Kid* (1979), as Avram
- *The World's Greatest Lover* (1977), as Rudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman · Director, Writer, Producer
- *Silver Streak* (1976), as George Caldwell
- *The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother* (1975), as Sigerson Holmes · Director, Writer
- *Young Frankenstein* (1974), as Dr. Frankenstein · Screenplay, Screenstory
- *The Little Prince* (1974), as The Fox
- *Thursday's Game* (1974), as Harry Evers
- *Blazing Saddles* (1974), as Jim
- *Rhinoceros* (1974), as Stanley
- *Acts of Love and Other Comedies* (1973), as Herb Waterman
- *The Trouble With People* (1972), as Ernie (Story 4)
- *Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask* (1972), as Dr. Doug Ross
- *Scarecrow* (1972), as Lord Ravensbane
- *The Electric Company* (1971), series, as Letterman (voice)
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), as Willy Wonka
- *Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx* (1970), as Quackser Fortune
- *Start the Revolution Without Me* (1970), as Claude / Philippe
- *The Producers* (1968), as Leo Bloom
- *Bonnie and Clyde* (1967), as Eugene Grizzard — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/bonnie-and-clyde.md)
- *Death of a Salesman* (1966), as Bernard
- *The DuPont Show of the Week* (1961), series, as Reporter, Muller
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Waiter
- *Very Young Frankenstein*, series, Original Film Writer
- *My French Amore*, Novel

## Gallery

- ![Gene Wilder at a book signing for My French Whore (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-f11e7aa65007.jpg) Gene Wilder at a book signing for My French Whore (2007) — Caroline Bonarde Ucci at https://www.flickr.com/photos/caroline_bonarde/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/GeneWilderMay07.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Wash D.C. 2000 ( Smithsonian)](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-5ec5b00f127c.jpg) Wash D.C. 2000 ( Smithsonian) — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel  Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Gene_Wilder_%2840362354273%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-ec4ec61bdec4.jpg) Gene Wilder — Warner Brothers/Tandem Production, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Gene_Wilder_1970.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gene Wilder, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, speaking in front of a United States House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee on ovarian can (1991)](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-6e45d3026c2b.jpg) Gene Wilder, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, speaking in front of a United States House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee on ovarian can (1991) — Maureen Keating, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Gene_Wilder_cancer_activism.jpg/1280px-Gene_Wilder_cancer_activism.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-bcf023d84305.jpg) Gene Wilder — Image via TMDB
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-b1ffc194f302.jpg) Gene Wilder — Image via TMDB
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-c50e258fbdd9.jpg) Gene Wilder — Image via TMDB
- ![Studio publicity photo of Gene Wilder in film Quackster Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970).](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-69947b5d92df.jpg) Studio publicity photo of Gene Wilder in film Quackster Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970). — Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Gene_Wilder_-_Fortune_1970.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Filmacteur/regisseur Gene Wilder in Amsterdam Datum : 6 maart 1978 Loc](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-350f651a9048.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Filmacteur/regisseur Gene Wilder in Amsterdam Datum : 6 maart 1978 Loc — Hans Peters for Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Filmacteurregisseur_Gene_Wilder_in_Amsterdam%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6072.jpg/1280px-Filmacteurregisseur_Gene_Wilder_in_Amsterdam%2C_Bestanddeelnr_929-6072.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-404bf344771e.jpg) Gene Wilder — Image via TMDB
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-facc4e0b3cd7.jpg) Gene Wilder — Image via TMDB
- ![Gene Wilder](https://film.one/media/person/1242821/gallery-134b37abbe72.jpg) Gene Wilder — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1975: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Young Frankenstein*
- 1969: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Producers*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2003: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Will & Grace*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 1975: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *Young Frankenstein*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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