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Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor best known for his collaborations with writer, producer, director Mel Brooks. Gene Wilder made many movies with Brooks starting with The Producers in 1968. He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in The Producers. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing Young Frankenstein with Mel Brooks.

His first big part was in Bonnie and Clyde where he played an undertaker abducted by the couple.

Perhaps one of his best known roles is that of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

In the late 1970s and 1980s he appeared in a number of movies with Richard Pryor, making them the most prolific inter-racial comedy double act in movies during the period.

Wilder was married to Saturday Night Live actress Gilda Radner from 1984 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1989. Since then he has remained active in promoting cancer awareness and treatment. Wilder himself was hospitalized with cancer in 2000.

Partial Filmography

  • Silver Streak (1976)
  • Young Frankenstein (1974)
  • Blazing Saddles (1974)
  • Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
  • The Producers (1968)
  • Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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Since then he has remained active in promoting cancer awareness and treatment. Wilder himself was hospitalized with cancer in 2000. Filmography. Wilder was married to Saturday Night Live actress Gilda Radner from 1984 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1989. Archer has two sons, one from each marriage. In the late 1970s and 1980s he appeared in a number of movies with Richard Pryor, making them the most prolific inter-racial comedy double act in movies during the period. In 1979, she married Terry Jastrow. Perhaps one of his best known roles is that of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Archer married William Davis in 1968, but they later divorced.

His first big part was in Bonnie and Clyde where he played an undertaker abducted by the couple. In addition to cinematic releases, she has also played in a number of made-for-TV movies. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing Young Frankenstein with Mel Brooks. Probably best remembered for her roles in the movies Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games and Narrow Margin, the last co-starring Gene Hackman, Archer cites her performances in Mojave Moon and Dark Summer as the ones she is currently most proud of. He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in The Producers. In 1992, she won another Oscar® for her performance in Patriot Games opposite Harrison Ford. Gene Wilder made many movies with Brooks starting with The Producers in 1968. One of the outstanding films she played in was the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction, in which she had the part of Michael Douglas' wife. Her interpretation earned her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor best known for his collaborations with writer, producer, director Mel Brooks. Her off-Broadway performance in 1981 helped her finally to get roles in the right movies to become a respected actress. Bonnie and Clyde (1967). This film and the following she made did not give her the recognition she sought. The Producers (1968). She studied theater arts and succeeded in getting a role opposite Jon Voight in the 1970 movie The All-American Boy. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Her parents were actors; this influenced her strongly as a child.

Blazing Saddles (1974). She was born in Los Angeles, California. Young Frankenstein (1974). Anne Archer (born August 25, 1947) is an American movie and TV actress. Silver Streak (1976). The Honkers (1972). Cancel My Reservation (1972).

The All American Boy (1973). The Log Of The Black Pearl (1975). Trackdown (1976). Lifeguard (1976).

Good Guys Wear Black (1978). Paradise Alley (1978). Hero at Large (1980). Raise the Titanic (1980).

Green Ice (1981). Waltz Across Texas (1982). The Naked Face (1984). Too Scared to Scream (1985).

The Check Is in the Mail (1986). Fatal Attraction (1987). Love at Large (1990). Narrow Margin (1990).

Eminent Domain (1991). Patriot Games (1992). Body of Evidence (1993). Short Cuts (1993).

Family Prayers (1993). Clear and Present Danger (1994). Mojave Moon (1996). Nico the Unicorn (1998).

Dark Summer (1999). Rules of Engagement (2000). The Art of War (2000). The Gray in Between (2002).

Uncle Nino (2003).