Gene Wilder

1933–2016 · American actor

Gene Wilder was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was most notable for his comedic roles, including his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, and with Richard Pryor in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991), as well as his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Gene Wilder, in order

1. 1966 Death of a Salesman (TV movie): acted · directed by Alex Segal
2. 1967 Bonnie and Clyde: acted · directed by Arthur Penn
3. 1967 The Producers: acted · directed by Mel Brooks
4. 1970 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx: acted · directed by Waris Hussein
5. 1970 Start the Revolution Without Me: acted · directed by Bud Yorkin · critics 71%, audiences 76%
6. 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: acted · directed by Mel Stuart
7. 1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 88%, audiences 69% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
8. 1974 Blazing Saddles: acted · directed by Mel Brooks · critics 92%, audiences 90%
9. 1974 Rhinoceros: acted · directed by Tom O'Horgan
10. 1974 The Little Prince: acted · directed by Stanley Donen
11. 1974 Thursday's Game (TV movie): acted · directed by Robert Moore
12. 1974 Young Frankenstein: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Mel Brooks · critics 94%, audiences 92% · streaming on fuboTV
13. 1975 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother: directed, wrote, acted
14. 1976 Silver Streak: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
15. 1977 The World's Greatest Lover: directed, wrote, produced, acted
16. 1979 The Frisco Kid: acted · directed by Robert Aldrich · critics 54%, audiences 67%
17. 1980 Skippy (short film): directed, wrote, acted
18. 1980 Stir Crazy: acted · directed by Sidney Poitier
19. 1980 Sunday Lovers: directed, wrote, acted
20. 1982 Hanky Panky: acted · directed by Sidney Poitier
21. 1984 The Woman in Red: directed, wrote, acted
22. 1986 Haunted Honeymoon: directed, wrote, acted
23. 1989 See No Evil, Hear No Evil: wrote, acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
24. 1990 Funny About Love: acted · directed by Leonard Nimoy
25. 1991 Another You: acted · directed by Maurice Phillips
26. 1994 Something Wilder (TV series): acted · directed by Barnet Kellman
27. 1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie): acted · directed by Nick Willing
28. 1999 Murder in a Small Town (TV movie): acted · directed by Joyce Chopra
29. 1999 The Lady in Question (TV movie): acted · directed by Joyce Chopra
30. 2000 Gilmore Girls (TV series): acted · audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video, Hulu
31. 2005 Expo: Magic of the White City: acted · directed by Mark Bussler