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Wyatt the Odd Fezian29 Aug 2016 12:36 p.m. PST

Mr. Wilder has just passed away.

Please refrain from putting his brain into another body.

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Mardaddy29 Aug 2016 12:39 p.m. PST

So many great roles. And Mr. Gilda Radner for a while as well.

chuck05 Fezian29 Aug 2016 12:49 p.m. PST

Very sad.

Trajanus29 Aug 2016 12:53 p.m. PST

The Producers, Williy Wonka, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein all classics, very funny guy who gave us loads of laughs.

Thanks for all those crazy moments.

Personal logo Sue Kes Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2016 12:59 p.m. PST

So sorry, although his age surprises me – he seems to have been forever-young! He had the greatest smile, and seemed a genuinely nice guy. Off to watch Blazing Saddles in his memory.

boy wundyr x29 Aug 2016 1:24 p.m. PST

I never minded that blind guy/deaf guy buddy pic he did with Richard Pryor in the 1980s too. Young Frankenstein will always be his classic to me though.

Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2016 1:28 p.m. PST

Dang. My youth is slipping away faster and faster. RIP

Terrement29 Aug 2016 1:41 p.m. PST

RIP to someone who seemed like a very nice man in addition to the joy he brought in his many and varied roles. Gilda will be glad to have him back.

RIP and thanks.

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How many remember him as the undertaker in Bonnie & Clyde?
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Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author.

Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in the TV-series Armstrong Circle Theatre in 1962. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde,[1] Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1968 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 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).[1] Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984).

Or this?

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gamedad2529 Aug 2016 1:44 p.m. PST

He had some great moments with Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy and Silver Streak.

Mostly, I will remember him as Willy Wonka:

youtu.be/r2pt2-F2j2g

Patrick Sexton Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2016 1:45 p.m. PST

RIP.

The Gray Ghost29 Aug 2016 1:59 p.m. PST

So sad, I to am surprised at His age
but at least He and Gilda are together again

Personal logo Nashville Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2016 2:01 p.m. PST
pmwalt29 Aug 2016 3:00 p.m. PST

He was a great actor who brought much enjoyment into the world thru his acting abilities. May he RIP.

Toronto4829 Aug 2016 3:19 p.m. PST

I loved his movies He was a great actor and nice guy

Thank you

Mithmee29 Aug 2016 4:36 p.m. PST

May he Rest in Peace

So many great movies and roles.

Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2016 5:43 p.m. PST

He was "Frankensteen!" and Willie Wonka. A brilliant comedian who will be much missed.

bandit86 Supporting Member of TMP29 Aug 2016 10:31 p.m. PST

We are the music makers and we are the Dreamers of Dream
RIP sir and thanks

Cyrus the Great29 Aug 2016 10:48 p.m. PST

I've always had a soft spot for"Haunted Honeymoon" myself. RIP.

Gunfreak Supporting Member of TMP30 Aug 2016 2:47 a.m. PST

Great actor, He and Mel Brooks was a fantastic team.

Also seemed like a genuinly nice man!

RIP sir. I hope you find many a KKK member to beat up in the afterlife!

Who asked this joker30 Aug 2016 6:30 a.m. PST

Brilliant comedic actor. And yes. A genuinely nice man too. RIP Gene and thanks for all the laughs!

Who asked this joker30 Aug 2016 2:02 p.m. PST

Why he stopped making movies after '92. link

Bismarck30 Aug 2016 2:13 p.m. PST

Rest in peace. Thanks for all the laughs and enjoyment of your movies.

Personal logo piper909 Supporting Member of TMP30 Aug 2016 11:20 p.m. PST

A terrific essay and tribute on The Salon today: link

-- said everything I've felt, and more. And he was terrific in "The Frisco Kid" (with Harrison Ford), a very underrated film. God bless you, GW.

goragrad31 Aug 2016 9:57 p.m. PST

RIP

The Gray Ghost01 Sep 2016 2:57 p.m. PST
Old Wolfman02 Sep 2016 6:38 a.m. PST

Rest easy. Thanks for the joy.

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