Gene Wilder, the actor best known for his role as Willy Wonka in the hit film, has died Long live the candy man. Gene Wilder, the actor best known for his iconic role as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka ...

Gene Wilder, perhaps best known for 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' Mel Brooks movies, and his marriage to Gilda Radner, has died at age 83 in 2016. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor The two ...

Gene Wilder, star of "Willy Wonka" and several classic Mel Brooks comedies, is dead at the age of 83. Wilder's nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said the comedy legend died late Sunday in Stamford ...

Gene Wilder, the rubbery-faced star of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and comedy classics from Mel Brooks, has died, according to his nephew and his agent. He was 83. Wilder died Monday at ...

At the 92nd Street Y in 2013, Gene Wilder told film ... for its memorable scenes. Willy Wonka became the mysterious figure of childhood lore in that moment. Wilder said he agreed to also do ...

The role of Willy Wonka, brought to life by Gene Wilder, still stands as one of the most enduring performances of Wilder’s career. But he only agreed to the role on one condition — leading to ...

Gene Wilder starred in the original 1971 “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” but he only did so under one condition. “When I make my first entrance, I’d like to come out of the door ...

Gene Wilder, who brought a wild-eyed ... For many people, Wilder might be best remembered for “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” playing the mysterious candy tycoon in the 1971 adaptatio ...