on his birthday, Gene Wilder (Born: June 11, 1933; Died: Aug 29, 2016).

Gene Wilder is known for his roles as Willy Wonka in the movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)" and as Teddy Pierce in the movie "The Woman in Red (1984)".

He starred with actor Richard Pryor in the movie comedies "Silver Streak (1976)", "Stir Crazy (1980)", "See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)", and "Another You (1991)".

Some other movies he starred in are "Bonnie and Clyde (1967)", "The Producers (1968)", "Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)", "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972)", "Rhinoceros (1974)", "Blazing Saddles (1974)", "Young Frankenstein (1974)", "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)", "The World's Greatest Lover (1977)", "The Frisco Kid (1979)", "Sunday Lovers (1980)", "Hanky Panky (1982)", "Haunted Honeymoon (1986)" and "Funny About Love (1990)".

He also appeared on the TV shows "The Play of the Week", "The Defenders", "Something Wilder", "Sesame Street" and "Will & Grace".

In 1968 he was nominated for the Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Leo Bloom in the movie "The Producers (1968)".