Portrait of Gene Wilder

Acting

Gene Wilder

Career

Active from 1968 to 2005, busiest in 1974 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Producers
The Producers
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gene Wilder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • 80s Nostalgia 3
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Family-Friendly Entertainment 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Dark Humor 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Campy Comedy 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Iconic Performances 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
My French Amore
My French Amore

Novel

2010s

1 title ยท average score 79
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

as George / Skip Donahue (archive footage)

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 70
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)

as Leo Bloom (archive footage) (uncredited)

EXPO: Magic of the White City
EXPO: Magic of the White City (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
GoodWatch score 71

as (archive footage)

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 48
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mock Turtle

Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cash Carter

The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Larry 'Cash' Carter

Will & Grace
Will & Grace (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mr. Stein

Something Wilder
Something Wilder (1994)

TV show ยท as Gene Bergman

Another You
Another You (1991)
GoodWatch score 26

as George / Abe Fielding

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Funny About Love
Funny About Love (1990)
GoodWatch score 18

as Duffy Bergman

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 49
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

as Dave Lyons

Haunted Honeymoon
Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
GoodWatch score 30

as Larry Abbot

The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Theodore Pierce

Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky (1982)
GoodWatch score 44

as Michael Jordon

Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Skip Donahue

Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

as Skippy (sketch 'Skippy')

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 66
The Frisco Kid
The Frisco Kid (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Avram

The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
GoodWatch score 36

as Rudy Valentine / Rudy Hickman

Silver Streak
Silver Streak (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

as George Caldwell

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sigerson Holmes

Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Frankenstein

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jim

Thursday's Game
Thursday's Game (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Harry Evers

Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros (1974)
GoodWatch score 54

as Stanley

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
GoodWatch score 77

as Willy Wonka

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Letterman (voice)

Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Claude / Philippe

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Quackser Fortune

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 77
The Producers
The Producers (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

as Leo Bloom

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GoodWatch score 83

as Eugene Grizzard

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bernard

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Waiter

The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)

TV show ยท as Reporter / Muller