Gene Wilder is a cinema icon, best known for deeply funny, sparkling performances in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles.
Best known for his comedic roles, as well as frequent collaborations with other comedy legends like Richard Pryor and Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder seems like one of those rare actors who just about everyone likes. He brought a certain endearing quality to the roles he played, even if his characters were morally questionable or flawed. Helping matters further was the fact that he was also extremely funny on-screen and had a certain charisma/sense of humor as an actor that felt unique.
9 'The Frisco Kid' In 1974, Gene Wilder starred in one very famous mash-up of comedy and Western, and appeared in another film belonging to those two genres five years later. That film was The Frisco Kid, and it's something of a buddy comedy Western where Wilder plays one half of the main duo, and Harrison Ford plays his unlikely partner.
It's a comedy unsurprisingly revolving around sexual themes, finding comedy in the complicated nature of sex. It's also an anthology film, with seven segments playing out over 88 minutes. As for Wilder, he's featured in a segment playing a character named Dr. Ross, who has an unusual fixation with a sheep... and maybe that's all that needs to be said.
The movie portrays two well-known bank robbers during The Great Depression as anti-heroes, which felt radical for its time. Similarly groundbreaking was the rapid editing featured in the movie, and the violence that pushed boundaries by the standards of the 1960s. And, as the icing on the cake, Gene Wilder briefly appears as a hostage of the titular duo, injecting some nervous energy and humor into the proceedings.
4 'Young Frankenstein' The 1970s was the decade that Gene Wilder seemed to be at his peak popularity, and the horror/comedy classic that is Young Frankenstein played a significant part in that. It's a pitch-perfect spoof of the kinds of horror movies popular in the 1930s and 1940s, with Wilder playing a descendant of the Dr. Frankenstein audiences are likely more familiar with.
2 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' Though there is some comedy to be found in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , it's perhaps more definable as a fantasy or musical movie than it is a comedy. This sets it apart at least a little from many other films featuring Wilder, considering the bulk of those tend to be comedies.
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