Gene Wilder

'The Woman in Red' (1984) A comedy of absurdity cut on a certain sex-crazed 1980s template in which Gene Wilder directed himself, his wife Gilda Radner, the singular Charles Grodin and the former Ford model Kelly LeBrock (renowned for her "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" ads and for marrying Steven Seagal), who was making her movie debut.

'W.E.,' About Royals, Is a Messy Windsor Knot John Anderson 2012

The last one I had any respect for was in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, when they get on the boat and Gene Wilder sings, proving that Wonka is a complete nut job, but in a fun way.

Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

In Brooks's 1968 romp "The Producers," Mr. Mars co-starred as Franz Liebkind, a Nazi enthusiast whose play, "Springtime for Hitler," is the basis for a scheme by two conniving showmen Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder to bilk investors by putting on a surefire Broadway flop.

Obituaries of note: Kenneth Mars, Patty Bogle, David F. Friedman Post 2011

Following Mel Brooks' Producers, where Mars starred opposite Gene Wilder, he co-starred with Wilder in Brooks' 1974 spoof Young Frankenstein as a police inspector with a malfunctioning artificial arm.

The Producers' Kenneth Mars Dies at 75 2011

Jack Brawn has the honor of owning the first spit-take committed to celluloid with 1906's "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" check out the 2:31 mark, and since then the spit-take tradition has been proudly carried on by such luminaries as Gene Wilder, Jeff Goldblum, and the nerdy kid from "Can't Hardly Wait".

WATCH: The Ultimate Movie Spit-Take Reel Ben Craw 2011

In Brooks's 1968 romp "The Producers," Mr. Mars co-starred as Franz Liebkind, a Nazi enthusiast whose play, "Springtime for Hitler," is the basis for a scheme by two conniving showmen Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder to bilk investors by putting on a surefire Broadway flop.

Obituaries of note: Kenneth Mars, Patty Bogle, David F. Friedman Post 2011

But if you have gratitude for the things around you, then the last lines of "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" the Gene Wilder version please will apply to you:

James Altucher: How to Use Gratitude to Get Rich James Altucher 2011

But if you have gratitude for the things around you, then the last lines of "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" the Gene Wilder version please will apply to you:

James Altucher: How to Use Gratitude to Get Rich James Altucher 2011

The last one I had any respect for was in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, when they get on the boat and Gene Wilder sings, proving that Wonka is a complete nut job, but in a fun way.

Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

Jack Brawn has the honor of owning the first spit-take committed to celluloid with 1906's "Dream of a Rarebit Fiend" check out the 2:31 mark, and since then the spit-take tradition has been proudly carried on by such luminaries as Gene Wilder, Jeff Goldblum, and the nerdy kid from "Can't Hardly Wait".

WATCH: The Ultimate Movie Spit-Take Reel Ben Craw 2011