Willy Wonka star Gene Wilder dead

August 30, 2016 01:16

Gene Wilder, the charming candy man in childrens favorite Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. He was 83.

Wilders nephew said that the actor and writer died earlier this month in Stamford, Connecticut from complications from Alzheimers disease.

The frizzy-haired actor was a master at playing panicked characters

He starred in such comedy classics as Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles.

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