Actor Gene Wilder dies at age of 83

US actor Gene Wilder, remembered by many for his namesake role in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died at the age of 83, his family confirmed.

Tue, 30 Aug, 2016 - 01:00

The comic actor also starred in classic films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein.

In 1989, the two-time Oscar-nominated actor was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

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