Gene Wilder, who played Willy Wonka, continued acting until the early 2000s. From the moment he somersaulted out of his factory, the characters (and the audience) were captivated by Gene Wilder as ...

Cut to the '71 film, where Wonka's business is booming, but he's shut out the world to keep the secrets of his sweets from the spying eyes of his rebounding rivals. Wilder's Wonka is an eccentric ...