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Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman June 11, 1933 August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter, and author.He began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion pictur ... ... ( read more! ) Madeline Gail Kahn (nee Wolfson September 29, 1942 December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including Whats Up, Doc (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Awardnominated roles i ... ... ( read more! ) Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer, known for his prominent eyes he suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. He recognized his appearance as a factor in his career success.Feldman starred in several British t ... ... ( read more! ) ... Cloris Leachman (April 30, 1926 January 26, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over seven decades. She won various accolades, including eight Primetime Emmy Awards from 22 nominations, making her the most nominated and, along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, most awarded actress in Emmy history. In addition, she won an Acade ... ... ( read more! ) Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) is a retired American actress, dancer and singer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spans four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and one National Board of Review Award.Bo ... ... ( read more! ) Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 February 12, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovichs Whats Up Doc (1972), and Woody Allens Radio Days (198 ... ... ( read more! ) Richard Haydn (March 10, 1905 April 25, 1985) was an English comic actor in radio, films and television.Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Haydn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) Liam Dunn was an American film and television actor and also worked as a casting director for television productions. ... ... ( read more! ) ... Arthur Malet (24 September 1927 18 May 2013) was an English actor. He was known for appearing in Mary Poppins (1964), Halloween (1978), The Secret of NIMH (1982), and Hook (1991).Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England in 1927. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, starting out onstage and winning two Drama Desk Awards in 195 ... ... ( read more! ) Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) is a Scottish-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of The Monkees, most notably as "Mr. Zero" in "The Devil and Peter Tork". He began his career in Britain before moving to the United States in 1963. He also had a career in Paris in the mid-50 ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 c.February 18, 2025) was an American actor. Hackman made his credited film debut in the drama Lilith (1964). He later won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkins action thriller The French Connection (1971) and his second for Best Supporting Actor ... ... ( read more! )