Date 30/08/2016 - News People
Actor Gene Wilder dead at 83 02:06 (CNN) Gene Wilder mastered the art of the comic nervous breakdown, the character that always seemed seconds away from a shrieking, totally manic fit. From his breakthrough part in "The Producers," Wilder excelled at moments of explosive rage or sheer desperation. Working with Mel Brooks, he provided the perfect expression of Brooks' directing style, which reveled in over-the-top absurdity. Wilder had also worked in more serious roles, and he could ground his zaniness in a way that gave them heft.