The famous fictional chocolatier has previously been portrayed onscreen by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp Helen Murphy is a former news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2020. Willy Wonka could ...

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The late Gene Wilder, the famed actor and comedian, left his indelible mark in Hollywood with his films like ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,’ ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘Bonnie & Clyde ...

Actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka on the set of the fantasy film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory', based on the book by Roald Dahl, 1971. Credit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Without ...