From Gene Wilder to Timothée Chalamet, take a look back at all of the actors who played the iconic character ... glimpse of Timothée Chalamet's Willy Wonka, take a look back at the other actors ...

While Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet tried with varying degrees of success, neither actor was able to step out from the ...

Gene Wilder starred as Willy Wonka ... the BBC), felt that Spike Milligan (of "The Goon Show") should have played Willy Wonka, as his comic sensibilities matched Dahl's vision of the character.

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" debuted over 50 years ago. Gene Wilder was well known when he played Wonka, and he continued acting until the early 2000s. Some of the actors, including Peter ...

In 1971, Gene Wilder took on the role of Willy Wonka and Johnny Depp staged the beloved character in 2005. More recently, in 2023, Timothée Chalamet took on the leading role.

Elijah Wood, who played the iconic hobbit of the ... Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder. "The version of Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s film is heinous and terrifying ...

Over the weekend, it was announced that Gene Wilder – the twinkle-eyed, softly-spoken star of films including Willy Wonka ... Rainbow by Ella Fitzgerald – played in the background as he ...