MoreCashThanDash – Member
Of all the great roles he played, I’m not sure Wonka would be the one I’ll remember him for.
Blazing Saddles, See No Evil, absolute genius.
But that’s the true measure. Doesn’t really matter what film you first encountered Wilder in. Once you saw him, you never forgot it and no one was quite like him.
As others have alluded to. He gave his best and you saw it on screen. And good it was. obviously, in later yrs his best days were behind him. But do we see his ilk now? No! And we are all of us, worse off for that.
RIP Fella!