Illustrious comedic actor who won an Oscar for his first major film role in The Producers, also well-known for his performance as WIlly Wonka in the orignal Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Before Fame
His first paying role as an actor was as Mercutio in a production of Romeo & Juliet.
Trivia Fact
He was in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles & Young Frankenstein, but started his career playing a hostage in the 1967 Bonnie and Clyde.
Family Life:
His third wife was co-star and actress, Gilda Radner, their relationship lasted from 1984 till her death in 1989.
Associated With
He was Willy Wonka in the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
