Popular American comic actor, Gene Wilder, has died at the age of 83.
Mr Wilder’s family confirmed that he died on Sunday in Stamford, a city in Connecticut in the United States.
He was said to have died as a result of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
The comic actor had earlier been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 1989.
He would be missed by his fans for his lead role in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”.
The two-time Oscar-nominated actor also featured in classic films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
