How old was Gene Wilder in the movie Young Frankenstein?

Gene Wilder was 40 in Young Frankenstein when he played the character 'Dr. Frederick Frankenstein'.

That was over 49 years ago in 1974.

In 2016 he died aged 83, starring in 44 films in his career, 28 of those after Young Frankenstein was first released. If he were alive today he would be 90.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Young Frankenstein, I think Gene Wilder looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Mel Brooks has worked with Gene Wilder a total of 3 times in his career.
  • Gene Wilder's first movie was as 'Bernard' in Death of a Salesman, released in 1966 when he was 31
  • Young Frankenstein scores 7.93 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Young Frankenstein

Gene Wilder's other movies