Whatever you might think about Johnny Depp and/or Timothée Chalamet, both of whom have portrayed Roald Dahl’s character Willy Wonka, neither compares with the late Gene Wilder.

Wilder originated the character in Mel Stuart’s 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” an adaptation of Dahl’s 1964 novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” And that portrayal, besides defining the role, remains one of Wilder’s most memorable performances.