WILLY Wonka star Gene Wilder has died aged 83, his family have announced. The Oscar-nominated actor died at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, on Sunday following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, his nephew said. ... He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1968 film The Producers.

Who died from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Jack Albertson died tragically

Sadly, as The New York Times reports, Albertson suffered from colorectal cancer in his last years, and died from the disease in 1981 at the age of 74. As The Daily Mail notes, Albertson had been diagnosed in 1978 but decided to keep his struggle private.

Did Violet from Willy Wonka died?

Denise Nickerson, the former child actress who played Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died aged 62. ... Nickerson - who was cast opposite Gene Wilder at the age of 13 - had previously survived a stroke in 2018.