This one-time Willy Wonka took on the title role in 1975's "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother"
The 
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (as Sigerson Holmes) ... On the 
one hand, Wilder's unthreatening sensitivity, his lack of strong sex appeal and ... 
Avram falls into secularity, abandoning for a time the black coat and hat of the 
shtetl,... [DOC] [TLE] Gene Wilder obituary | Film | The Guardian [PAR] Aug 29, 2016 ... Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 1971.