What a great man. I’ll never forget him in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Nobody could play that part like him. Johnny Depp was a creepy misrepresentation of that character. He could never capture the warmth Gene had.
I feel like no matter the role, you could tell Gene was just a great person. He couldn’t hide it.
The world is a better place for having him. And a worse place without him.
RIP