Robin Williams
Acting
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991). Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel. Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Theodore Roosevelt
Age 63
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 73 (now 63)
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams
as Self (archive footage)
Age 71 (now 63)
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
as Self (archive footage)
Age 70 (now 63)
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
as Self (archive footage)
Age 70 (now 63)
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
as Self (archive footage)
Age 69 (now 63)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as (archive footage)
Age 68 (now 63)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self (voice and archive footage)
Age 66 (now 63)Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
as Self (archive footage)
Age 65 (now 63)
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
as Self (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 63)
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
as Self (Archive)
Age 64 (now 63)
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Self (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 63)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Theodore Roosevelt
Age 63 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
In Memory Of
Age 63
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self (archive footage)
Age 62 (now 63)
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
as Self
Age 62 (now 63)
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
as Self
Age 61 (now 63)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Age 60 (now 63)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Mork (archive footage)
Age 59 (now 63)
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
as Self
Age 59 (now 63)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Age 59 (now 63)
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Writer
Age 58 (now 63) Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
as Self
Age 58 (now 63)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Theodore Roosevelt
Age 57 (now 63)
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
as Self (archive footage)
Age 57 (now 63)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self
Age 56 (now 63)
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Age 56 (now 63)
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
as Self
Age 55 (now 63)
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
as Self
Age 55 (now 63)
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
as Self
Age 55 (now 63)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Age 53 (now 63)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
Age 52 (now 63)
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
as Hans Hänkie
Age 52 (now 63)
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
as Self
Age 51 (now 63)Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
as Self
Age 51 (now 63)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self
Age 50 (now 63)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
as Dr. Know (voice)
Age 49 (now 63)
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
as Self
Age 49 (now 63)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Age 49 (now 63)
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
as Self / Alan Parrish
Age 48 (now 63)
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
as Self (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 63)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
as Genie (voice)
Age 44 (now 63)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 63)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Age 43 (now 63)
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams
as Self
Age 43 (now 63)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Age 42 (now 63)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Age 42 (now 63)
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self
Age 41 (now 63)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
as Robin Williams
Age 41 (now 63)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Batty Koda (voice)
Age 40 (now 63)
A Wish for Wings That Work
as Kiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim)
Age 40 (now 63)
Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship
as Narrator (voice)
Age 39 (now 63)AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
as Self
Age 39 (now 63)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
Age 38 (now 63)Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
as Himself (uncredited)
Age 38 (now 63)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as King of the Moon
Age 37 (now 63)
Portrait of a White Marriage
as Air Conditioning Salesman
Age 37 (now 63) Portrait of a White Marriage
as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 63)
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
as Himself
Age 36 (now 63)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as (voice)
Age 36 (now 63)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self - Guest Performer
Age 35 (now 63)
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
as Self
Age 35 (now 63)
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
as Self
Age 35 (now 63)
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
as Self
Age 35 (now 63) Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Writer
Age 35 (now 63)
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
as Albert Einstein
Age 34 (now 63)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
Age 32 (now 63)
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
as Self - Host
Age 31 (now 63)
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
Age 31 (now 63)
The Tale of the Frog Prince
as The Frog / Prince Robin
Age 31 (now 63)
Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
as Self (uncredited)
Age 28 (now 63)Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Self
Age 27 (now 63)
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
as Self
Age 26 (now 63)
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
as Lawyer / Man with Toothache (uncredited)
Age 26 (now 63)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
Age 73 (now 63)
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
as Self (archive footage)
Age 72 (now 63)
History of the Sitcom
as Self (archive footage) - Actor
Age 69 (now 63)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
as Self (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 63)
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
as Self
Age 54 (now 63)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Age 53 (now 63)
American Idol
as Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'
Age 50 (now 63)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Merritt Rook
Age 48 (now 63)
Great Minds Think for Themselves
as Genie (voice)
Age 45 (now 63)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 42 (now 63)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 42 (now 63)
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Robert Ellison
Age 41 (now 63)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Age 40 (now 63)
The Simpsons
as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)
Age 38 (now 63)
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
as Mork (voice)
Age 31 (now 63)
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 30 (now 63)The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
as Himself
Age 30 (now 63)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 11 (now 63)
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Also Known As
Robin McLaurin Williams
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