Robin Williams
Acting
Born: July 21, 1951 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: August 11, 2014 (aged 63)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Good Will Hunting
1997
Dead Poets Society
1989
Aladdin
1992
Jumanji
1995
Night at the Museum
2006
The Simpsons
1989
Friends
1994
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Hook
1991
Photos (7)
Movies (93)
Good Will Hunting
Sean Maguire
Dead Poets Society
John Keating
Aladdin
Genie / Peddler (voice)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Know (voice)
Hook
Peter Banning / Peter Pan
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Theodore Roosevelt
Robots
Fender (voice)
Night at the Museum
Theodore Roosevelt
Insomnia
Walter Finch
Mrs. Doubtfire
Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
Once Upon a Studio
Genie (voice) (archive sound)
Happy Feet
Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Theodore Roosevelt
Awakenings
Malcolm Sayer
What Dreams May Come
Chris Nielsen
Bicentennial Man
Andrew
Happy Feet Two
Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Flubber
Professor Philip Brainard
Good Morning, Vietnam
Adrian Cronauer
August Rush
Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Genie (voice)
Jack
Jack Powell
Patch Adams
Patch Adams
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Batty Koda (voice)
Popeye
Popeye
The Birdcage
Armand Goldman
RV
Bob Munro
One Hour Photo
Seymour "Sy" Parrish
Old Dogs
Dan
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
King of the Moon
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
Absolutely Anything
Dennis the Dog (voice)
Jumanji
Alan Parrish
The Butler
Dwight H. Eisenhower
The Final Cut
Alan W. Hakman
Toys
Leslie Zevo
Deconstructing Harry
Mel
The Big Wedding
Father Monaghan
The Fisher King
Parry
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Mitch Mitchler
Everyone's Hero
Napoleon Cross (uncredited)
Dead Again
Cozy Carlisle
Cadillac Man
Joey O'Brien
Death to Smoochy
Rainbow Randolph
Man of the Year
Tom Dobbs
License to Wed
Reverend Frank
Nine Months
Dr. Kosevich
The World According to Garp
T.S. Garp
Fathers' Day
Dale Putley
Jakob the Liar
Jakob Heym
Hamlet
Osric
The Big White
Paul Barnell
World's Greatest Dad
Lance Clayton
Noel
Charlie Boyd / The Priest
House of D
Pappass
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Henry Altmann
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Moscow on the Hudson
Vladimir Ivanoff
Club Paradise
Jack Moniker
Shrink
Holden
Being Human
Hector
The Night Listener
Gabriel Noone
The Best of Times
Jack Dundee
The Secret Agent
The Professor (uncredited)
The Face of Love
Roger Stillman
Citizen Steve
Robin Leach
The Earth Day Special
Everyman
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Shakes the Clown
Mime Class Instructor
The Survivors
Donald Quinelle
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(voice)
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Hans Hänkie
Boulevard
Nolan Mack
A Wish for Wings That Work
Kiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim)
The Eternal Relapse
Voice
Seize the Day
Tommy Wilhelm
Aladdin on Ice
Genie (voice) (uncredited)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(archive footage)
Portrait of a White Marriage
Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
Portrait of a White Marriage
Air Conditioning Salesman
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Robin Williams
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
Lawyer / Man with Toothache (uncredited)
The Tale of the Frog Prince
The Frog / Prince Robin
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Mork (archive footage)
Comic Relief 2006
2006
Monkey Mischief
Theodore Roosevelt
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2008
In Search of Dr. Seuss
The Father
Back to Neverland
Robin
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
Albert Einstein
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Comic Relief III
1989
Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (21)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Merritt Rook · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill) · 1 eps
Friends
Tomas (uncredited) · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Robert Ellison · 1 eps
Happy Days
Mork · 2 eps
American Idol
Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol' · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Robin Williams · 2 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
Robin Williams · 1 eps
Mork & Mindy
Mork · 95 eps
Louie
Robin · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Frog / Prince Robin · 1 eps
Eight Is Enough
The Circuit Breakers Member · 1 eps
Wilfred
Dr. Eddy · 1 eps
L.A. Doctors
Hugo Kingsley · 1 eps
The Crazy Ones
Simon Roberts · 22 eps
Life with Bonnie
Kevin Powalski · 1 eps
The Richard Pryor Show
Various · 5 eps
Mind of Mencia
1 eps
Out of the Blue
Mork · 1 eps
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour
Mork (voice) · 26 eps
Great Minds Think for Themselves
Genie (voice) · 13 eps
Self / Appearances (147)
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 9 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self · 1 eps
Sesame Street
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 7 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. deMille Award Recipient · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Special Award Recipient · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 4 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 3 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 5 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 7 eps
Today
Self · 2 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Biography
Self · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self · 1 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self · 1 eps
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self · 1 eps
Charlie Rose
Self · 1 eps
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Top Ten Revealed
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
VH1 Rock Honors
Himself · 1 eps
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Pixar Story
Self (archive footage)
Dark Side of Comedy
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self (archive footage)
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Aristocrats
Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Superstar
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Shrink Rap
Self · 1 eps
Radioman
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
History of the Sitcom
Self (archive footage) - Actor · 8 eps
Junket Whore
Self
Altman
Self
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self (voice and archive footage)
A Life in Ten Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Super Duper Bloopers
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Get Bruce!
Self
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Robin's Wish
Himself (archive footage)
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Guest Performer
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Self
Comic Relief
Self - Host · 8 eps
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Earth to America
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Self / Alan Parrish
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Self
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Self
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Self (archive footage)
History of the Joke
Self
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
I Love Liberty
Self
Cannes: All Access
Self
The Tour Baby
Himself
Romanekian
Self
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with Robin Williams
Self
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
Certifiably Jonathan
Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Self
Free to Be... a Family
Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Self
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Self
Superstar: Robin Williams
Self (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
Persistence of Vision
Himself
JoJo: The Pop Princess
Himself
Emmanuel's Gift
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Self
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Self
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams
Self (archive footage)
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Self - Host
Comic Relief Zero
Self (archive footage)
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams
Self
Comic Relief VII
Self - Host
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Self
Superstars and their Moms
Self
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Self
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
Self
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Self
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Self (archive footage)
We Are Most Amused
Self
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Self
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story
Self
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
Self (Archive)
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Self
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
Self
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
Self
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Self
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Self
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
Self
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Self
Nichols and May: Take Two
Self
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Self
I'm from Hollywood
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Comic Relief VI
Self - Host
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Self (uncredited)
Robin Williams - Live Across Australia
Self
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Self
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Self (archive footage)
Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
Self (uncredited)
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (1)
Directing (1)
Writing (6)
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Writer
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Writer
An Evening with Robin Williams
Writer
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Writer
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
Writer