Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 21, 1951
Died
Aug 11, 2014
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
279 titles
Robin Williams
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
Filmography
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Self
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self (archive footage)
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Studio
Genie (voice) (archive sound)
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams
Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Dark Side of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Self (archive footage)
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Self (archive footage)
Superstar: Robin Williams
Self (archive footage)
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
History of the Sitcom
Self (archive footage) - Actor
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Self (archive footage)
Robin's Wish
Himself (archive footage)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(archive footage)
The Top Ten Revealed
Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self (voice and archive footage)
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Self (archive footage)
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Self (archive footage)
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
Self (Archive)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Self (archive footage)
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self (archive footage)
Absolutely Anything
Dennis the Dog (voice)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Theodore Roosevelt
Robin Williams - Live Across Australia
Self
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Mitch Mitchler
3 Still Standing
Self
Altman
Self
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Henry Altmann
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Self (archive footage)
Boulevard
Nolan Mack
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
Comic Relief Zero
Self (archive footage)
The Face of Love
Roger Stillman
The Crazy Ones
Simon Roberts
The Butler
Dwight H. Eisenhower
The Big Wedding
Father Monaghan
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Radioman
Self
Persistence of Vision
Himself
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Inside Comedy
Self
Happy Feet Two
Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Wilfred
Dr. Eddy
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Mork (archive footage)
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Self
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters