Robin Williams 1951 - 2014 63
Robin Williams 1951 - 2014 63
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.
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2024 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self (archive footage)
2024 The Robin Williams Supernova as Self (archive footage)
2023 Once Upon a Studio as Genie (voice) (archive footage)
2023 A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams as Self (archive footage)
2022 The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up as Self (archive footage)
2022 The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox as Self (archive footage)
2022 Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry as Self (archive footage)
2021 Superstar: Robin Williams as Self (archive footage)
2021 Robin's Wish as Himself (archive footage)
2020 Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans as Self (archive footage)
2020 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self (archive footage)
2016 Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors as Self (archive footage)
2016 Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People as Self
2015 Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self (archive footage)
2015 Absolutely Anything as Dennis the Dog (voice)
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Theodore Roosevelt In Memory Of
2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Mitch Mitchler
2014 3 Still Standing as Self
2014 Altman as Self
2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Henry Altmann
2014 All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State as Self (archive footage)
2014 Boulevard as Nolan Mack
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2013 Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
2013 Comic Relief Zero as Self (archive footage)
2013 The Face of Love as Roger Stillman
2013 The Butler as Dwight Eisenhower
2013 The Big Wedding as Father Monaghan
2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
2012 Radioman as Self
2012 Persistence of Vision as Himself
2012 Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later as Self
2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2011 Happy Feet Two as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
2011 Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Mork (archive footage)
2010 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) as Self
2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
2009 Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction as Himself Writer
2009 Old Dogs as Dan
2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Self
2009 World's Greatest Dad as Lance Clayton
2009 Shrink as Holden
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Theodore Roosevelt
2008 Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self (archive footage)
2008 We Are Most Amused as Self
2008 Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas as Self
2008 Dreams with Sharp Teeth as Himself
2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self
2008 History of the Joke as Self
2007 August Rush as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
2007 Cannes: All Access as Self
2007 Fog City Mavericks as Self
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007 The Pixar Story as Self (archive footage)
2007 License to Wed as Reverend Frank
2007 Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
2007 Certifiably Jonathan as Self
2006 Night at the Museum as Theodore Roosevelt
2006 Comic Relief 2006
2006 Happy Feet as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
2006 Man of the Year as Tom Dobbs
2006 JoJo: The Pop Princess as Himself
2006 RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
2006 Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy as Self
2006 Everyone's Hero as Napoleon Cross (uncredited)
2006 RV as Bob Munro
2006 The Night Listener as Gabriel Noone
2005 Earth to America as Self
2005 The Big White as Paul Barnell
2005 Emmanuel's Gift as Self (archive footage)
2005 Romanekian as Himself
2005 The Aristocrats as Self
2005 Robots as Fender (voice)
2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self
2004 Noel as Charlie Boyd / The Priest
2004 The Final Cut as Alan W. Hakman
2004 The Tour Baby as Himself
2004 House of D as Pappass
2003 Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Hans Hänkie
2003 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
2002 Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
2002 Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self
2002 One Hour Photo as Seymour Parrish
2002 Robin Williams: Live on Broadway as Himself Writer
2002 Insomnia as Walter Finch
2002 Death to Smoochy as Rainbow Randolph
2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
2002 Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber as Self
2001 America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Dr. Know (voice)
2000 The Beatles Revolution as Self
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
2000 Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' as Self (uncredited)
2000 Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination as Self / Alan Parrish
1999 Bicentennial Man as Andrew
1999 Jakob the Liar as Jakob Heym
1999 Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999 Get Bruce! as Self
1998 Patch Adams as Hunter 'Patch' Adams
1998 George Martin: In My Life as Self
1998 Junket Whore as Self
1998 What Dreams May Come as Chris Nielsen
1997 Deconstructing Harry as Mel
1997 Good Will Hunting as Sean Maguire
1997 Flubber as Professor Philip Brainard
1997 Fathers' Day as Dale Putley
1996 Hamlet as Osric
1996 The Secret Agent as The Professor (uncredited)
1996 Jack as Jack Powell
1996 Nichols and May: Take Two as Self
1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Genie (voice)
1996 The Birdcage as Armand Goldman
1995 Jumanji as Alan Parrish
1995 Aladdin on Ice as Genie (voice) (uncredited)
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
1995 Nine Months as Dr. Kosevich
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
1994 In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams as Self
1994 The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
1994 In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Father
1994 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1994 Being Human as Hector
1994 But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire Producer
1993 A Tribute to Sam Kinison as Self
1993 An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self
1992 The Return of Spinal Tap as Robin Williams
1992 Toys as Leslie Zevo
1992 Aladdin as Genie / Peddler (voice)
1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Batty Koda (voice)
1991 A Wish for Wings That Work as Kiwi (voice)
1991 The Fisher King as Parry
1991 Shakes the Clown as Mime Class Instructor
1991 Dead Again as Cozy Carlisle
1991 Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship as Narrator (voice)
1991 Hook as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
1990 Awakenings as Malcolm Sayer
1990 AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT as Self
1990 Cadillac Man as Joey O'Brien
1990 Comic Relief '90 as Self
1990 The Earth Day Special as Everyman
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1989 Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Himself (uncredited)
1989 I'm from Hollywood as Himself
1989 Dead Poets Society as John Keating
1989 Back to Neverland as Robin
1989 Comic Relief III
1988 Free to Be... a Family as Self
1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as King of the Moon
1988 Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill as Narrator (voice)
1988 Portrait of a White Marriage as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
1988 An All-Star Toast to the Improv as Self
1987 Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer
1987 Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions as Himself
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as (voice)
1987 Superstars and their Moms as Self
1987 Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
1987 Citizen Steve as Robin Leach
1987 Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Self
1986 The Best of Comic Relief as Self
1986 Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Guest Performer
1986 Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey as Self
1986 The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion as Self
1986 Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met as Self Writer
1986 Seize the Day as Tommy Wilhelm
1986 Club Paradise as Jack Moniker
1986 Bob Goldthwait -- Don't Watch This Show as Albert Einstein
1986 The Best of Times as Jack Dundee
1986 Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986 as Self
1986 Super Duper Bloopers as Self
1985 Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
1984 Moscow on the Hudson as Vladimir Ivanoff
1983 The Survivors as Donald Quinelle
1983 An Evening with Robin Williams as Self Writer
1982 E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors as Self - Host
1982 The Tale of the Frog Prince as The Frog / Prince Robin
1982 The World According to Garp as T.S. Garp
1982 I Love Liberty as Self
1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
1980 Popeye as Popeye
1980 Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall as Self (uncredited)
1979 Rona Barrett Looks at 1978 as Self
1979 Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Self
1978 Robin Williams: Off the Wall as Self Writer
1978 Sorority '62 as Henry
1978 Robin Williams - Live At The Roxy as Self
1977 The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show as Self
1977 Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses? as Lawyer / Man with Toothache (uncredited)