Acting
Robin Williams
1951-07-21 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Dead Poets Society
Aladdin
Jumanji
Night at the Museum
The Simpsons
Friends
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Mrs. Doubtfire
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Hook
Happy Feet
Insomnia
Robots
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Movie credits · 203
Hook: Never, Never Ending
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Once Upon a Studio
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams
Commitment to Life
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Superstar: Robin Williams
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Robin's Wish
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Absolutely Anything
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Robin Williams - Live Across Australia
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
3 Still Standing
Altman
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Boulevard
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Comic Relief Zero
The Face of Love
The Butler
The Big Wedding
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Radioman
Persistence of Vision
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Happy Feet Two
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
TV credits · 79
Soccer's American Dream
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Dark Side of Comedy
Superstar
History of the Sitcom
A Life in Ten Pictures
The Top Ten Revealed
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
The Crazy Ones
Inside Comedy
Wilfred
Louie
The Jay Leno Show
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Shrink Rap
The Graham Norton Show
VH1 Rock Honors
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Mind of Mencia
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Parkinson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Celebrities Uncensored
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Life with Bonnie
American Idol
Good Day Live
Anatomy of a Scene
The Early Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Teen Choice Awards
SpongeBob SquarePants
L.A. Doctors
Hollywood Squares
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Parkinson
The View
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