Robin Williams
Known for Acting · 271 credits
- Born
- 1951-07-21
- Died
- 2014-08-11
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Robin McLaurin 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
TV Shows (74)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Merritt Rook
The Simpsons
1989
as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Friends
1994
as Tomas (uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
Sesame Street
1969
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Cecil B. deMille Award Recipient / Self - Special Award Recipient
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
American Idol
2002
as Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Robert Ellison
Happy Days
1974
as Mork
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Wogan
1982
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Robin Williams
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Eight Is Enough
1977
as The Circuit Breakers Member
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Himself
Mork & Mindy
1978
as Mork
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998
as Self
Louie
2010
as Robin
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Frog / Prince Robin
Parkinson
1998
as Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
Biography
1987
as Self
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Hugo Kingsley
Wilfred
2011
as Dr. Eddy
Life with Bonnie
2002
as Kevin Powalski
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
as Self
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Simon Roberts
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Charlie Rose
1991
as Self
Dark Side of Comedy
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Top Ten Revealed
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Mind of Mencia
2005
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Shrink Rap
2007
as Self
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Out of the Blue
1979
as Mork
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
as Self
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
as Various
Movies (197)
Dead Poets Society
1989
as John Keating
Good Will Hunting
1997
as Sean Maguire
Aladdin
1992
as Genie / Peddler (voice)
Robots
2005
as Fender (voice)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Theodore Roosevelt
Night at the Museum
2006
as Theodore Roosevelt
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Dr. Know (voice)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
Hook
1991
as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Genie (voice) (archive sound)
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
Happy Feet
2006
as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Jumanji
1995
as Alan Parrish
The Birdcage
1996
as Armand Goldman
Insomnia
2002
as Walter Finch
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Theodore Roosevelt
Flubber
1997
as Professor Philip Brainard
August Rush
2007
as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
Absolutely Anything
2015
as Dennis the Dog (voice)
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Andrew
Awakenings
1990
as Malcolm Sayer
RV
2006
as Bob Munro
The Butler
2013
as Dwight Eisenhower / Dwight D. Eisenhower
What Dreams May Come
1998
as Chris Nielsen
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Genie (voice)
Happy Feet Two
2011
as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Popeye
1980
as Popeye
Patch Adams
1998
as Hunter 'Patch' Adams
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Batty Koda (voice)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as King of the Moon
Old Dogs
2009
as Dan
Jack
1996
as Jack Powell
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
The Fisher King
1991
as Parry
Toys
1992
as Leslie Zevo
Radioman
2012
as Self
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
as Adrian Cronauer
Dead Again
1991
as Cozy Carlisle
Deconstructing Harry
1997
as Mel
One Hour Photo
2002
as Seymour Parrish
Hamlet
1996
as Osric
Noel
2004
as Charlie Boyd / The Priest
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Man of the Year
2006
as Tom Dobbs
The Big White
2005
as Paul Barnell
Shrink
2009
as Holden
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Napoleon Cross (uncredited)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Fathers' Day
1997
as Dale Putley
License to Wed
2007
as Reverend Frank
Being Human
1994
as Hector
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Rainbow Randolph
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Mitch Mitchler
Jakob the Liar
1999
as Jakob Heym
The Big Wedding
2013
as Father Monaghan
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
World's Greatest Dad
2009
as Lance Clayton
The Final Cut
2004
as Alan W. Hakman
Cadillac Man
1990
as Joey O'Brien
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Everyman
Nine Months
1995
as Dr. Kosevich
The World According to Garp
1982
as T.S. Garp
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Altman
2014
as Self
Club Paradise
1986
as Jack Moniker
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Henry Altmann
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
as Self (voice and archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
House of D
2004
as Pappass
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
as Vladimir Ivanoff
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as (archive footage)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
The Best of Times
1986
as Jack Dundee
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Night Listener
2006
as Gabriel Noone
The Secret Agent
1996
as The Professor (uncredited)
History of the Joke
2008
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Aladdin on Ice
1995
as Genie (voice) (uncredited)
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
1978
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Boulevard
2014
as Nolan Mack
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
as Self / Alan Parrish
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Self
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
as Self
The Face of Love
2013
as Roger Stillman
The Survivors
1983
as Donald Quinelle
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Mork (archive footage)
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
as Robin Williams
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987
as Self
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Certifiably Jonathan
2007
as Self
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
as Hans Hänkie
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Robin's Wish
2020
as Himself (archive footage)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Self
Citizen Steve
1987
as Robin Leach
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
1989
as Himself (uncredited)
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
2002
as Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Guest Performer
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
as Self
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016
as Self (archive footage)
About Robin Williams
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 Lo… With 271 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Robin Williams has appeared in 197 films and 74 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robin Williams Movies
- Dead Poets Society (1989) — as John Keating
- Good Will Hunting (1997) — as Sean Maguire
- Aladdin (1992) — as Genie / Peddler (voice)
- Robots (2005) — as Fender (voice)
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — as Theodore Roosevelt
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