Robin Williams

Acting · 5.0 popularity

Age

Movies

201

Born: July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Works

201 films

Good Will Hunting

19978.2

Dead Poets Society

19898.3

Aladdin

19927.7

Night at the Museum

20066.6

Mrs. Doubtfire

19937.2

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

20146.2

Happy Feet

20066.2

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

20017.1

Robots

20056.5

Hook

19916.8

Insomnia

20027.0

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

20096.2

Once Upon a Studio

20238.3

Awakenings

19907.8

Bicentennial Man

19997.3

Flubber

19975.7

Good Morning, Vietnam

19877.3

Happy Feet Two

20116.2

20065.9

Old Dogs

20095.6

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

19966.3

Patch Adams

19987.3

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

19957.5

The Birdcage

19967.0

August Rush

20077.4

What Dreams May Come

19987.2

The Butler

20137.3

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

19887.0

Jack

19966.3

Popeye

19805.6

Jumanji

19957.2

Deconstructing Harry

19977.3

The Fisher King

19917.3

One Hour Photo

20026.7

The Big Wedding

20135.8

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

19926.4

Absolutely Anything

20155.9

Everyone's Hero

20066.1

The Big White

20056.2

Nine Months

19955.7

License to Wed

20075.7

The Final Cut

20046.1

Dead Again

19916.4

Toys

19925.3

House of D

20046.3

Hamlet

19967.3

World's Greatest Dad

20096.6

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

20145.3

Fathers' Day

19975.5

Cadillac Man

19905.8

Get Bruce!

19996.5

Death to Smoochy

20025.9

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

20127.5

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

20145.6

The Aristocrats

20055.9

The Pixar Story

20077.5

The World According to Garp

19826.7

Man of the Year

20065.9

Noel

20045.8

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

20248.1

Junket Whore

19985.0

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

20106.1

Jakob the Liar

19996.7

Back to Neverland

19897.0

Seize the Day

19865.0

Radioman

20126.3

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

200510.0

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

20096.9

Boulevard

20145.8

Moscow on the Hudson

19846.3

Being Human

19945.1

Club Paradise

19865.2

America | A Tribute to Heroes

20016.5

The Night Listener

20065.5

Altman

20146.7

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

20076.8

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

19937.0

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

20187.9

Robin's Wish

20207.0

Citizen Steve

19876.0

The Earth Day Special

19906.1

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

Commitment to Life

2023

The Survivors

19835.7

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

19867.6

The Best of Times

19865.7

The Secret Agent

19965.6

Fog City Mavericks

20078.5

Shrink

20096.2

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

20137.1

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

19897.8

The World of Jim Henson

19947.4

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

2002

The Face of Love

20136.1

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

19997.4

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

20037.8

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

19875.0

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

20147.7

Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?

19774.7

Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

20027.8

We Are Most Amused

20087.2

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

20112.0

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

20035.8

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

20225.9

Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy

2006

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

20083.7

Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

2026

Romanekian

200510.0

In Search of Dr. Seuss

19946.8

Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey

19865.5

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

19958.0

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

20007.0

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

20209.7

A Wish for Wings That Work

19916.2

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

19877.1

Comic Relief '90

19906.5

Comic Relief 2006

20067.0

JoJo: The Pop Princess

20068.3

Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber

20028.0

Certifiably Jonathan

20074.0

An Evening with Robin Williams

19837.3

3 Still Standing

20146.0

The Tour Baby

2004

Portrait of a White Marriage

19883.7

Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later

2012

Comic Relief Zero

20134.7

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

19827.6

Shakes the Clown

19915.4

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

19947.0

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

200210.0

Cannes: All Access

20073.2

Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met

19868.2

Emmanuel's Gift

20057.8

Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest

20086.0

Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas

2008

Earth to America

20057.7

George Martin: In My Life

19984.5

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

20136.7

Monkey Mischief

2009

Persistence of Vision

20128.0

But... Seriously

19948.5

Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors

2016

The Beatles Revolution

2000

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

19799.0

Nichols and May: Take Two

19966.5

Rona Barrett Looks at 1978

1979

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

19926.2

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin

19878.8

A Tribute to Sam Kinison

19936.8

Sorority '62

1978

I Love Liberty

1982

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

20087.3

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

20167.2

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

19867.7

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

20107.1

Comic Relief III

19898.0

Aladdin on Ice

19955.4

Superstars and their Moms

198710.0

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

19787.6

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

2006

An All-Star Toast to the Improv

1988

Comic Relief VI

1994

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

20087.8

Comic Relief VII

1995

I'm from Hollywood

19896.3

The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool

20019.0

In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams

19949.0

Superstar: Robin Williams

2021

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

20069.3

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984

The Best of Comic Relief

1986

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

2006

Super Duper Bloopers

19864.0

A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams

2023

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

20096.7

Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly

19897.7

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

19858.0

Free to Be... a Family

19888.8

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

2000

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

20155.6

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

19868.0

Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special

19827.0

The Tale of the Frog Prince

19825.8

History of the Joke

20085.0

Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986

1986

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

2026

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002

Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

2015

Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden

20077.3

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

20097.4

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

20228.0

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall

19807.0

Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions

1987

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'

2000

AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

1990

Robin Williams - Live Across Australia

2014

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show

1977

Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans

2020

Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill

19886.5

Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship

19916.5

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

1993