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)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Sesame Street
1969
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Cecil B. deMille Award Recipient / Self - Special Award Recipient
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
American Idol
2002
as Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Robert Ellison
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Happy Days
1974
as Mork
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
American Masters
1986
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Robin Williams
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Louie
2010
as Robin
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Frog / Prince Robin
Eight Is Enough
1977
as The Circuit Breakers Member
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Himself
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Mork & Mindy
1978
as Mork
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998
as Self
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Biography
1987
as Self
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Hugo Kingsley
Wilfred
2011
as Dr. Eddy
Today
1952
as Self
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Simon Roberts
Life with Bonnie
2002
as Kevin Powalski
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
as Self
Charlie Rose
1991
as Self
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
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)
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Out of the Blue
1979
as Mork
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Shrink Rap
2007
as Self
The Richard Pryor Show
1977
as Various
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996
as Self
Movies (197)
Dead Poets Society
1989
as John Keating
Good Will Hunting
1997
as Sean Maguire
Aladdin
1992
as Genie / Peddler (voice)
Night at the Museum
2006
as Theodore Roosevelt
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Theodore Roosevelt
Hook
1991
as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Dr. Know (voice)
Robots
2005
as Fender (voice)
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
Insomnia
2002
as Walter Finch
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Feet
2006
as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Genie (voice) (archive sound)
Awakenings
1990
as Malcolm Sayer
Patch Adams
1998
as Hunter 'Patch' Adams
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Andrew
What Dreams May Come
1998
as Chris Nielsen
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
The Butler
2013
as Dwight Eisenhower
RV
2006
as Bob Munro
The Birdcage
1996
as Armand Goldman
Popeye
1980
as Popeye
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
as Genie (voice)
August Rush
2007
as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
One Hour Photo
2002
as Seymour Parrish
Flubber
1997
as Professor Philip Brainard
Jumanji
1995
as Alan Parrish
Happy Feet Two
2011
as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
as Batty Koda (voice)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as King of the Moon
Absolutely Anything
2015
as Dennis the Dog (voice)
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
as Adrian Cronauer
Hamlet
1996
as Osric
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
The Fisher King
1991
as Parry
Jack
1996
as Jack Powell
Shrink
2009
as Holden
Old Dogs
2009
as Dan
Noel
2004
as Charlie Boyd / The Priest
Toys
1992
as Leslie Zevo
Dead Again
1991
as Cozy Carlisle
Nine Months
1995
as Dr. Kosevich
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Napoleon Cross (uncredited)
Radioman
2012
as Self
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Henry Altmann
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
as Mitch Mitchler
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Everyman
The World According to Garp
1982
as T.S. Garp
Club Paradise
1986
as Jack Moniker
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Man of the Year
2006
as Tom Dobbs
License to Wed
2007
as Reverend Frank
Earth to America
2005
as Self
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
The Big Wedding
2013
as Father Monaghan
Deconstructing Harry
1997
as Mel
The Final Cut
2004
as Alan W. Hakman
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
World's Greatest Dad
2009
as Lance Clayton
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
House of D
2004
as Pappass
Cadillac Man
1990
as Joey O'Brien
Fathers' Day
1997
as Dale Putley
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as (voice)
Boulevard
2014
as Nolan Mack
Jakob the Liar
1999
as Jakob Heym
Being Human
1994
as Hector
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Rainbow Randolph
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Altman
2014
as Self
The Survivors
1983
as Donald Quinelle
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
as Self
The Night Listener
2006
as Gabriel Noone
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
as Self (voice and archive footage)
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
as Vladimir Ivanoff
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
as Hans Hänkie
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
The Big White
2005
as Paul Barnell
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Self
The Face of Love
2013
as Roger Stillman
The Best of Times
1986
as Jack Dundee
The Secret Agent
1996
as The Professor (uncredited)
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Guest Performer
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Self
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Citizen Steve
1987
as Robin Leach
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
as Self
Shakes the Clown
1991
as Mime Class Instructor
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Mork (archive footage)
History of the Joke
2008
as Self
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Superstars and their Moms
1987
as Self
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
A Wish for Wings That Work
1991
as Kiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim)
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
as Self / Alan Parrish
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
1977
as Lawyer / Man with Toothache (uncredited)
The Beatles Revolution
2000
as Self
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Robin's Wish
2021
as Himself (archive footage)
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982
as The Frog / Prince Robin
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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- Dead Poets Society (1989) — as John Keating
- Good Will Hunting (1997) — as Sean Maguire
- Aladdin (1992) — as Genie / Peddler (voice)
- Night at the Museum (2006) — as Theodore Roosevelt
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — as Theodore Roosevelt
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