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Robin Williams
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born July 21, 1951Died August 11, 2014 (63 years)
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.
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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| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio · as Genie (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Dr. Malcolm Sayer |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU · as (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin · as Gabriel Noone |
| 2015 | Absolutely Anything · as Dennis The Dog (voice) |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · as Theodore Roosevelt |
| 2014 | A Merry Friggin' Christmas · as Mitch Mitchler |
| 2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn · as Henry Altmann |
| 2014 | Boulevard · as Nolan Mack |
| 2013 | The Face of Love · as Roger Stillman |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones (TV Series) · as Simon Roberts |
| 2013 | The Butler · as Dwight Eisenhower |
| 2013 | The Big Wedding · as Father Monaghan |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two · as Ramon / Lovelace (voice) |
| 2011 | Wilfred (US) (TV Series) · as Dr. Eddy |
| 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored · as Mork (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | I Am · as Cast |
| 2010 | 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Louie (2010) (TV Series) · as Robin |
| 2009 | Old Dogs · as Dan |
| 2009 | World's Greatest Dad · as Lance Clayton |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian · as Theodore Roosevelt |
| 2007 | August Rush · as Maxwell "wizard" Wallace |
| 2007 | License to Wed · as Reverend Frank |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum · as Theodore Roosevelt |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Happy Feet · as Ramon / Lovelace (voice) |
| 2006 | Man of the Year · as Tom Dobbs |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero · as Napoleon Cross (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Night Listener · as Gabriel Noone |
| 2006 | RV · as Bob Munro |
| 2005 | The Big White · as Paul Barnell |
| 2005 | Mind of Mencia (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Robots · as Fender (voice) |
| 2005 | Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion · as Mork From Ork |
| 2005 | I Love the 90's Part Deux (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Final Cut · as Alan W. Hakman |
| 2004 | House of D · as Pappass |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of Us (TV Series) · as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
| 2003 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch · as Hans Hänkie |
| 2002 | Life with Bonnie (TV Series) · as Kevin Powalski |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo · as Seymour Parrish |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Ivan 'bob' Poppanoff The 'russian Idol' |
| 2002 | Insomnia · as Walter Finch |
| 2002 | Death to Smoochy · as Rainbow Randolph |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence · as Dr. Know (voice) |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man · as Andrew |
| 1999 | Jakob the Liar · as Jakob Heym |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Merritt Rook |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | Patch Adams · as Hunter 'patch' Adams |
| 1998 | Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' · as Robert Ellison |
| 1998 | What Dreams May Come · as Chris Nielsen |
| 1998 | L. A. Doctors (TV Series) · as Hugo Kingsley |
| 1998 | Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope · as Emcee |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry · as Mel |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting · as Sean Maguire |
| 1997 | Flubber · as Professor Philip Brainard |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day · as Dale Putley |
| 1997 | Great Minds Think 4 Themselves (TV Series) · as Genie (voice) |
| 1996 | Hamlet · as Osric |
| 1996 | The Secret Agent · as The Professor (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves · as Genie (voice) |
| 1996 | Jack · as Jack Powell |
| 1996 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs · as Second Radio Caller |
| 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 |
| 1994 | In Search of Dr. Seuss · as The Father |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Tomas (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Being Human · as Hector |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire · as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire |
| 1993 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Friend Like Me · as Genie |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Robert Ellison |
| 1992 | Toys · as Leslie Zevo |
| 1992 | Aladdin · as Genie / Peddler (voice) |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest · as Batty Koda (voice) |
| 1992 | Happy Days Reunion Special · as Cast |
| 1991 | A Wish for Wings That Work · as Kiwi (voice) |
| 1991 | Hook · as Peter Banning / Peter Pan |
| 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 | Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial · as Hockey Player |
| 1991 | The 63rd Annual Academy Awards · as Dr. Malcolm Sayer |
| 1990 | Awakenings · as Malcolm Sayer |
| 1990 | Cadillac Man · as Joey O'brien |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Everyman |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill) |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society · as John Keating |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · as King Of The Moon |
| 1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage · as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Vietnam · as Adrian Cronauer |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam · as (voice) |
| 1986 | Seize the Day · as Tommy Wilhelm |
| 1986 | Club Paradise · as Jack Moniker |
| 1986 | The Best of Times · as Jack Dundee |
| 1984 | Pryor's Place (TV Series) · as Gabby |
| 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson · as Vladimir Ivanoff |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | The Survivors · as Donald Quinelle |
| 1982 | Mork & Mindy (1982) (TV Series) · as Mork (voice) |
| 1982 | The Tale of the Frog Prince · as The Frog / Prince Robin |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as The Frog / Prince Robin |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp · as T.s. Garp |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1980 | Popeye · as Popeye |
| 1979 | Out of the Blue (TV Series) · as Mork |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy (TV Series) · as Mork |
| 1978 | America 2Night (TV Series) · as Jason Shine |
| 1978 | Robin Williams Stand-Up Shows (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Richard Pryor Show (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1977 | Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Regular Performer |
| 1977 | Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses? · as Lawyer / Man With Toothache (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Eight is Enough (TV Series) · as The Circuit Breakers Member |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) · as Mork |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Performer - Contract Role |