Robin Williams
Acting
Born July 21, 1951 · 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.
Films (193)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
Once Upon a Studio
2023
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams
2023
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
2022
Superstar: Robin Williams
2021
Robin's Wish
2021
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018
Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
2016
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
2016
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
2015
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
2015
Absolutely Anything
2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Robin Williams - Live Across Australia
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014
3 Still Standing
2014
Altman
2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
Boulevard
2014
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
2013
Comic Relief Zero
2013
The Face of Love
2013
The Butler
2013
The Big Wedding
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Radioman
2012
Persistence of Vision
2012
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Happy Feet Two
2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
2009
Monkey Mischief
2009
Old Dogs
2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story
2009
World's Greatest Dad
2009
Shrink
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
2008
We Are Most Amused
2008
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
History of the Joke
2008
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
2008
August Rush
2007
Cannes: All Access
2007
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
The Pixar Story
2007
License to Wed
2007
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
2007
Certifiably Jonathan
2007
Night at the Museum
2006
Comic Relief 2006
2006
Happy Feet
2006
Man of the Year
2006
JoJo: The Pop Princess
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
Everyone's Hero
2006
RV
2006
The Night Listener
2006
Earth to America
2005
The Big White
2005
Emmanuel's Gift
2005
Romanekian
2005
The Aristocrats
2005
Robots
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Noel
2004
The Final Cut
2004
The Tour Baby
2004
House of D
2004
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
One Hour Photo
2002
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
2002
Insomnia
2002
Death to Smoochy
2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber
2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
2001
The Beatles Revolution
2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
2000
Bicentennial Man
1999
Jakob the Liar
1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Get Bruce!
1999
Patch Adams
1998
George Martin: In My Life
1998
Junket Whore
1998
What Dreams May Come
1998
Deconstructing Harry
1997
Good Will Hunting
1997
Flubber
1997
Fathers' Day
1997
Hamlet
1996
The Secret Agent
1996
Jack
1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
The Birdcage
1996
Jumanji
1995
Aladdin on Ice
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Nine Months
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams
1994
The World of Jim Henson
1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Being Human
1994
But... Seriously
1994
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
Toys
1992
Aladdin
1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
A Wish for Wings That Work
1991
The Fisher King
1991
Shakes the Clown
1991
Dead Again
1991
Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship
1991
Hook
1991
Awakenings
1990
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
1990
Cadillac Man
1990
Comic Relief '90
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
1989
I'm from Hollywood
1989
Dead Poets Society
1989
Back to Neverland
1989
Comic Relief III
1989
Free to Be... a Family
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
1988
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions
1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Superstars and their Moms
1987
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
Citizen Steve
1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
1987
The Best of Comic Relief
1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
1986
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
1986
Seize the Day
1986
Club Paradise
1986
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
1986
The Best of Times
1986
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
1986
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
The Survivors
1983
An Evening with Robin Williams
1983
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
1982
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982
The World According to Garp
1982
I Love Liberty
1982
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Popeye
1980
Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
1980
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
1978
Sorority '62
1978
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
1977
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?
1977