Actor profile
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 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.
196 Movies
74 TV Shows
270 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
1st December 2020 as Self (archive footage)
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
5th February 2008
Comic Relief 2006
18th November 2006
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
25th January 2000 as Self (uncredited)
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1st January 1999
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
8th September 1995 as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
18th May 1994 as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
29th October 1993 as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Comic Relief III
18th March 1989
