Name
Robin Williams
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1951-07-21
Deathday
2014-08-11 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Good Will Hunting
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Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. Aft...
Relase Date : 5 Dec, 1997
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Dead Poets Society
(13,080 Votes)
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At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher in...
Relase Date : 2 Jun, 1989
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(6,940 Votes)
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David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test cas...
Relase Date : 29 Jun, 2001
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Awakenings
(2,991 Votes)
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Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the cat...
Relase Date : 4 Dec, 1990
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Night at the Museum
(11,295 Votes)
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Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally st...
Relase Date : 20 Dec, 2006
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Mrs. Doubtfire
(6,848 Votes)
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Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is cru...
Relase Date : 24 Nov, 1993
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Happy Feet
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Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin ...
Relase Date : 16 Nov, 2006
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1991 The Fisher King as Parry
- 1989 Dead Poets Society as John Keating
- 2002 Insomnia as Walter Finch
- 1991 Hook as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
- 1997 Good Will Hunting as Sean Maguire
- 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Dr. Know (voice)
- 1990 Cadillac Man as Joey O'Brien
- 2006 Night at the Museum as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
- 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer
- 1992 Aladdin as Genie / Peddler (voice)
- 1999 Bicentennial Man as Andrew
- 1996 Hamlet as Osric
- 1999 Jakob the Liar as Jakob Heym
- 1998 Patch Adams as Patch Adams
- 1997 Deconstructing Harry as Mel
- 2007 License to Wed as Reverend Frank
- 2009 World's Greatest Dad as Lance Clayton
- 2002 Robin Williams: Live on Broadway as Self
- 1990 Awakenings as Malcolm Sayer
- 1996 The Birdcage as Armand Goldman
- 1980 Popeye as Popeye
- 2007 August Rush as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
- 2004 The Final Cut as Alan W. Hakman
- 2011 Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored as Mork (archive footage)
- 1986 The Best of Times as Jack Dundee
- 2009 Old Dogs as Dan
- 1983 An Evening with Robin Williams as Self
- 1986 Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met as Self
- 1982 The World According to Garp as T.S. Garp
- 1984 Moscow on the Hudson as Vladimir Ivanoff
- 1992 Toys as Leslie Zevo
- 1995 Nine Months as Dr. Kosevich
- 1991 Dead Again as Cozy Carlisle
- 1996 Jack as Jack Powell
- 2004 House of D as Pappass
- 1995 Jumanji as Alan Parrish
- 1998 What Dreams May Come as Chris Nielsen
- 1991 Shakes the Clown as Mime Class Instructor
- 2002 Death to Smoochy as Rainbow Randolph
- 2006 RV as Bob Munro
- 1986 Club Paradise as Jack Moniker
- 2005 Robots as Fender (voice)
- 1997 Flubber as Professor Philip Brainard
- 2006 The Night Listener as Gabriel Noone
- 2009 Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction as Self
- 1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Batty Koda (voice)
- 2002 One Hour Photo as Seymour "Sy" Parrish
- 1997 Fathers' Day as Dale Putley
- 2005 The Big White as Paul Barnell
- 1987 Citizen Steve as Robin Leach
- 2006 Happy Feet as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
- 2020 Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 Man of the Year as Tom Dobbs
- 1983 The Survivors as Donald Quinelle
- 1982 I Love Liberty as Self
- 1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as King of the Moon
- 2005 The Aristocrats as Self
- 1994 In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Father
- 1994 Being Human as Hector
- 2011 Happy Feet Two as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
- 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1999 Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
- 2023 Once Upon a Studio as Genie (voice) (archive sound)
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2006 Comic Relief 2006
- 1987 Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge as Self
- 2013 The Big Wedding as Father Monaghan
- 1978 Sorority '62 as Henry
- 1986 Seize the Day as Tommy Wilhelm
- 1988 Free to Be... a Family as Self
- 2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Henry Altmann
- 2013 The Butler as Dwight H. Eisenhower
- 2000 The Beatles Revolution as Self
- 2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Self
- 2012 Radioman as Self
- 2013 The Face of Love as Roger Stillman
- 2022 The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 Rona Barrett Looks at 1978 as Self
- 2015 Absolutely Anything as Dennis the Dog (voice)
- 2007 The Pixar Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 Boulevard as Nolan
- 1989 Comic Relief III
- 2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Theodore Roosevelt
- 1986 Super Duper Bloopers as Self
- 2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Virgil Mitchler
- 1994 But... Seriously as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin as Self
- 2009 Shrink as Holden
- 1993 An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self
- 2005 Earth to America as Self
- 1988 Portrait of a White Marriage as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)
- 2022 The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 We Are Most Amused as Self
- 1985 Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
- 1993 A Tribute to Sam Kinison as Self
- 1998 George Martin: In My Life as Self
- 2005 Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination as Self / Alan Parrish
- 1994 In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams as Self
- 2021 Superstar: Robin Williams as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
- 2013 Comic Relief Zero as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Junket Whore as Self
- 2008 Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas as Self
- 1977 The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show as Self
- 1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- 1980 Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall as Self (uncredited)
- 2014 Altman as Self
- 2010 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) as Self
- 1989 I'm from Hollywood as Self
- 2003 Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Hans Hänkie
- 1989 Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly as Himself (uncredited)
- 2013 Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale as Self
- 1989 Back to Neverland as Robin
- 1986 Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show as Albert Einstein
- 2007 Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden as Self
- 1982 The Tale of the Frog Prince as The Frog / Prince Robin
- 1986 The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion as Self
- 2008 Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self (archive footage)
- 1979 Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2014 All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 The Earth Day Special as Everyman
- 1982 E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors as Self - Host
- 2008 Dreams with Sharp Teeth as Self
- 2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2012 Persistence of Vision as Himself
- 2003 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2016 Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 History of the Joke as Self
- 2005 Emmanuel's Gift as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 Get Bruce! as Self
- 2014 3 Still Standing as Self
- 1991 A Wish for Wings That Work as Kiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim)
- 1996 The Secret Agent as The Professor (uncredited)
- 2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
- 1991 Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1977 Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses? as Lawyer / Man with Toothache (uncredited)
- 2007 Certifiably Jonathan as Self
- 2005 Romanekian as Self
- 2015 Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 Cannes: All Access as Self
- 1978 Robin Williams: Off the Wall as Self
- 1986 Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey as Self
- 2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo as Self
- 2016 Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 The Tour Baby as Himself
- 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
- 2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self
- 2006 JoJo: The Pop Princess as Himself
- 2006 RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
- 2006 Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy as Self
- 2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 1994 The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as (voice)
- 2004 Noel as Charlie Boyd / The Priest
- 1988 Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 Aladdin on Ice as Genie (voice) (uncredited)
- 2020 Robin's Wish as Himself (archive footage)
- 1986 Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Guest Performer
- 1996 Nichols and May: Take Two as Self
- 2007 Fog City Mavericks as Self
- 1994 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 2020 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- 2006 Everyone's Hero as Napoleon Cross (uncredited)
- 1990 Comic Relief '90 as Self
- 1988 An All-Star Toast to the Improv as Self
- 1986 Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986 as Self
- 1986 The Best of Comic Relief as Self
- 1990 AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT as Self
- 2002 Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber as Self
- 2002 Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
- 2002 Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self
- 2012 Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later as Self
- 1987 Superstars and their Moms as Self
- 1992 A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Robin Williams
- 2000 Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' as Self (uncredited)
- 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes as Self
- 1984 The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team as Self - Performer
- 2001 The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool as Self
- 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Genie (voice)
- 1988 Portrait of a White Marriage as Air Conditioning Salesman
- 2009 Monkey Mischief as Theodore Roosevelt
- 2014 Robin Williams - Live Across Australia as Self
- 2008 Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
- 2024 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire as Self (Archive)
- 1993 Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
- 2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self (voice and archive footage)
- 1982 Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2009 Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story as Self
- 2023 Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 Comic Relief VII as Self - Host
- Soon Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Peter Asher: Everywhere Man as Self
- 2006 RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
- 2006 Robin Williams: A Family Affair as Self
- 1994 Comic Relief VI as Self - Host
- 2016 Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley as Self
- 2026 Hook: Never, Never Ending as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1994 Friends ( 1 episode ) as Tomas (uncredited)
- 2002 Life with Bonnie ( 1 episode ) as Kevin Powalski
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1952 Today ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Mind of Mencia ( 1 episode )
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Merritt Rook
- 1978 Mork & Mindy ( 95 episodes ) as Mork
- 1974 Happy Days ( 2 episodes ) as Mork
- 1977 The Richard Pryor Show ( 5 episodes ) as Various
- 2012 Inside Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'
- 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as The Frog / Prince Robin
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 1 episode ) as Robert Ellison
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1986 American Masters ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1979 Out of the Blue ( 1 episode ) as Mork
- 2018 The Top Ten Revealed ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 VH1 Rock Honors ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 Clive Anderson All Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2001 Good Day Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1982 The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 1982 The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour ( 26 episodes ) as Mork (voice)
- 2013 The Crazy Ones ( 22 episodes ) as Simon Roberts
- 2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1977 Laugh-In ( 6 episodes ) as Regular Performer
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 0 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1977 Eight Is Enough ( 1 episode ) as The Circuit Breakers Member
- 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ( 2 episodes ) as Robin Williams
- 1998 L.A. Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Hugo Kingsley
- 2011 Wilfred ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Eddy
- 2010 Louie ( 1 episode ) as Robin
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Hollywood Squares ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Panelist
- 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants ( 1 episode ) as Robin Williams
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2021 Superstar ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 9 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 Great Minds Think for Themselves ( 13 episodes ) as Genie (voice)
- 2022 Dark Side of Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 Wogan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 Terry Wogan's Friday Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)
- 1969 Sesame Street ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Shrink Rap ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1986 Comic Relief ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2023 Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 Whose Line Is It Anyway? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Anatomy of a Scene ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 Charlie Rose ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 7 episodes ) as Self - Nominee
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 1998 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cecil B. deMille Award Recipient
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Award Recipient
- 1971 Great Performances ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 Biography ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 History of the Sitcom ( 8 episodes ) as Self (archive footage) - Actor
- 1987 Sacrée soirée ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 Soccer's American Dream ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1971 Film '72 ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 A Life in Ten Pictures ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 2004 Parkinson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
