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Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Actor · Born 1951-07-21 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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 Ad…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Good Will Hunting (1997) — Sean Maguire
  2. Dead Poets Society (1989) — John Keating
  3. Aladdin (1992) — Genie / Peddler (voice)
  4. Jumanji (1995) — Alan Parrish
  5. Night at the Museum (2006) — Theodore Roosevelt
  6. The Simpsons (1989) — Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)
  7. Friends (1994) — Tomas (uncredited)
  8. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) — Theodore Roosevelt
  9. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — Dr. Know (voice)
  10. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) — Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
  11. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — Theodore Roosevelt
  12. Hook (1991) — Peter Banning / Peter Pan
  13. Happy Feet (2006) — Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
  14. Insomnia (2002) — Walter Finch
  15. Robots (2005) — Fender (voice)
  16. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Merritt Rook
  17. Bicentennial Man (1999) — Andrew
  18. Patch Adams (1998) — Hunter 'Patch' Adams
  19. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) — Himself
  20. The Butler (2013) — Dwight H. Eisenhower
  21. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) — Adrian Cronauer
  22. Awakenings (1990) — Malcolm Sayer
  23. August Rush (2007) — Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
  24. Flubber (1997) — Professor Philip Brainard
  25. What Dreams May Come (1998) — Chris Nielsen
  26. Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) — Genie (voice)
  27. One Hour Photo (2002) — Seymour Parrish
  28. RV (2006) — Bob Munro
  29. Happy Feet Two (2011) — Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
  30. Absolutely Anything (2015) — Dennis the Dog (voice)
  31. The Fisher King (1991) — Parry
  32. The Birdcage (1996) — Armand Goldman
  33. Jack (1996) — Jack Powell
  34. The Big Wedding (2013) — Father Monaghan
  35. Deconstructing Harry (1997) — Mel
  36. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — King of the Moon
  37. License to Wed (2007) — Reverend Frank
  38. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
  39. Old Dogs (2009) — Dan
  40. The Final Cut (2004) — Alan W. Hakman

Directed

  1. Mork & Mindy (1978) — Director