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