Robin Williams
Acting
Born: Jul 21, 1951 — Died: Aug 11, 2014
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Mork (archive footage) | 2011 | — |
| World's Greatest Dad | Lance Clayton | 2009 | 6.606 |
| Old Dogs | Dan | 2009 | 5.563 |
| License to Wed | Reverend Frank | 2007 | 5.666 |
| August Rush | Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace | 2007 | 7.4 |
| Night at the Museum | Theodore Roosevelt | 2006 | 6.599 |
| The Final Cut | Alan W. Hakman | 2004 | 6.074 |
| Insomnia | Walter Finch | 2002 | 6.958 |
| Robin Williams: Live on Broadway | Self | 2002 | 7.75 |
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Know (voice) | 2001 | 7.054 |
| Bicentennial Man | Andrew | 1999 | 7.265 |
| Jakob the Liar | Jakob Heym | 1999 | 6.703 |
| Patch Adams | Hunter 'Patch' Adams | 1998 | 7.309 |
| Good Will Hunting | Sean Maguire | 1997 | 8.16 |
| Deconstructing Harry | Mel | 1997 | 7.261 |
| Hamlet | Osric | 1996 | 7.341 |
| The Birdcage | Armand Goldman | 1996 | 7.057 |
| Mrs. Doubtfire | Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire | 1993 | 7.195 |
| Aladdin | Genie / Peddler (voice) | 1992 | 7.7 |
| The Fisher King | Parry | 1991 | 7.317 |
| Hook | Peter Banning / Peter Pan | 1991 | 6.84 |
| Cadillac Man | Joey O'Brien | 1990 | 5.829 |
| Awakenings | Malcolm Sayer | 1990 | 7.774 |
| Dead Poets Society | John Keating | 1989 | 8.3 |
| Good Morning, Vietnam | Adrian Cronauer | 1987 | 7.301 |
| The Best of Times | Jack Dundee | 1986 | 5.688 |
| Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met | Self | 1986 | 8.179 |
| An Evening with Robin Williams | Self | 1983 | 7.321 |
| The World According to Garp | T.S. Garp | 1982 | 6.672 |
| Popeye | Popeye | 1980 | 5.6 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1951 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |