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.
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Hook: Never, Never Ending
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Once Upon a Studio
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams
Commitment to Life
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Superstar: Robin Williams- REReturn to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Robin's Wish
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley- RORobin Williams: Behind Closed Doors
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Absolutely Anything
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Robin Williams - Live Across Australia
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Boulevard
Altman
Comic Relief Zero
The Face of Love
The Butler
The Big Wedding
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Persistence of Vision
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Radioman
Happy Feet Two
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
Monkey Mischief
Old Dogs
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
World's Greatest Dad
Shrink
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
We Are Most Amused
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
History of the Joke
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
August Rush
Cannes: All Access
Fog City Mavericks
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
The Pixar Story
License to Wed
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Certifiably Jonathan
Night at the Museum
Comic Relief 2006
Happy Feet
Man of the Year
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors- Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
- Robin Williams: A Family Affair
- JoJo: The Pop Princess
- RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Everyone's Hero
RV
The Night Listener
Earth to America
The Big White
Emmanuel's Gift
Romanekian
The Aristocrats
Robots
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Noel
The Final Cut
The Tour Baby
House of D
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles- DEDeath to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
One Hour Photo
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
Insomnia
Death to Smoochy
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo- INIntimate Portrait: Pam Dawber
America | A Tribute to Heroes
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Bicentennial Man
Jakob the Liar
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Get Bruce!
Patch Adams- GEGeorge Martin: In My Life
Junket Whore
What Dreams May Come
Deconstructing Harry
Good Will Hunting
Flubber
Fathers' Day
Hamlet
Jack
Nichols and May: Take Two
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
The Birdcage
The Secret Agent
Jumanji
Aladdin on Ice
Comic Relief VII
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Nine Months
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams
The World of Jim Henson
In Search of Dr. Seuss
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Being Human- BUBut... Seriously
Comic Relief VI
Mrs. Doubtfire
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Toys
Aladdin
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
A Wish for Wings That Work
The Fisher King
Shakes the Clown
Dead Again
Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship
Hook
Awakenings- ANAN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Cadillac Man- COComic Relief '90
The Earth Day Special
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
I'm from Hollywood
Dead Poets Society
Back to Neverland
Comic Relief III
Free to Be... a Family
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill
Portrait of a White Marriage
An All-Star Toast to the Improv
Good Morning, Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Superstars and their Moms- CACarol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge
Citizen Steve- THThe Best of Comic Relief
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Seize the Day
Club Paradise
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show
The Best of Times
Super Duper Bloopers
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Moscow on the Hudson
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Survivors
An Evening with Robin Williams
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
The Tale of the Frog Prince
The World According to Garp
I Love Liberty
Night of 100 Stars
Popeye
Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Robin Williams: Off the Wall
Sorority '62
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show- UNUntitled Nathan Lane Documentary