Robin Williams

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Jul 21, 1951
Died	Aug 11, 2014 (63)
Birthplace	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity	2 (history)
Updated	Sep 21, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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 comedi ... ans 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

Headshots

Filmography

Once Upon a Studio

2023

as Genie (voice) (archive footage)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

as (archive footage)

Absolutely Anything

2015

as Dennis the Dog (voice)

Boulevard

2014

as Nolan Mack

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014

as Henry Altmann

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

as Theodore Roosevelt

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014

as Mitch Mitchler

The Face of Love

2013

as Roger Stillman

The Big Wedding

2013

as Father Monaghan

The Butler

2013

as Dwight Eisenhower

Happy Feet Two

2011

as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

as archival footage

World's Greatest Dad

2009

as Lance Clayton

Old Dogs

2009

as Dan

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

2009

as Theodore Roosevelt

Shrink

2009

as Holden

License to Wed

2007

as Reverend Frank

August Rush

2007

as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace

Man of the Year

2006

as Tom Dobbs

The Night Listener

2006

as Gabriel Noone

2006

as Bob Munro

Happy Feet

2006

as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)

Night at the Museum

2006

as Theodore Roosevelt

Everyone's Hero

2006

as Napoleon Cross (uncredited)

The Big White

2005

as Paul Barnell

Robots

2005

as Fender (voice)

House of D

2005

as Pappass

The Final Cut

2004

as Alan W. Hakman

Noel

2004

as Charlie Boyd / The Priest

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

2003

as Hans Hänkie

Death to Smoochy

2002

as Rainbow Randolph

One Hour Photo

2002

as Seymour Parrish

Insomnia

2002

as Walter Finch

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

as Dr. Know (voice)

Bicentennial Man

1999

as Andrew

Jakob the Liar

1999

as Jakob Heym

What Dreams May Come

1998

as Chris Nielsen

Patch Adams

1998

as Hunter 'Patch' Adams

Fathers' Day

1997

as Dale Putley

Flubber

1997

as Professor Philip Brainard

Good Will Hunting

1997

as Sean Maguire

Deconstructing Harry

1997

as Mel

Jack

1996

as Jack Powell

The Birdcage

1996

as Armand Goldman

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

as Genie (voice)

The Secret Agent

1996

as The Professor (uncredited)

Hamlet

1996

as Osric

Jumanji

1995

as Alan Parrish

Nine Months

1995

as Dr. Kosevich

Aladdin on Ice

1995

as Genie (voice) (uncredited)

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)

Being Human

1994

as Hector

In Search of Dr. Seuss

1994

as The Father

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993

as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire

Toys

1992

as Leslie Zevo

Aladdin

1992

as Genie / Peddler (voice)

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992

as Batty Koda (voice)

The Return of Spinal Tap

1992

as Robin Williams

The Fisher King

1991

as Parry

Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship

1991

as Narrator (voice)

Hook

1991

as Peter Banning / Peter Pan

Dead Again

1991

as Cozy Carlisle

Shakes the Clown

1991

as Mime Class Instructor

A Wish for Wings That Work

1991

as Kiwi (voice)

Cadillac Man

1990

as Joey O'Brien

Awakenings

1990

as Malcolm Sayer

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Everyman

Dead Poets Society

1989

as John Keating

Back to Neverland

1989

as Robin

Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill

1988

as Narrator (voice)

Portrait of a White Marriage

1988

as Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

as King of the Moon

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

as Adrian Cronauer

Citizen Steve

1987

as Robin Leach

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987

as (voice)

Club Paradise

1986

as Jack Moniker

Seize the Day

1986

as Tommy Wilhelm

The Best of Times

1986

as Jack Dundee

Moscow on the Hudson

1984

as Vladimir Ivanoff

The Survivors

1983

as Donald Quinelle

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

as The Frog / Prince Robin

The World According to Garp

1982

as T.S. Garp

Popeye

1980

as Popeye

Sorority '62

1978

as Henry

Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?

1977

as Lawyer / Man with Toothache

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

In Memory Of

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

2009

Writer

Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

2002

Writer

Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met

1986

Writer

An Evening with Robin Williams

1983

Writer

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Mrs. Doubtfire

1993

Producer

Organization	Category	Movie
SAG Awards	Best Actor	The Birdcage	Won

Mork & Mindy

as Mork

Episodes: 95

First Aired: Sep 14, 1978

The Crazy Ones

as Simon Roberts

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 26, 2013

Great Minds Think for Themselves

as Genie (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 01, 1997

Laugh-In

as Regular Performer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 05, 1977

The Richard Pryor Show

as Various

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 13, 1977

Happy Days

as Mork

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 1974

The Larry Sanders Show

as Robin Williams

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 15, 1992

Friends

as Tomas (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

Life with Bonnie

as Kevin Powalski

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Merritt Rook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

American Idol

as Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Frog / Prince Robin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Robert Ellison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Out of the Blue

as Mork

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1979

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

as Mork (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1982

L.A. Doctors

as Hugo Kingsley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Eight Is Enough

as The Circuit Breakers Member

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

Wilfred

as Dr. Eddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 2011

Louie

as Robin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2010

The Simpsons

as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Comic Relief

as Self - Host

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 29, 1986

History of the Sitcom

as Self (archive footage) - Actor

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 11, 2021

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Himself

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1998

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Today

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

Good Day Live

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 2001

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 2003

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Early Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1999

Mind of Mencia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 2005

Inside Comedy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2012

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 14, 2005

The Top Ten Revealed

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 11, 2018

VH1 Rock Honors

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 31, 2006

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 14, 2009

Clive Anderson All Talk

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1996

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1982

The Bonnie Hunt Show

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2008

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

SpongeBob SquarePants

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 1999

Superstar

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 2021

Dark Side of Comedy

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 2022

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1982

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1992

Sesame Street

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1969

Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1999

Shrink Rap

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2007

Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 2023

Pioneers of Television

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 2008

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2015

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 05, 1998

Anatomy of a Scene

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2001

Charlie Rose

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1991

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Cecil B. deMille Award Recipient

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Special Award Recipient

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 20, 2024

Biography

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 1987

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History

Year	Month	Avg	Max	Min
2024	5	30	46	22
2024	6	31	53	16
2024	7	42	69	24
2024	8	37	70	21
2024	9	28	40	20
2024	10	32	44	26
2024	11	45	57	35
2024	12	34	48	29
2025	1	39	65	25
2025	2	26	44	4
2025	3	6	37	0
2025	4	3	4	2
2025	5	6	8	4
2025	6	3	5	2
2025	7	3	4	2
2025	8	2	3	2
2025	9	2	4	1
2025	10	2	3	2

Trending Rank

Year	Month	Avg Rank	Max Rank
2024	5	172	52
2024	6	229	26
2024	7	86	61
2024	12	167	47
2025	1	251	20
2025	2	361	51
2025	3	557	53
2025	5	386	51
2025	7	287	15
2025	8	347	15
2025	9	466	43
2025	10	456	88

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