Actor

Robin Williams

July 21, 1951 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

Notable work

8.2
Good Will Hunting (1997)
as Sean Maguire
8.3
Dead Poets Society (1989)
as John Keating
7.7
Aladdin (1992)
as Genie / Peddler (voice)
7.2
Jumanji (1995)
as Alan Parrish
6.6
Night at the Museum (2006)
as Theodore Roosevelt
8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)
8.4
Friends (1994)
as Tomas (uncredited)
6.2
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
as Theodore Roosevelt
7.1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
as Dr. Know (voice)
7.2
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
6.2
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
as Theodore Roosevelt
6.8
Hook (1991)
as Peter Banning / Peter Pan

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