Acteur
Robin Williams
Geboren 21 juli 1951 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Overleden 11 augustus 2014
Robin McLaurin Williams (21 juli 1951 – 11 augustus 2014) was een Amerikaanse acteur en komiek. Bekend om zijn improvisatievaardigheden en de grote verscheidenheid aan personages die hij op het moment creëerde en in film, zowel in drama's als komedies, vertolkte, wordt hij beschouwd als een van de grootste komieken aller tijden. Hij ontving talrijke onderscheidingen, waaronder een Academy Award, twee Primetime Emmy Awards, zes Golden Globe Awards, twee Screen Actors Guild Awards en vijf Grammy Awards. Williams begon halverwege de jaren zeventig met stand-upcomedy in San Francisco en Los Angeles, en bracht verschillende comedyalbums uit, waaronder Reality ... Wat een concept in 1980. Hij werd beroemd door de alien Mork te spelen in de ABC-sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). Hij kreeg zijn eerste hoofdrolspeelster in Popeye (1980). Williams won vervolgens de Academy Award voor Beste Mannelijke Bijrol voor Good Will Hunting (1997). Zijn andere Oscar-genomineerde rollen waren voor Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989) en The Fisher King (1991). Williams speelde in de kritisch bejubelde drama's 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) en World's Greatest Dad (2009). Hij speelde ook in familiefilms zoals Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006) en de Night at the Museum-trilogie (2006–2014). Hij leende zijn stem aan de animatiefilms Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006) en het vervolg uit 2011. Williams werd in augustus 2014 dood aangetroffen in zijn huis in Paradise Cay, Californië, op 63-jarige leeftijd. Ten tijde van zijn zelfmoord was bij hem de ziekte van Parkinson vastgesteld. Volgens zijn weduwe had Williams te maken gehad met depressie, angst en toenemende paranoia. Zijn autopsie vond "diffuse Lewy body ziekte" en professionals op het gebied van Lewy body dementie zeiden dat zijn symptomen overeenkwamen met dementie bij Lewy-lichamen.
Films en series
- 2026
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man1u 58mSelf - 2026
Hook: Never, Never Ending1uSelf (archive footage) - 2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story1u 44mSelf (archive footage) - 2023
A Life in Ten Pictures: Robin Williams50mSelf (archive footage) - 2023
Commitment to Life1u 30mSelf (archive footage) - 2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up1u 10mSelf (archive footage) - 2021
History of the Sitcom1 seizoenSelf (archive footage) - Actor - 2021
Superstar: Robin Williams41mSelf (archive footage) - 2020
Robin's Wish1u 16mHimself (archive footage) - 2020Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans14mSelf (archive footage)
- 2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind1u 56mSelf (voice and archive footage) - 2016
Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley1u 45mSelf - 2016
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People58mSelf (archive footage) - 2016Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors1u 30mSelf (archive footage)
- 2015
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire5mSelf (Archive) - 2015
Absolutely Anything1u 25mDennis the Dog (voice) - 2014
Boulevard1u 28mNolan Mack - 2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn1u 24mHenry Altmann - 2014
Altman1u 35mSelf - 2014
Robin Williams - Live Across Australia1u 16mSelf - 20143 Still Standing1u 30mSelf
- 2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas1u 22mMitch Mitchler - 2014
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb1u 38mTheodore Roosevelt - 2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State1u 22mSelf (archive footage) - 2013
The Crazy Ones1 seizoenSimon Roberts - 2013
The Face of Love1u 32mRoger Stillman - 2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic1u 23mSelf - 2013
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale40mSelf - 2013
The Big Wedding1u 30mFather Monaghan - 2013
The Butler2u 12mDwight H. Eisenhower - 2013
Comic Relief Zero50mSelf (archive footage) - 2012
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later1u 2mSelf - 2012
Persistence of Vision1u 23mHimself - 2011
Happy Feet Two1u 39mRamon / Lovelace (voice) - 2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored1u 16mMork (archive footage) - 2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)1u 56mSelf - 2009
World's Greatest Dad1u 39mLance Clayton - 2009
Old Dogs1u 28mDan - 2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square52mSelf - 2009
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction1u 30mSelf - 2009
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story1u 42mSelf - 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian1u 45mTheodore Roosevelt - 2009
Monkey Mischief18mTheodore Roosevelt - 2009
Shrink1u 44mHolden - 2008
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest4u 20m - 2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen1u 13mSelf - 2008
Dreams with Sharp Teeth1u 36mSelf - 2008
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas1u 12mSelf - 2008
History of the Joke2uSelf - 2008
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen1uSelf (archive footage) - 2007
License to Wed1u 31mReverend Frank - 2007
August Rush1u 54mMaxwell "Wizard" Wallace - 2007
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden2uSelf - 2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project1u 29mSelf - 2007
Fog City Mavericks1u 59mSelf - 2007
Certifiably Jonathan1u 25mSelf - 2007
Cannes: All Access1u 19mSelf - 2006
Man of the Year1u 55mTom Dobbs - 2006
RV1u 39mBob Munro - 2006
The Night Listener1u 31mGabriel Noone - 2006
Happy Feet1u 48mRamon / Lovelace (voice) - 2006
Comic Relief 20062u 20m - 2006
Robin Williams: A Family AffairSelf - 2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsSelf - 2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy9mSelf - 2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors12mSelf - 2006
JoJo: The Pop Princess5mHimself - 2006
Night at the Museum1u 48mTheodore Roosevelt - 2005
The Big White1u 40mPaul Barnell - 2005
Romanekian7mSelf - 2005
Robots1u 30mFender (voice) - 2005
Emmanuel's Gift1u 20mSelf (archive footage) - 2005
Nos Bastidores de HollywoodSelf (archive footage) - 2004
The Final Cut1u 35mAlan W. Hakman - 2004
House of D1u 37mPappass - 2004
The Tour Baby1u 5mHimself - 2004
Noel1u 36mCharlie Boyd / The Priest - 2002
Death to Smoochy1u 49mRainbow Randolph - 2002
One Hour Photo1u 36mSeymour Parrish - 2002
Insomnia1u 58mWalter Finch - 2002
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway1u 39mSelf - 2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo2uSelf - 2002Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber45mSelf
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes5mSelf
- 2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary8mSelf - 2001
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly CoolSelf - 2000
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination20mSelf / Alan Parrish - 2000
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'14mSelf (uncredited) - 1999
Jakob the Liar2uJakob Heym - 1999
Bicentennial Man2u 11mAndrew - 1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years1u 43m - 1998
Patch Adams1u 55mHunter 'Patch' Adams - 1998
What Dreams May Come1u 53mChris Nielsen - 1998George Martin: In My Life1uSelf
- 1997
Fathers' Day1u 39mDale Putley - 1997
Flubber1u 34mProfessor Philip Brainard - 1997
Good Will Hunting2u 7mSean Maguire - 1997
Great Minds Think for Themselves1 seizoenGenie (voice) - 1997
Deconstructing Harry1u 36mMel - 1996
The Birdcage1u 59mArmand Goldman - 1996
Jack1u 53mJack Powell - 1996
Aladdin and the King of Thieves1u 21mGenie (voice) - 1996
Nichols and May: Take Two55mSelf - 1996
The Secret Agent1u 35mThe Professor (uncredited) - 1996
Hamlet4u 2mOsric - 1995
Jumanji1u 44mAlan Parrish - 1995
Comic Relief VII4uSelf - Host - 1995
Nine Months1u 43mDr. Kosevich - 1995
Aladdin on Ice46mGenie (voice) (uncredited) - 1994
Comic Relief VI4uSelf - Host - 1994
Being Human2u 2mHector - 1994
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams53mSelf - 1994
In Search of Dr. Seuss1u 30mThe Father - 1994But... Seriously1u 22mSelf (archive footage)
- 1993
Mrs. Doubtfire2u 5mDaniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - 1993
A Tribute to Sam Kinison1uSelf - 1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends1u 41mSelf - 1992
Toys2u 2mLeslie Zevo - 1992
Aladdin1u 31mGenie / Peddler (voice) - 1992
FernGully: The Last Rainforest1u 16mBatty Koda (voice) - 1992
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out1u 48mRobin Williams - 1991Rabbit Ears - The Fool and the Flying Ship29mNarrator (voice)
- 1991
The Fisher King2u 18mParry - 1991
Hook2u 22mPeter Banning / Peter Pan - 1991
Dead Again1u 47mCozy Carlisle - 1991
A Wish for Wings That Work22mKiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim) - 1991
Shakes the Clown1u 27mMime Class Instructor - 1990
Cadillac Man1u 37mJoey O'Brien - 1990
Awakenings2uMalcolm Sayer - 1990Comic Relief '902uSelf
- 1990AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT1uSelf
- 1989
Dead Poets Society2u 9mJohn Keating - 1989
Comic Relief III - 1989Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly59mHimself (uncredited)
- 1989
Back to Neverland10mRobin - 1989
I'm from Hollywood1u 1mSelf - 1988
Rabbit Ears - Pecos Bill25mNarrator (voice) - 1988
An All-Star Toast to the Improv1uSelf - 1988
Free to Be... a Family1uSelf - 1988
Portrait of a White Marriage1u 43mBill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited) - 1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen2u 6mKing of the Moon - 1987
Good Morning, Vietnam2u 1mAdrian Cronauer - 1987Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin1uSelf
- 1987
Superstars and their Moms1uSelf - 1987
Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge50mSelf - 1987
Citizen Steve24mRobin Leach - 1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam1u 24m(voice) - 1986
Comic Relief8 seizoenenSelf - Host - 1986
Seize the Day1u 33mTommy Wilhelm - 1986
The Best of Times1u 44mJack Dundee - 1986
Club Paradise1u 36mJack Moniker - 1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice1u 8mSelf - Guest Performer - 1986
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met1u 5mSelf - 1986
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion1uSelf - 1986
Bridge School Benefit Concert 19863u 10mSelf - 1986The Best of Comic Relief1uSelf
- 1986
Super Duper Bloopers57mSelf - 1986
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey40mSelf - 1986
Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show30mAlbert Einstein - 1985
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain51mSelf - 1984
Moscow on the Hudson1u 55mVladimir Ivanoff - 1983
The Survivors1u 43mDonald Quinelle - 1983
An Evening with Robin Williams1u 22mSelf - 1982
The Tale of the Frog Prince55mThe Frog / Prince Robin - 1982
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors46mSelf - Host - 1982
The World According to Garp2u 16mT.S. Garp - 1982
The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour1 seizoenMork (voice) - 1982
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special1u 30mSelf - 1980
Popeye1u 54mPopeye - 1980
Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall1u 17mSelf (uncredited) - 1979
Rona Barrett Looks at 197830mSelf - 1978
Mork & Mindy4 seizoenenMork - 1978
Sorority '6230mHenry - 1978
Robin Williams: Off the Wall1uSelf - 1977
The Richard Pryor Show1 seizoenVarious - 1977Laugh-In1 seizoenRegular Performer
- 1977
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show1u 30mSelf - Untitled Nathan Lane DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self-DestructionCreator
