Robin Williams filmography

Robin Williams
Williams in 2011

American stand-up comedian and actor Robin Williams (1951–2014) was featured in many feature films and television series throughout his career.

Williams studied acting at the College of Marin in California and later at the Juilliard School in New York. Williams's first acting role was in the revival of Laugh-In in 1977, before he played the alien Mork in the television sitcom Mork & Mindy from 1978 to 1982 and the titular role in the 1980 film Popeye. After starring in less financially successful films during the early to mid 1980s, he made his breakthrough role portraying Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam.

Williams also starred in both comedy and drama film roles, including The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), The Fisher King (1991), Hook (1991), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Good Will Hunting (1997; for which he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor),[1] Patch Adams (1998), What Dreams May Come (1998), Bicentennial Man (1999), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), Night at the Museum (2006), Happy Feet (2006), World's Greatest Dad (2009), and The Butler (2013).

Film

Title Year Role(s) Director(s) Notes Ref.
Can I Do It... 'Till I Need Glasses? 1977 Lawyer
Man with Tooth Ache		 I. Robert Levy [2]
Popeye 1980 Popeye Robert Altman [3]
The World According to Garp 1982 T.S. Garp George Roy Hill [4]
The Survivors 1983 Donald Quinelle Michael Ritchie [5]
Moscow on the Hudson 1984 Vladimir Ivanov Paul Mazursky [6]
The Best of Times 1986 Jack Dundee Spottiswoode, RogerRoger Spottiswoode [7]
Club Paradise 1986 Jack Moniker Harold Ramis [8]
Seize the Day 1986 Tommy Wilhelm Fielder Cook [9]
Good Morning, Vietnam 1987 Cronauer, AdrianAdrian Cronauer Levinson, BarryBarry Levinson [10]
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, TheThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988 King of the Moon Gilliam, TerryTerry Gilliam Credited as Ray D. Tutto [11]
Dead Poets Society 1989 John Keating Weir, PeterPeter Weir [12]
Cadillac Man 1990 O'Brien, JoeyJoey O'Brien Donaldson, RogerRoger Donaldson [13]
Awakenings 1990 Sayer, Dr. MalcolmDr. Malcolm Sayer Marshall, PennyPenny Marshall [14]
Shakes the Clown 1991 Mime Class Instructor Goldthwait, BobcatBobcat Goldthwait [15]
Dead Again 1991 Cozy Carlisle, DoctorDoctor Cozy Carlisle Branagh, KennethKenneth Branagh [16]
Fisher King, TheThe Fisher King 1991 Sagan, Henry "Parry"Henry "Parry" Sagan Gilliam, TerryTerry Gilliam [17]
Hook 1991 Peter Banning / Peter Pan Spielberg, StevenSteven Spielberg [18]
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992 Batty Koda (voice) Kroyer, BillBill Kroyer [19]
Timekeeper, TheThe Timekeeper 1992 The Timekeeper (voice) Circle-Vision 360° film [20]
Aladdin 1992 Genie / Peddler (voices) Clements, RonRon Clements
John Musker		 [20]
Toys 1992 Zevo, LeslieLeslie Zevo Levinson, BarryBarry Levinson [21]
Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 Daniel Hillard / Euphegenia Doubtfire Chris Columbus Also producer
Being Human 1994 Hector Bill Forsyth
Nine Months 1995 Dr. Kosevich Chris Columbus
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 1995 John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Beeban Kidron Uncredited [22]
Jumanji 1995 Alan Parrish Joe Johnston
Aladdin and the King of Thieves 1996 Genie (voice) Tad Stones Direct-to-video [23]
Jack 1996 Jack Powell Francis Ford Coppola
The Secret Agent 1996 Assassin Christopher Hampton Uncredited
Hamlet 1996 Osric Kenneth Branagh
Birdcage, TheThe Birdcage 1996 Armand Goldman Mike Nichols [24]
Fathers' Day 1997 Dale Putley Ivan Reitman
Deconstructing Harry 1997 Mel Woody Allen
Flubber 1997 Professor Philip Brainard Les Mayfield
Good Will Hunting 1997 Sean Maguire Gus Van Sant [25]
What Dreams May Come 1998 Chris Nielsen Vincent Ward
Patch Adams 1998 Hunter "Patch" Adams Tom Shadyac
Jakob the Liar 1999 Jakob Heym / Narrator Peter Kassovitz Also executive producer
Bicentennial Man 1999 Andrew Martin Chris Columbus
Get Bruce 1999 Herself Andrew J. Kuehn Documentary
Model Behavior 2000 Faremain Mark Rosman
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 Dr. Know (voice) Steven Spielberg [26]
Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, TheThe Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch 2002 Hans Hänkie Eric Idle
One Hour Photo 2002 Seymour "Sy" Parrish Mark Romanek [27]
Death to Smoochy 2002 "Rainbow" Randolph Smiley Danny DeVito
Insomnia 2002 Walter Finch Christopher Nolan
The Final Cut 2004 Alan W. Hakman Omar Naim
House of D 2004 Pappass David Duchovny
Noel 2004 Charlie Boyd / The Priest Chazz Palminteri Uncredited
Robots 2005 Fender (voice) Chris Wedge
The Big White 2005 Paul Barnell Mark Mylod
The Aristocrats 2005 Herself Penn Jillette Paul Provenza Documentary
The Night Listener 2006 Gabriel Noone Patrick Stettner
RV 2006 Bob Munro Barry Sonnenfeld
Everyone's Hero 2006 Napoleon Cross (voice) Christopher Reeve
Daniel St. Pierre
Colin Brady		 Uncredited [28]
Man of the Year 2006 Tom Dobbs Barry Levinson
Happy Feet 2006 Ramon / Lovelace (voices) George Miller
Night at the Museum 2006 Theodore Roosevelt Shawn Levy
License to Wed 2007 Reverend Frank Ken Kwapis
August Rush 2007 Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace Kirsten Sheridan
Shrink 2009 Jack Holden Jonas Pate
World's Greatest Dad 2009 Lance Clayton Bobcat Goldthwait
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 Theodore Roosevelt Shawn Levy
Old Dogs 2009 Dan Rayburn Walt Becker
Happy Feet Two 2011 Ramon / Lovelace (voices) George Miller
The Big Wedding 2013 Father Monighan Justin Zackham [29]
The Butler 2013 Dwight D. Eisenhower Lee Daniels [30]
The Face of Love 2013 Roger Arie Posin [31]
Boulevard 2014 Nolan Mack Dito Montiel
Angriest Man in Brooklyn, TheThe Angriest Man in Brooklyn 2014 Henry Altmann Phil Alden Robinson [32]
A Merry Friggin' Christmas 2014 Mitch Tristram Shapeero Released posthumously; dedicated in memory [33]
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014 Theodore Roosevelt / Garuda Artifact Shawn Levy Final on-screen role; released posthumously [33]
Absolutely Anything 2015 Dennis the Dog (voice) Terry Jones Final role; released posthumously [34]

Television

Williams in Canada, 2005
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Sorority '62 TV Pilot
The Richard Pryor Show Various characters 2 episodes
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Eight Is Enough Episode: "The Return of Auntie V"
1978 America 2-Night Jason Shine 2 episodes
Happy Days Mork Episode: "My Favorite Orkan"
1978–82 Mork & Mindy 92 episodes
1979 Happy Days Episode: "Mork Returns"
Out of the Blue Episode: "Random's Arrival"
1981–2010 Saturday Night Live Himself 5 episodes; 4 as host, 1 as guest
1982 E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors Host / various characters TV special
Faerie Tale Theatre Frog / Prince Robin Episode: "Tale of the Frog Prince"
SCTV Network Various Episode: "Jane Eyrehead"
1984 Pryor's Place Gaby Episode: "Sax Education"
1987 Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin Various characters TV special (comedy); Williams won Emmy award [35]
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Baby-san (voice) Documentary
1990 The Earth Day Special Everyman
1990–2012 Sesame Street Himself 6 episodes
1991 Big Bird's Birthday Celebration Sesame Street special
A Wish for Wings That Work The Kiwi (voice) Credited as Sudy Nim
1992–94 The Larry Sanders Show Himself 2 episodes
1994 Homicide: Life on the Street Robert Ellison Episode: "Bop Gun"
1997 Friends Tomas Uncredited
Episode: "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion"
1998 One Saturday Morning Genie 2 episodes
1999 L.A. Doctors Hugo Kinsley Episode: "Just Duet"
2000 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Himself Season 3, episode 9 (Guest star)
2003 Freedom: A History of Us Josiah Quincy
Ulysses S. Grant
Missouri farmer
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright		 4 episodes
Life with Bonnie Kevin Powalski Episode: "Psychic"
2006 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Himself Episode: "The DeAeth Family"
Mind of Mencia Episode: "That's F**king Historical"
Blue's Clues Episode: "Behind the Clues: 10 Years of Blue"[36]
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Merritt Rook Episode: "Authority"
2009 SpongeBob SquarePants Himself Episode: "SpongeBob's Truth or Square"
2012 Wilfred Dr. Eddy / Himself Episode: "Progress"
Louie Himself Episode: "Barney/Never"
2013–14 The Crazy Ones Simon Roberts 22 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice role
1997 Disney's Math Quest: Aladdin Genie

Video recordings

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1997 Flubber1998 Oscars Winners and Nominees Retrieved 19 December 2014
  2. ↑ Harris, Jamie. "Robin Williams 1951-2014: Comedy icon's movie career in pictures". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Popeye Is the Best Movie Robin Williams Ever Made". Vanity Fair. August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1982). "The World According to Garp Movie Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Canby, Vincent (June 22, 1983). "The Survivors (1983)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ebert, Roger (January 1, 1984). "Moscow on the Hudson Movie Review". Chicago-Sun Times. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Best of Times (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Club Paradise (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Seize the Day (1986)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ Canby, Vincent (December 23, 1987). "Film: 'Good Morning Vietnam'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ Nathan, Ian (January 1, 2000). "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Review". Empire. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ Travers, Peter (June 9, 1989). "Dead Poets Society". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ Ebert, Roger (May 18, 1990). "Cadillac Man". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Awakenings". Entertainment Weekly. December 21, 1990. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ Maslin, Janet (March 13, 1992). "Review/Film; A World Of Clowns And Alcohol". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Dead Again". Entertainment Weekly. August 30, 1991. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ Phipps, Keith (August 18, 2014). "With The Fisher King, Robin Williams shrugged off the burden of genius". The Dissolve. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  18. ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 11, 1991). "Hook". Chicago-Sun Times. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  19. ↑ Baccam, Ashley (April 22, 2011). "10 Facts You May Not Know About FernGully: The Last Rainforest". BuzzFeed. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Robin Williams’ Greatest Disney Moments". Disney.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  21. ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 18, 1992). "Toys". Chicago-Sun Times. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ Eller, Claudia (July 17, 1994). "'To Wong Foo,' Too : Sure He Can Wear a Dress, but Can He Look Cute in It?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  23. ↑ Johnson, Malcolm (August 13, 1996). "Williams' Improvisation Steals Spotlight in 'King of Thieves'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  24. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (March 8, 1996). "Happy Campers of 'Birdcage' : The Comedy Revisits the High Jinks of 'La Cage aux Folles'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  25. ↑ Maslin, Janet (December 5, 1997). "Good Will Hunting (1997) Film Review; Logarithms and Biorhythms Test a Young Janitor". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  26. ↑ Puig, Claudia (July 6, 2001). "Teddy bares his 'A.I.' growl with Angel's voice". USA Today. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  27. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (August 23, 2002). "The Clerk as Creep". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  28. ↑ Leydon, Joe (September 14, 2006). "Everyone's Hero". Variety. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Actors with local connections worked with Robin Williams". The Morning Call. August 12, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  30. ↑ Gettell, Oliver (August 16, 2013). "'The Butler' serves up melodrama, fine performances, reviews say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  31. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (March 6, 2014). "Double Time: Seeing a Ghost, Romantically". The Face of Love. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  32. ↑ Lyne, Charlie (September 13, 2014). "The Angriest Man In Brooklyn, out now on DVD". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  33. 1 2 Johnson, Zach (August 12, 2015). "Robin Williams Leaves Behind Four New Movies". E!. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  34. ↑ Debruge, Peter (August 11, 2015). "'Absolutely Anything' Review". Variety. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  35. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381943/awards?ref_=tt_awd
  36. ↑ Behind The Clues - 10 Years Of Blue (Full). YouTube. 7 January 2014.
  37. ↑ "Robin Williams to be honored when Broadway theaters dim their lights Wednesday night", New York Daily News, 13/08/2014, accessed 19/08/2014
  38. ↑ "Bravo to Air Williams' Actors' Studio Episode", Multichannel News, 18/08/2014, accessed 19/08/2014
  39. ↑ "HBO: Comedy: Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction: Home". hbo.com.

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