Robin Williams
1951–2014 · American actor and comedian
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.
Robin Williams, in order
- 1974 Happy Days (TV series): acted · streaming on Paramount+
- 1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series): acted · directed by A. D. Miles and Adam McKay · audiences 63% · streaming on Peacock, Prime Video, fuboTV
- 1977 Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?: acted · directed by I. Robert Levy
- 1977 The Prince and the Pauper: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer · audiences 52% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 1978 Mork & Mindy (TV series): acted
- 1980 Popeye: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 65%, audiences 39% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 1982 Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (TV series): acted · directed by George Gordon
- 1982 The World According to Garp: acted · directed by George Roy Hill · critics 71%, audiences 78%
- 1983 On Location (TV series): wrote
- 1983 The Survivors: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
- 1984 Moscow on the Hudson: acted · directed by Paul Mazursky · critics 74%, audiences 59% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1984 Rabbit Ears Productions (TV series): acted
- 1986 Club Paradise: acted · directed by Harold Ramis
- 1986 Seize the Day: acted · directed by Fielder Cook · audiences 49% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1986 The Best of Times: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: acted · directed by Bill Couturié
- 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam: acted · directed by Barry Levinson
- 1988 Don't Worry, Be Happy (short film): acted
- 1988 Portrait of a White Marriage: acted · directed by Harry Shearer
- 1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: acted · directed by Terry Gilliam · critics 90%, audiences 82%
- 1989 Dead Poets Society: acted · directed by Peter Weir · critics 84%, audiences 92% · streaming on Apple TV
- 1989 I'm from Hollywood: acted · directed by Joe Orr and Lynne Margulies
- 1990 Awakenings: acted · directed by Alain Cuniot and Penny Marshall · critics 81%, audiences 89% · streaming on Tubi
- 1990 Cadillac Man: acted · directed by Roger Donaldson · critics 58%, audiences 33% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Roku Channel
- 1991 Dead Again: acted · directed by Kenneth Branagh · critics 82%, audiences 76% · streaming on MGM+, Hoopla
- 1991 Hook: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 37%, audiences 76% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo, YouTube (free)
- 1991 Shakes the Clown: acted · directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
- 1991 The Fisher King: acted · directed by Terry Gilliam
- 1992 Toys: acted · directed by Barry Levinson · critics 27%, audiences 39%
- 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire: produced, acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 74%, audiences 77% · streaming on Disney+, Hulu, fuboTV
- 1994 Being Human: acted · directed by Bill Forsyth · critics 58%, audiences 43% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 1994–2004 Friends (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1995 Jumanji: acted · directed by Joe Johnston · critics 56%, audiences 63% · streaming on Philo
- 1995 Nine Months: acted · directed by Chris Columbus · critics 23%, audiences 37%
- 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: acted · directed by Beeban Kidron
- 1996 Hamlet: acted · directed by Kenneth Branagh
- 1996 Jack: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 18%, audiences 49% · streaming on Disney+
- 1996 The Birdcage: acted · directed by Mike Nichols · critics 87%, audiences 81% · streaming on Roku Channel
- 1996 The Secret Agent: acted · directed by Christopher Hampton
- 1997 Deconstructing Harry: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 71%, audiences 82% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
- 1997 Fathers' Day: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 27%, audiences 26% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1997 Flubber: acted · directed by Les Mayfield
- 1997 Good Will Hunting: acted · directed by Gus Van Sant · critics 97%, audiences 94% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Kanopy
- 1998 Junket Whore: acted · directed by Debbie Melnyk
- 1998 Patch Adams: acted · directed by Tom Shadyac
- 1998 What Dreams May Come: acted · directed by Vincent Ward · critics 54%, audiences 84%
- 1999 Bicentennial Man: acted · directed by Chris Columbus
- 1999 Jakob the Liar: acted · directed by Marek Brodzki and Peter Kassovitz
- 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 76%, audiences 64% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
- 2002 Death to Smoochy: acted · directed by Danny DeVito · critics 41%, audiences 66% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 2002 Insomnia: acted · directed by Christopher Nolan · critics 92%, audiences 77%
- 2002 One Hour Photo: acted · directed by Mark Romanek · critics 81%, audiences 65%
- 2004 House of D: acted · directed by David Duchovny
- 2004 Noel: acted · directed by Chazz Palminteri
- 2004 The Final Cut: acted · directed by Omar Naim
- 2005 The Aristocrats: acted · directed by Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette
- 2005 The Big White: acted · directed by Mark Mylod
- 2006 Man of the Year: acted · directed by Barry Levinson
- 2006 Night at the Museum: acted · directed by Shawn Levy · critics 42%, audiences 67% · streaming on Hulu
- 2006 RV: acted · directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- 2006 The Night Listener: acted · directed by Patrick Stettner
- 2006 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?: acted · directed by John Scheinfeld
- 2007 August Rush: acted · directed by Kirsten Sheridan
- 2007 Certifiably Jonathan: acted · directed by James David Pasternak · critics 25%, audiences 50% · streaming on Prime Video, Pluto TV, Prime Video (free)
- 2007 License to Wed: acted · directed by Ken Kwapis
- 2008 Dreams with Sharp Teeth: acted · directed by Erik Nelson
- 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: acted · directed by Shawn Levy
- 2009 Old Dogs: acted · directed by Walt Becker
- 2009 Shrink: acted · directed by Jonas Pate
- 2009 World's Greatest Dad: acted · directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
- 2010 Waking Sleeping Beauty: acted · directed by Don Hahn · critics 71%, audiences 80% · streaming on Disney+
- 2011 Stage Left: acted
- 2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic: acted · directed by Marina Zenovich
- 2013 The Big Wedding: acted · directed by Justin Zackham · critics 7%, audiences 40% · streaming on Roku Channel
- 2013 The Butler: acted · directed by Lee Daniels · critics 72%, audiences 78%
- 2013 The Crazy Ones (TV series): acted
- 2013 The Face of Love: acted · directed by Arie Posin
- 2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas: acted · directed by Tristram Shapeero
- 2014 Boulevard: acted · directed by Dito Montiel
- 2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb: acted · directed by Shawn Levy
- 2014 Robin Williams Remembered (TV movie): acted
- 2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn: acted · directed by Phil Alden Robinson · critics 9%, audiences 31% · streaming on Hoopla, Plex, Starz
- 2015 Altman: acted · directed by Ron Mann · critics 70%, audiences 66% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
- Back to Neverland (short film): acted · directed by Jerry Rees