Deceased

How Did Robin Williams Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 63

Also known asRobin McLaurin WilliamsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/07/1951Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied11/08/2014 (aged 63)Died inParadise Cay, TiburonCausehanging to deathWikidataQ83338 ↗Buried atSan Francisco BayTMDb#2157 ↗

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.

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Filmography203 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Peter Asher: Everywhere ManMovie	Self	75
2024	Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve StoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	73
2024	Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapySeries	Self (archive footage)	73
2023	Once Upon a StudioMovie	Genie (voice) (archive sound)	72
2023	Commitment to LifeMovie	Self (archive footage)	72
2022	The Animograph, or I Was Born in a ShoeboxMovie	Self (archive footage)	71
2021	A Life in Ten PicturesSeries	Self (archive footage)	70
2021	History of the SitcomSeries	Self (archive footage) - Actor	70
2020	The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUMovie	(archive footage)	69
2020	Robin's WishMovie	Himself (archive footage)	69
2016	Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to PeopleMovie	Self (archive footage)	65
2016	Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord BuckleyMovie	Self	65
2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close MarathonMovie	Self (archive footage)	64
2015	Behind Closed Doors with Natalie MoralesSeries	Self (archive footage)	64
2015	Another Take on… Mrs. DoubtfireMovie	Self (Archive)	64
2014	Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombMovie	Theodore Roosevelt	63
2014	The Angriest Man in BrooklynMovie	Henry Altmann	63
2014	AltmanMovie	Self	63
2014	All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star StateMovie	Self (archive footage)	63
2014	3 Still StandingMovie	Self	63
2014	Robin Williams - Live Across AustraliaMovie	Self	63
2013	The ButlerMovie	Dwight Eisenhower	62
2013	The Crazy OnesSeries	Simon Roberts	62
2013	The Big WeddingMovie	Father Monaghan	62
2013	Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicMovie	Self	62
2013	Comic Relief ZeroMovie	Self (archive footage)	62
2013	Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music TaleMovie	Self	62
2012	Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie	(archive footage)	61
2012	RadiomanMovie	Self	61
2012	Inside ComedySeries	Self	61
2012	Persistence of VisionMovie	Himself	61
2011	Happy Feet TwoMovie	Ramon / Lovelace (voice)	60
2011	Classic TV Bloopers UncensoredMovie	Mork (archive footage)	60
2011	WilfredSeries	Dr. Eddy	60
2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo DriftMovie	(archive footage)	59
2010	LouieSeries	Robin	59
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianMovie	Theodore Roosevelt	58
2009	Alan Carr: Chatty ManSeries	Self	58
2009	The Jay Leno ShowSeries	Self	58
2009	Old DogsMovie	Dan	58
2009	ShrinkMovie	Holden	58
2009	Robin Williams: Weapons of Self DestructionMovie	Self	58
2009	SpongeBob's Truth or SquareMovie	Self	58
2008	The Bonnie Hunt ShowSeries	Self	57
2008	The Madness and Misadventures of MunchausenMovie	Self	57
2008	Dreams with Sharp TeethMovie	Self	57
2008	Starz Inside: Ladies or GentlemenMovie	Self (archive footage)	57
2008	We Are Most AmusedMovie	Self	57
2008	History of the JokeMovie	Self	57
2007	The Graham Norton ShowSeries	Self	56
2007	The Pixar StoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	56
2007	Fog City MavericksMovie	Self	56
2007	August RushMovie	Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace	56
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectMovie	Self	56
2007	Shrink RapSeries	Self	56
2007	Cannes: All AccessMovie	Self	56
2007	Elton 60: Live At Madison Square GardenMovie	Self	56
2007	Dawn French's Boys Who Do ComedySeries	Self	56
2006	Night at the MuseumMovie	Theodore Roosevelt	55
2006	Happy FeetMovie	Ramon / Lovelace (voice)	55
2006	Man of the YearMovie	Tom Dobbs	55
2006	The Night ListenerMovie	Gabriel Noone	55
2006	VH1 Rock HonorsSeries	Himself	55
2006	RVMovie	Bob Munro	55
2006	Everyone's HeroMovie	Napoleon Cross (uncredited)	55
2006	JoJo: The Pop PrincessMovie	Himself	55
2006	RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsMovie	Self	55
2006	Robin Williams: A Family AffairMovie	Self	55
2006	Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher CowboyMovie	Self	55
2005	RobotsMovie	Fender (voice)	54
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSeries	Self	54
2005	The AristocratsMovie	Self	54
2005	Earth to AmericaMovie	Self	54
2005	Mind of MenciaSeries	—	54
2005	RomanekianMovie	Self	54
2004	The Final CutMovie	Alan W. Hakman	53
2004	NoelMovie	Charlie Boyd / The Priest	53
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series	Self	52
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries	Self	52
2003	Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesMovie	Hans Hänkie	52
2003	Celebrities UncensoredSeries	Self	52
2003	Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Movie	Self	52
2003	Real Time with Bill MaherSeries	Self	52
2002	InsomniaMovie	Walter Finch	51
2002	American IdolSeries	Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol'	51
2002	Death to SmoochyMovie	Rainbow Randolph	51
2002	Life with BonnieSeries	Kevin Powalski	51
2002	The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in StereoMovie	Self	51
2002	Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes DocumentaryMovie	Self	51
2001	Good Day LiveSeries	Self	50
2001	America \| A Tribute to HeroesMovie	Self	50
2001	A.I. Artificial IntelligenceMovie	Dr. Know (voice)	50
2001	The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly CoolMovie	Self	50
2000	Making Jumanji: The Realm of ImaginationMovie	Self / Alan Parrish	49
2000	The Beatles RevolutionMovie	Self	49
2000	Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationMovie	Self	49
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries	Merritt Rook	48
1999	Teen Choice AwardsSeries	Self	48
1999	SpongeBob SquarePantsSeries	Himself	48
1999	The Early ShowSeries	Self	48
1999	Bicentennial ManMovie	Andrew	48
1999	Get Bruce!Movie	Self	48
1998	Patch AdamsMovie	Hunter 'Patch' Adams	47
1998	What Dreams May ComeMovie	Chris Nielsen	47
1998	L.A. DoctorsSeries	Hugo Kingsley	47
1998	Hollywood SquaresSeries	Self - Panelist	47
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	47
1998	George Martin: In My LifeMovie	Self	47
1997	Good Will HuntingMovie	Sean Maguire	46
1997	The ViewSeries	Self	46
1997	Deconstructing HarryMovie	Mel	46
1997	FlubberMovie	Professor Philip Brainard	46
1997	Fathers' DayMovie	Dale Putley	46
1996	The Daily ShowSeries	Self	45
1996	HamletMovie	Osric	45
1996	The Secret AgentMovie	The Professor (uncredited)	45
1996	JackMovie	Jack Powell	45
1996	Clive Anderson All TalkSeries	Self	45
1995	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarMovie	John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)	44
1995	JumanjiMovie	Alan Parrish	44
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesMovie	Self	44
1995	Aladdin on IceMovie	Genie (voice) (uncredited)	44
1995	Comic Relief VIIMovie	Self - Host	44
1994	FriendsSeries	Tomas (uncredited)	43
1994	Inside the Actors StudioSeries	Self	43
1994	The World of Jim HensonMovie	Self (archive footage)	43
1994	Being HumanMovie	Hector	43
1993	Mrs. DoubtfireMovie	Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire	42
1993	Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries	Robert Ellison	42
1993	Late Show with David LettermanSeries	Self - Guest	42
1993	Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationMovie	Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")	42
1993	Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries	Self - Guest	42
1993	A Tribute to Sam KinisonMovie	Self	42
1993	An Evening with Lily Tomlin and FriendsMovie	Self	42
1992	The Larry Sanders ShowSeries	Robin Williams	41
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries	Self	41
1992	ToysMovie	Leslie Zevo	41
1992	FernGully: The Last RainforestMovie	Batty Koda (voice)	41
1992	Terry Wogan's Friday NightSeries	Self	41
1992	AladdinMovie	Genie / Peddler (voice)	41
1992	AladdinMovie	Genie / Peddler (voice)	41
1992	A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-OutMovie	Robin Williams	41
1991	HookMovie	Peter Banning / Peter Pan	40
1991	The Fisher KingMovie	Parry	40
1991	Shakes the ClownMovie	Mime Class Instructor	40
1991	Charlie RoseSeries	Self	40
1991	A Wish for Wings That WorkMovie	Kiwi (voice) (credited as Sudy Nim)	40
1990	The Earth Day SpecialMovie	Everyman	39
1990	AwakeningsMovie	Malcolm Sayer	39
1990	Cadillac ManMovie	Joey O'Brien	39
1990	Comic Relief '90Movie	Self	39
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill)	38
1989	Dead Poets SocietyMovie	John Keating	38
1989	Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryMovie	Self	38
1989	Comic Relief IIIMovie	—	38
1989	I'm from HollywoodMovie	Self	38
1989	Back to NeverlandMovie	Robin	38
1988	LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries	Self - Guest	37
1988	The Adventures of Baron MunchausenMovie	King of the Moon	37
1988	Portrait of a White MarriageMovie	Bill Lohmer – Air Conditioning Salesman (uncredited)	37
1988	Portrait of a White MarriageMovie	Air Conditioning Salesman	37
1988	Free to Be... a FamilyMovie	Self	37
1987	Sacrée soiréeSeries	Self	36
1987	BiographySeries	Self	36
1987	Good Morning, VietnamMovie	Adrian Cronauer	36
1987	Jonathan Winters: On the LedgeMovie	Self	36
1987	Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamMovie	(voice)	36
1987	Superstars and their MomsMovie	Self	36
1987	Citizen SteveMovie	Robin Leach	36
1986	American MastersSeries	Self	35
1986	Seize the DayMovie	Tommy Wilhelm	35
1986	The Best of TimesMovie	Jack Dundee	35
1986	Club ParadiseMovie	Jack Moniker	35
1986	The Young Comedians All-Star ReunionMovie	Self	35
1986	Barbra Streisand: One VoiceMovie	Self - Guest Performer	35
1986	Max Headroom's Giant Christmas TurkeyMovie	Self	35
1986	Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986Movie	Self	35
1985	Richard Lewis: I'm In PainMovie	Self	34
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	The Frog / Prince Robin	31
1982	The World According to GarpMovie	T.S. Garp	31
1982	Night of 100 StarsMovie	Self	31
1982	Late Night with David LettermanSeries	Self - Guest	31
1982	The Billy Crystal Comedy HourSeries	Himself	31
1982	I Love LibertyMovie	Self	31
1982	The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz HourSeries	Mork (voice)	31
1982	The Tale of the Frog PrinceMovie	The Frog / Prince Robin	31
1982	Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary SpecialMovie	Self	31
1980	PopeyeMovie	Popeye	29
1980	Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie HallMovie	Self (uncredited)	29
1979	Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry MarshallMovie	Self	28
1979	Out of the BlueSeries	Mork	28
1978	Mork & MindySeries	Mork	27
1977	Laugh-InSeries	Regular Performer	26
1977	Eight Is EnoughSeries	The Circuit Breakers Member	26
1977	Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?Movie	Lawyer / Man with Toothache (uncredited)	26
1977	The Richard Pryor ShowSeries	Various	26
1977	The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians ShowMovie	Self	26
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	24
1974	Happy DaysSeries	Mork	23
1969	Sesame StreetSeries	Self	18
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	11
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	2
0	Untitled Nathan Lane DocumentaryMovie	Self (archive footage)	—