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Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor, comedian, film producer, and screenwriter. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid 1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy (1978–82), Williams went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting.
His film career included acclaimed work such as Popeye (1980), The World According to Garp (1982), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), The Fisher King (1991), and Good Will Hunting (1997), as well as financial successes such as Hook (1991), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Night at the Museum (2006), and Happy Feet (2006). He appeared in the music video for Bobby McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy".
Williams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as therapist Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. He received two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards.
On August 11, 2014, Williams died of an apparent suicide by hanging at his home in Paradise Cay, California.
Set 1
Flubber
Good will hunting
Patch Adams
What dreams may come true
Bicentennial Man
Death to smoochy
Set 2
The big white
Robots
RV
Licence to wed
Old dogs
World's greatest dad
Set 3
Toys
Mrs Doubtfire
Jumanji
The birdcage
Jack
Father's day
Set 4
Popeye
The survivors
Moscow on the Hudson
Club paradise
The best of times
Good morning Vietnam
Dead poets society
Hook
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