Film actor and entertainer, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City, then settled in San Francisco and developed a nightclub act. He starred in the television comedy series Mork and Mindy (197882), made his film debut in Popeye (1981), and became known for his versatile and energetic performances. He earned an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Good Morning Vietnam (1987), another Oscar nomination for Dead Poets Society (1989), and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Good Will Hunting (1997). Other films include Awakenings (1990), Hook (1991), Mrs Doubtfire (1993), The Birdcage (1996), Get Bruce (1999), and The Final Cut (2004). He provided the voice of the genie in Aladdin (1991), and the voice of Dr Know in Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001). He has also continued to perform as a stand-up comic entertainer.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | License to Wed | Father Frank | Filming |
| Mrs Doubtfire 2 | Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire | Pre-production; script rewrite almost complete | |
| August Rush | Wizard | Post-production | |
| 2006 | The Krazees | Announced | |
| Night at the Museum | Theodore Roosevelt | Completed | |
| Man of the Year | Tom Dobbs | ||
| Happy Feet | Ramon/Lovelace | Voice; Completed | |
| Everyone's Hero | Napoleon Cross | Voice; (Uncredited) | |
| RV | Bob Munro | ||
| The Night Listener | Gabriel Noone | ||
| 2005 | In Search of Ted Demme | ||
| The Big White | Paul Barnell | ||
| Robots | Fender | Voice | |
| The Aristocrats | Documentary | ||
| 2004 | Noel | Charlie Boyd/The Priest | Cameo |
| House of D | Pappass | ||
| The Final Cut | Alan W. Hakman | ||
| 2002 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Cameo | |
| Insomnia | Walter Finch | ||
| Death to Smoochy | 'Rainbow' Randolph Smiley | ||
| One Hour Photo | Sy Parrish | ||
| 2001 | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | Dr. Know | Voice |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Andrew Martin | |
| Jakob the Liar | Jakob Heym/Narrator | Also executive producer | |
| Get Bruce | Documentary | ||
| 1998 | Patch Adams | Hunter "Patch" Adams | |
| Junket Whore | Documentary | ||
| What Dreams May Come | Chris Nielsen | ||
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Sean Maguire | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Flubber | Professor Philip Brainard | ||
| Deconstructing Harry | |||
| Father's Day | Dale Putley | ||
| 1996 | Hamlet | Osric | |
| The Secret Agent | The Professor | ||
| Jack | Jack Powell | ||
| The Birdcage | Armand Goldman | ||
| 1995 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Genie | Voice |
| Jumanji | Alan Parrish | ||
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt | Cameo (uncredited) | |
| Nine Months | Dr. Kosevich | ||
| 1994 | In Search of Dr. Seuss | Father | |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire | Also producer |
| Being Human | Hector | ||
| 1992 | Toys | Leslie Zevo | |
| Aladdin | Genie | Voice | |
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From Time to Time (or The Timekeeper) |
The Timekeeper | Voice; | |
| FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Batty Koda | Voice | |
| Shakes the Clown | Mime Class Instructor | ||
| I'm From Hollywood | Documentary | ||
| 1991 | Hook | Peter Pan | |
| The Fisher King | Parry | ||
| Dead Again | Doctor Cozy Carlisle | ||
| 1990 | Awakenings | Dr. Malcolm Sayer | |
| Cadillac Man | Joey O'Brien | ||
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | John Keating | Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | King of the Moon | Credited as Ray D. Tutto |
| Portrait of a White Marriage | Cameo | ||
| 1987 | Good Morning, Vietnam | Adrian Cronauer | |
| 1986 | Seize the Day | ||
| Club Paradise | Jack Moniker | ||
| The Best of Times | |||
| 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | ||
| 1983 | The Survivors | ||
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | T.S. Garp | |
| 1980 | Popeye | Popeye | |
| 1977 | Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses? |
Discography
Williams sings a version of "Come Together" with Bobby McFerrin on In My Life, a Beatles tribute album produced by George Martin.
Reality...What a Concept (1977) Throbbing Python of Love (1983) A Night at the Met (1986) Pecos Bill (1988) Live 2002 (2002)DVDs and videos
An Evening with Robin Williams (1982, VHS) Robin Williams: Live at the Met (1986, VHS) Robin Williams: Live on Broadway (2002)Television guest appearances
George Martin: In My Life (1998) with Bobby McFerrin Himself on the American version of Whose Line is it Anyway Himself: Mind of Mencia Man having lost his wife to his best friend: Friends Man who loses his wife in a robbery: Homicide: Life on the Street (1994)|
Preceded by: Cuba Gooding, Jr. for Jerry Maguire |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1997 for Good Will Hunting |
Succeeded by: James Coburn for Affliction |
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