Robin Williams

Career timeline

1. 1951 · Born

   Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA

2. 1974 · Screen debut

   Happy Days (TV)

3. 1986 · Writing debut

   Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met (Movie)

4. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

5. 1993 · First production

   Mrs. Doubtfire (Movie)

6. 2014 · Died

   August 11, 2014

7. 2023 · Latest release

   Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (TV)

Career in numbers

4 1970s

9 1980s

31 1990s

27 2000s

12 2010s

2 2020s

• Comedy59
• Drama40
• Family24
• Fantasy12
• Adventure11
• Animation10

Highest-rated title Friends 1994 8.4 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robin Williams in our catalogue.

Ricky Gervais

4 titles together

Patrick Gallagher

3 titles together

Michael Jeter

3 titles together

Rami Malek

3 titles together

John Powell

3 titles together

Eric Idle

3 titles together

Mizuo Peck

3 titles together

Matt Damon

2 titles together

Hugo Weaving

2 titles together

Bruno Kirby

2 titles together

1. 2023 Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God as Self (archive footage) 7.0 TV
2. 2023 Once Upon a Studio as Genie (voice) (archive sound) 8.3 Movie
3. 2015 Absolutely Anything as Dennis the Dog (voice) 5.9 Movie
4. 2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Theodore Roosevelt 6.2 Movie
5. 2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas as Virgil Mitchler 5.4 Movie
6. 2014 Altman as Self 6.6 Movie
7. 2014 The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Henry Altmann 5.7 Movie
8. 2014 Boulevard as Nolan 5.7 Movie
9. 2013 The Crazy Ones as Simon Roberts 6.2 TV
10. 2013 The Butler as Dwight H. Eisenhower 7.3 Movie
11. 2013 The Big Wedding as Father Monaghan 5.8 Movie
12. 2011 Happy Feet Two as Ramon / Lovelace (voice) 6.2 Movie
13. 2011 Wilfred as Dr. Eddy 7.5 TV
14. 2010 Louie as Robin 7.8 TV
15. 2009 Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction as Self 7.4 Movie
16. 2009 Old Dogs as Dan 5.6 Movie
17. 2009 World's Greatest Dad as Lance Clayton 6.6 Movie
18. 2009 Shrink as Holden 6.2 Movie
19. 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Theodore Roosevelt 6.2 Movie
20. 2007 August Rush as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace 7.4 Movie
21. 2007 License to Wed as Reverend Frank 5.7 Movie
22. 2006 Night at the Museum as Theodore Roosevelt 6.6 Movie
23. 2006 Happy Feet as Ramon / Lovelace (voice) 6.2 Movie
24. 2006 Man of the Year as Tom Dobbs 6.0 Movie
25. 2006 Everyone's Hero as Napoleon Cross (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
26. 2006 RV as Bob Munro 5.9 Movie
27. 2006 The Night Listener as Gabriel Noone 5.5 Movie
28. 2005 Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg as Self TV
29. 2005 The Big White as Paul Barnell 6.2 Movie
30. 2005 Mind of Mencia TV
31. 2005 Robots as Fender (voice) 6.5 Movie
32. 2004 Noel as Charlie Boyd / The Priest 5.8 Movie
33. 2004 The Final Cut as Alan W. Hakman 6.1 Movie
34. 2004 House of D as Pappass 6.3 Movie
35. 2002 Life with Bonnie as Kevin Powalski TV
36. 2002 One Hour Photo as Seymour "Sy" Parrish 6.7 Movie
37. 2002 Robin Williams: Live on Broadway as Self 7.8 Movie
38. 2002 American Idol as Ivan 'Bob' Poppanoff the 'Russian Idol' 5.0 TV
39. 2002 Insomnia as Walter Finch 7.0 Movie
40. 2002 Death to Smoochy as Rainbow Randolph 5.9 Movie
41. 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence as Dr. Know (voice) 7.1 Movie
42. 1999 Bicentennial Man as Andrew 7.3 Movie
43. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Merritt Rook 8.0 TV
44. 1999 Jakob the Liar as Jakob Heym 6.7 Movie
45. 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants as Robin Williams 7.7 TV
46. 1998 Patch Adams as Patch Adams 7.3 Movie
47. 1998 What Dreams May Come as Chris Nielsen 7.3 Movie
48. 1998 L.A. Doctors as Hugo Kingsley TV
49. 1997 Deconstructing Harry as Mel 7.2 Movie
50. 1997 Good Will Hunting as Sean Maguire 8.2 Movie
51. 1997 Flubber as Professor Philip Brainard 5.7 Movie
52. 1997 Fathers' Day as Dale Putley 5.5 Movie
53. 1996 Hamlet as Osric 7.3 Movie
54. 1996 Jack as Jack Powell 6.3 Movie
55. 1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves as Genie (voice) 6.2 Movie
56. 1996 The Birdcage as Armand Goldman 7.1 Movie
57. 1995 Jumanji as Alan Parrish 7.3 Movie
58. 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
59. 1995 Nine Months as Dr. Kosevich 5.7 Movie
60. 1994 Friends as Tomas (uncredited) 8.4 TV
61. 1994 Being Human as Hector 5.1 Movie
62. 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire 7.2 Movie
63. 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Robert Ellison 8.1 TV
64. 1992 Toys as Leslie Zevo 5.3 Movie
65. 1992 Aladdin as Genie / Peddler (voice) 7.7 Movie
66. 1992 The Larry Sanders Show as Robin Williams 7.8 TV
67. 1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Batty Koda (voice) 6.4 Movie
68. 1991 The Fisher King as Parry 7.3 Movie
69. 1991 Dead Again as Cozy Carlisle 6.5 Movie
70. 1991 Hook as Peter Banning / Peter Pan 6.8 Movie
71. 1990 Awakenings as Malcolm Sayer 7.8 Movie
72. 1990 Cadillac Man as Joey O'Brien 5.8 Movie
73. 1989 The Simpsons as Dr. J. Loren Pryor (voice) (as Doug Hill) 8.0 TV
74. 1989 Dead Poets Society as John Keating 8.3 Movie
75. 1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as King of the Moon 7.0 Movie
76. 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer 7.3 Movie
77. 1986 Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met as Self 8.2 Movie
78. 1984 Moscow on the Hudson as Vladimir Ivanoff 6.3 Movie
79. 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre as The Frog / Prince Robin 8.1 TV
80. 1982 The World According to Garp as T.S. Garp 6.7 Movie
81. 1980 Popeye as Popeye 5.6 Movie
82. 1978 Mork & Mindy as Mork 7.1 TV
83. 1977 The Richard Pryor Show as Various TV
84. 1977 Eight Is Enough as The Circuit Breakers Member 6.2 TV
85. 1974 Happy Days as Mork 7.7 TV

1. 2009 Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction 7.4 Movie
2. 2002 Robin Williams: Live on Broadway 7.8 Movie
3. 1986 Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met 8.2 Movie

1. 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire 7.2 Movie

Photos

Quick facts