An Obituary for Robin Williams in the Form of His Best Scenes
What an amazing legacy the uniquely talented #RobinWilliams left for us all. I bet he wishes he could respond with some witty improvisations to this outpouring of respect, honor, gratitude and sadness the world is showing at his passing.
Originally posted on Quartz:
Robin Williams, the gregarious American actor who delighted audiences in films from Dead Poets Society to Good Will Hunting, was found dead today in his home outside San Francisco. He was 63. The police called his death a suspected suicide (pdf), and his publicist said Williams “had been battling severe depression.”
His long career on the stage and screen can be measured and remembered in many ways, but for now it might suffice to enjoy the actor’s most famous or otherwise evocative scenes. Here they are in chronological order.
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
What Dreams May Come (1998)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Jack (1996)
Birdcage (1996)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Aladdin (1992)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
HBO: An Evening With Robin Williams (1982)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1981)
Mork & Mindy (1978-1982)
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