Robin Williams’ Life in Photos
Rolling Stone's new issue is devoted to the triumphant life and painful death of comedic genius Robin Williams. Remember his most iconic roles and hilarious public appearances in this look back at his legendary career.
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‘Mork & Mindy’
Pam Dawber and Robin Williams on Mork & Mindy, which ran from 1978-1982.
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‘SNL’ 1978
Robin Williams and then-wife Valerie at a Saturday Night Live taping on November 11th, 1978 at NBC Studios in New York City.
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Golden Globes (1979)
Williams picking up Best Actor in a TV Series at the Golden Globes for Mork & Mindy on January 27th, 1979.
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‘The Tonight Show’ (1981)
Ed McMahon, Robin Williams and Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show on October 14th, 1981.
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‘Saturday Night Live’ (1984)
Robin Williams, Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky and Eddie Murphy in the "New Bad Babies" skit on Saturday Night Live in 1984.
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Circle Repertory Theater Benefit
Karen Akers, Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams at Green Street Cafe on September 30th, 1985 in New York City.
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‘Good Morning, Vietnam’
Robin Williams enjoying some old-time rock & roll in a scene from the film Good Morning, Vietnam in 1987.
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Hasty Pudding
Robin Williams after being awarded Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year award at Harvard in 1989.
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‘Dead Poets Society’
Robin Williams teaching a class in a scene from the film Dead Poets Society in 1989.
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‘Awakenings’
Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in a scene from Awakenings in 1990.
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Comic Relief
Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams dancing with the Rockettes at Comic Relief at Radio City Music Hall on May 12th, 1990.
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Senate Committee Hearing
Robin Williams speaking at a Senate committee hearing on the Homelessness Prevention and Revitalization Act of 1990 with Whoopi Goldberg on May 9th, 1990.
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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’
Robin Williams in the kitchen in a scene from the film Mrs. Doubtfire in 1993.
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‘Jumanji’ Premiere
Robin Williams with his then-wife, Marsha Garces, and their son, Cody, at the Jumanji premiere on December 8th, 1995 in Westwood, California.
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‘Jay Leno’ (1995)
Robin Williams chats with Jay Leno on November 13th, 1995.
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‘The Birdcage’
Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria and Robin Williams star in The Birdcage in 1996
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‘Good Will Hunting’
Robin Williams sitting with Matt Damon in a scene from the film Good Will Hunting in 1997.
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‘What Dreams May Come’
Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come in 1998.
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‘Patch Adams’
Robin Williams visits a sick child in a scene from the film Patch Adams in 1998.
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Kennedy Center
Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams backstage for the filming of On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize in 2001.
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‘Insomnia’
Robin Williams rides in a boat in a scene from Insomnia in 2002.
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Baghdad
Robin Williams poses with U.S. soldiers at a military base near Baghdad's international airport on December 14th, 2004.
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‘Conan’
Robin Williams and Conan O'Brien on January 21st, 2010.
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‘The Angriest Man in Brooklyn’
Robin Williams and Mila Kunis were seen dunking in the East River in 2012 for the making of the 2014 film The Angriest Man in Brooklyn.
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‘David Letterman’ (2013)
Robin Williams shares a laugh with Dave on the Late Show With David Letterman on September 25th, 2013.