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'''Robin Williams''' (1951-2014) was a stand-up comedian and actor who first came to national attention in [[Mork and Mindy]]. His breakthrough role was as a hip, wisecracking, anti-establishment DJ in "[[Good Morning, Vietnam]].

'''Robin Williams''' (1951-2014) is a stand-up comedian and actor who first came to national attention in [[Mork and Mindy]]. His breakthrough role was as a hip, wisecracking, anti-establishment DJ in "[[Good Morning, Vietnam]].

He has frequently portrayed doctors or therapists; in [[Good Will Hunting]] he played a professor of psychology treating an underachieving genius ([[Matt Damon]]).

He has frequently portrayed doctors or therapists; in [[Good Will Hunting]] he played a professor of psychology treating an underachieving genius ([[Matt Damon]]).

In a couple of movies he plays a character who becomes popular due to a fraud. In the first, he's elected president when a computer program gives the wrong election result. In "[[World's Greatest Dad]]" his character provides the fraud when he palms off his own writing as that of his dead son.  

In a couple of movies he played a character who becomes popular due to a fraud. In the first, he's elected president when a computer program gives the wrong election result. In "[[World's Greatest Dad]]" his character provided the fraud when he palms off his own writing as that of his dead son.  

Many of his movies deal with death. He played an Alaskan murderer; a pediatrician who dies in a car accident (and then his wife commits suicide) in "[[What Dreams May Come]]".

Many of his movies deal with death. He played an Alaskan murderer; a pediatrician who dies in a car accident (and then his wife commits suicide) in "[[What Dreams May Come]]".

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[[category:Actors]]

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