Over the course of his long and distinguished career Robin Williams won four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Emmys, and an Oscar. Although he started off his career as stand-up comedian who became a household name as the star of TV’s 'Mork and Mindy', a silly show about Aliens, some of the finest work he went on to create were in some superb highly dramatic movies. Now at the first anniversary of his untimely death, QUEERGURU has have chosen 10 of the BEST OF ROBIN WILLIAM movies to remember him by. One of which, BOULEVARD was released after his death still showing us what a great acting talent he really was
In alphabetical order …..
ALADDIN (1992) Robin Williams is credited as ad-libbing most of his
role as the Voice of the Genie with his hilarious performance in this Disney
Animated movie. So much so that they
created a special Golden Globe Award for him for his work.
AWAKENINGS. (1990) In this movie based on the true story of British
neurologist Olivier Sacks, whose pioneering pharmacological studies help
achieve a breakthrough with a catatonic patient, Robin Williams gives what
critic Roger Ebert described as one of the finest performances of his career in
this stunning Penny Marshall film.
BOULEVARD (2015) In his latest movie that has just been released, Robin Williams plays a man who
has waited almost five decades to confront his own homosexuality.'The Hollywood Reporter' wrote 'it’s tender but
unsentimental take on a story that benefits from finesse', and claims that it is
one of the least showy performances of his career.
DEAD POETS
SOCIETY (1989) In this inspirational
drama Robin Williams played an embattled English teacher at a private academy
in a movie now hailed as one of the very best of the 1980’s. Williams got another Academy Award Best Actor Nomination
for his pitch perfect performance.
GOOD MORNING
VIETNAM (1987) In Barry Levinson’s wonderful war movie Robin Williams superbly played an unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake
up things when he is assigned to the US Armed Services Radio station in
Vietnam. He won a Golden Globe for his
performance, and another Nomination for an Oscar.
GOOD WILL
HUNTING (1987) Playing the therapist who helps Will Hunting
move beyond his troubled past, Williams provided an impetus for the film's
touching final act while delivering some of his best work ever. After receiving Oscar nominations for his
work in Good Morning America, Dead Poets Society, and The
Fisher King, Williams finally scored a win this role.
MRS DOUBTFIRE (1993) Robin Williams won a Golden Globe for his totally hilarious performance as an actor whom after a bitter divorce disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife. He had been in talks to reprise this one of his most popular roles in a sequel.
ONE HOUR
PHOTO (2002) Robin Williams's performance as
the creepy employee of a one-hour photo lab becomes obsessed with a young suburban
family was scarily chilling and showed the full range of his remarkable talent.
THE
BIRDCAGE (1996) In this Hollywood remake of
the French gay cult classic 'LA CAGE AUX FOLLES' Robin Williams's generous performance as the
straight man to a very camp Nathan Lane, was one of the highlights of this
delightfully entertaining movie.
THE FISHER
KING (1991) This was the second movie Robin
Williams made with filmmaker Terry Gilliam.
This heartfelt drama is about an abrasive radio deejay who strikes
up an unlikely friendship with a homeless man (Williams) who has a poignant
connection to his past. This was Robin
Williams on the top of his form for which he collected another Golden Globe
Award, as well as a Best Actor Oscar Nomination.
Robin Williams : July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014
