The world is remembering Robin Williams. The comedian and actor who died in 2014 would have turned 69 on July 21. Fans commemorate the birthday of the Oscar winner with online tributes and celebrate his many memorable performances in movies like Society of the Dead Poets, Mrs. Doubtfireand good morning Vietnam.
Williams appeared in dozens of movies during her decades-long Hollywood career. Here are their top five best roles, according to IMDb users, and where you can stream them.
‘The Fisher King’
IMDb Rating: 7.5
Williams received one of his three best actor Oscar nominations for his role in this 1991 film by Terry Gilliam. He plays a homeless man named Parry who befriends a despondent former radio DJ named Jack (Jeff Bridges) and enlists him in his quest to find the Holy Grail.
The fisher king It is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and other streaming services. You can also stream it for free on demand on Pluto TV.
‘Awakened’
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IMDb Rating: 7.8
Williams and Robert DeNiro co-star in this 1990 film based on a memory by Oliver Sacks. Malcolm Sayer (Williams) is a physician who cares for patients who have been catatonic for decades. After he administers a new medication, his condition improves dramatically. But new complications arise as patients wake up and adjust to living in a new world, and when it becomes clear that the effects of the miracle drug are not permanent.
Awakenings airs on Starz and is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and other streaming services.
‘Aladdin’
IMDb Rating: 8.0
He did not play the main character, but Williams stole the show as the voice of the Genie in the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin. It airs on Disney + and is available to purchase on Amazon Prime Video and iTunes.
‘Society of Dead Poets’
IMDb rating: 8.1
A role in this 1989 film directed by Peter Weir earned Williams his second Oscar nomination. (The first was for 1988 good morning Vietnam.) Williams plays John Keating, a new teacher at an elite New England high school in the late 1950s. He inspires his students to challenge conventional wisdom, but the rebellion he inspires has unintended consequences.
Society of Dead Poets It is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and other streaming services.
‘Good Will Hunting’
IMDb Rating: 8.3
After three best actor nominations, Williams finally won his first (and only) Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in Gus Van Sant’s. Hunting goodwill. He plays a psychology professor who aids a working-class MIT janitor / secret math genius (Matt Damon) as he struggles with his own demons.
Hunting goodwill airs on Showtime and HBO Max; It is also available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, and other streaming services.
Extra stream: ‘Hamlet’
IMDb Rating: 7.7
Williams has a small but memorable role in Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 epic adaptation of Village. He plays Osric, a courtier who invites Hamlet (Branagh) to a duel with Laertes (Michael Maloney). Kate Winslet plays Ofelia, Derek Jacobi is Claudio and Julie Christie is Gertrude. Village It is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and other streaming services.
