Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead on August 11,2014 from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California, Marin County Sheriff's Office said. He was 63.
Williams, who won an Academy Award for his role as a fatherly therapist in 1997's "Good Will Hunting," had been suffering from severe depression recently, his publicist Mara Buxbaum said.
Robin Williams poses back stage with the Cecil B. DeMille award he received at the 62nd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
Williams holds his Grammy Award to his ear as he poses for photographers at the 45th annual Grammy Awards at New York's Madison Square Garden, February 23, 2003. He won the Grammy for Best Spoken Comedy Album for "Robin Williams Live-2002."
Robin Williams (C) with wife Marsha (R) and son Zach (L) enters the premiere of the movie 'Death to Smoochy,' in New York on March 26, 2002.
Williams, who introduced his frenetic style on late 1970s TV series "Mork & Mindy" and had struggled with addiction in the past, had entered a Minnesota rehabilitation center last month to help him maintain sobriety.
Awakenings (1990): Based on Oliver Sacks' 1973 memoir of the same title, Awakenings had Robin Williams play Oliver Sacks who finds a new treatment for his apparently frozen patients. Costar Robert De Niro was nominated for the Academy Awards while Williams won the Golden Globe Awards nomination.
The Birdcage (1996): Williams played a gay cabaret owner in this Mike Nichols' adaptation of the French comedy La Cage Aux Folles.
Dead Poets Society (1989): This Peter Weir's coming-of-age tale about an unorthodox teacher who inspires his students at an elite school by teaching them poetry garnered him another Academy Award nomination.
Insomnia (2002): If drama was not enough, Williams stepped into dark alleys playing a mysterious crime novelist in Christopher Nolan psychological thriller Insomnia.
The Fisher King (1991): Williams played a deranged homeless man on a mission to find the Holy Grail. His stunning portrayal of a deluded homeless man in this comedy-drama won him the Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor.
Robin Williams, who died of an apparent suicide bid on August 11, 2014, was a maverick actor. Known for his dynamic screen presence, physicality and motor-mouth talking style, the actor was an artist par excellence. Here's looking at 10 of his best roles.
Hook (1991): In Steven Spielberg's fantasy adventure Hook, Williams played a grown-up version of Peter Pan who has forgotten his magical past. Super successful in 1991, the film has acquired cult status over years.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993): Robin Williams donned layers of make up to transform into Mrs. Doubtfire in the 1993 American comedy film based on the novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. William's look as Mrs Doubtfire won the film the Academy Award for Best Makeup.
Good Will Hunting (1997): Once again, taking off his comic persona, Williams starred as a tough therapist who helps the young man open up won him the Academy Award for best supporting actor. Many may not know, but Williams also ad-libbed some scenes, including the last line of the movie.