Tom Sawyer Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Favorite Robin Williams Character... I really did love his work!!! I'm not even giving you the chance to select Adrian Cronauer in GOOD MORNING VIETNAM! Because that was without ANY DOUBT his best performance... don't even TRY to budge me on this... I WON'T!!! I won't really miss him because I will keep watching him over and over and over until the day I die!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Sean Maguire for me. He was brilliant and its a top 10 movie all time for me. The bench scene alone is worth the price of admission..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) Parry from The Fisher King ranks among them. Really good performance by him. It's really hard to choose Edited August 16, 2014 by Union 5-3992 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 In films Mrs Doubtfire. Overall it has to be MORK from ORK! Nanu Nanu! http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/01/24/article-0-002711FD00000258-302_634x757.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 BTW Nice touch with this thread TS..... :ebert: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushBoingo Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 You missed a big one, Genie from Aladdin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sawyer Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 You missed a big one, Genie from Aladdin Yes. And I've seen the the Disneyland performance of Aladdin many, many times -- the genie simulates Williams performance with updated dialogue -- very entertaining!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Hard to choose just one role from him. I would say Parry or Chris Nielson.Pic from my upper floor corridor... http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh597/greyfriar2112/DSCN2188_zps4aeacc3b.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I agree it's hard to pick but I think I'll take Mrs. Doubtfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX-1Bk2 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 While I think he was brilliant in most of his roles I think I enjoyed him most as a talk show guest and as a stand up comic. The way he thought was so unusual and the way he connected seemingly unrelatable subjects was unmatched. His comedy was instinctual and in constant forward motion, it was dizzying at his height. I used to listen to his and Steve Martin's records repeatedly. Even though I knew those bits they were fresh every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 While I think he was brilliant in most of his roles I think I enjoyed him most as a talk show guest and as a stand up comic. The way he thought was so unusual and the way he connected seemingly unrelatable subjects was unmatched. His comedy was instinctual and in constant forward motion, it was dizzying at his height. I used to listen to his and Steve Martin's records repeatedly. Even though I knew those bits they were fresh every time.I agree with this, my favorite part of Robin's career was his stand-up comedy wherever he performed it, onstage, on a talk show or wherever. After that I liked him as Mork and then Mrs Doubtfire after that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthLen Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I was lucky enough to catch him on Happy Days, Mork & Mindy and his HBO standup specials when they happened at a young age; he positively influenced me - I couldn't stop laughing. I'll always remember when I caught him on one of those early HBO specials somewhere between '80-'82 (I was 12-14yo), he had a little bit about screwing up kindergartners by teaching them about entropy... Of course, I went to the dictionary, looked up entropy, and have been losing sleep ever since... There are a few movies of his I still have yet to see: Patch Adams, One Hour Photo come to mind... his new stuff. CBS was ridiculously stupid for cancelling The Crazy Ones; I couldn't stop laughing during those shows - the entire cast played off each other so well, and the bits with Paisley & Groban... hilarious! Network execs are fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My favorite movie with Williams was Hook! He is Peter Pan in that movie. I have so many memories with that movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I'm not even giving you the chance to select Adrian Cronauer in GOOD MORNING VIETNAM! Because that was without ANY DOUBT his best performance... don't even TRY to budge me on this... I WON'T!!!Well, since I can't pick Adrian Cronauer, I'll have to go for for Parry in The Fisher King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Alan Parish - JumanjiAndrew - Bicentennial ManMork - Mork & Mindy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I like him in "Toys" from 1992. Wasn't a box office smash but I like the film. I think his first or one of his first films was "The World According to Garp" from 1982 which came out right after Mork and Mindy was cancelled. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Andrew - Bicentennial Man Love that performance. I'm a sap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The teacher went with Keating, of course. A wonderful performance that has helped me keep a focus on what matters most in my profession: Assigning lots of homework. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 The Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sawyer Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 Mrs Doubtfire is on right now on TV, I've got it on disc and can avoid commercials.. i'm so lazy... I digress -- I can't find a comment on uncle Milton Berle on this "best drag" performance... I know many put up Tootsie as the best - not me. This is up there with Milton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sawyer Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 I gotta watch the world according to Garp again now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Many good ones mentioned but I'll mention ones that haven't been posted yet. Best of Times - Most underrated of his comedies.Moscow on the HudsonWorld's Greatest Dad Also, even though it's a music video, I loved his cameo on the video for Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin. Edited August 17, 2014 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I remember Robin Williams gave an absolutely amazing performance in an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, for which he received an Emmy nomination for best guest actor in a drama series.I'll have to watch that episode again. It really was a powerhouse performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 One hour photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 My favorite character was Robin himself, on stage, in his element, doing his thing. It was like watching magic happen right in front of you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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