Here's a great article about his children and Zelda's reaction to his death. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...hter_n_5671207.html?ir=Books&utm_hp_ref=books The part that stands out to me:
There have been lots of great reflections on his comedy in the last 24 hours, but what really struck me were two of his dramatic roles - the obsessed photo technician in One Hour Photo and the writer/murderer in Insomnia. They were both utterly mesmerizing portrayals of disturbed individuals without a hint of humor. The fact that he could nail roles like that as well as the great comedic stuff demonstrates just how incredibly talented he was. So utterly tragic to have lost him.
While everyone is talking about his big movies I remembered this nugget. [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTmxZ54ICtQ[/yt]
No Robin! Why didn't you kill yourself with diabetes and strokes eating junk food like everybody else?!! Nooo! You had to go do it quickly! You sick fufufu.
Forever The Genie! I love Mrs. Doubtfire, Flubber, and The Birdcage too. Also his more dramatic roles in Dead Poet's Society and What Dreams May Come. His performance in Law & Order terrified me. Such an incredibly talented human being. R.I.P.
Definitely. And his Law & Order turn was creepy, yet tragic. His character letting Elliot know that he (Elliot) wasn't a sheeple was so sad, yet so human.
Sorry if someone else already mentioned it, but he was a guest star on a 1994 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, where he played the father of a family that was visiting Baltimore, and his wife is shot and killed in front of him and his children. It was another amazing performance from this wonderful talented actor that I will never forget.
I neve runderstood the full reference 'til much later (we didn't get the guy he was taking off here - the Lennon Sisters used to appear on the Laurence Welk Show, doing wholesome songs), but it was funny anyway, still universal, and the iamge of the old white guy trying to be "cool" was damn funny.
Many years ago I read an article in which someone said he mentioned Taco Bell to Robin, and Robin wistfully said, "Taco Bell." Apparently because of his celebrity, Robin couldn't take his kids on everyday outings himself as parents typically do.
I just watched a video clip from Conan's show where he just found out about Williams' passing and reported on it: [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVEN19vNNc[/yt] What a classy guy all around.
Don't pass up the notion to check out Popeye. Not critically acclaimed (like that matters), but Williams amazingly embodied a cartoon character like no one I've never seen. Just a thought regarding his overall uniqueness: if they were to make a movie about the life of Robin Williams, just who the hell would be able to play him?! Rest peacefully, Sir.
There's a photo going around of what is being alleged as Robin Williams post-hanging. Don't click on it if it appears as a link. Someone posted it on Facebook and I don't think I'll ever be able to smear that image out of my memory.
I'm pretty sure it won't take long for TV stations to re-run his best movies soon. Keep an eye out on their schedules and your chances of catching those movies will be good.