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RIP Robin Williams: His most memorable roles

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He shot to fame in 1978 as a wacky sitcom alien on 'Mork and Mindy' and had a career spanning four decades.

Awakenings: It tells the true story of British neurologist Oliver Sacks, fictionalized as American Malcolm Sayer and portrayed by Robin Williams who, in 1969, discovers beneficial effects of the then-new drug L-Dopa.

Mrs. Doubtfire: Robin William played the role of Daniel Hillard, a divorced father who disguises himself as a kindly Scottish nanny in order to spend more time with his children and rebuild his own life.

The Fisher King: It is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter in supporting roles..

Good Morning, Vietnam: It is a 1987 American war-comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his “irreverent tendency”