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1 of 18Robin Williams in the 8th grade at Detroit Country Day School in Birmingham, Mich. in 1965.Courtesy Williams Family -
2 of 18In the 8th grade, Robin Williams, #15, played on the basketball team at Detroit Country Day School.Seth Poppel—Yearbook Library -
3 of 18Robin Williams in high school.Courtesy Robin Williams -
4 of 18Williams' played the spinach-loving sailor Popeye in its eponymous 1980 film.Paramount/AP -
5 of 18Robin Williams in September of 1981Steve Ringman—San Francisco Chronicle/Corbis -
6 of 18Robin Williams with his mom, Laurie Williams, during the premiere of "Moscow on The Hudson" at Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif in 1984.Ron Galella—Wire Image/Getty Images -
7 of 18Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve at Silver Friedman's "The Original Improvisation" in New York in 1988.Jim Demetropoulos—Retna Ltd./Corbis -
8 of 18Robin Williams, third from right, dressed as a cheerleader on Nov. 12, 1979 with the Broncos' Pony Express cheerleaders during the filming of an episode of "Mork & Mindy," in Denver.AP -
9 of 18Robin Williams played radio DJ Adrian Cronauer in director Barry Levinson's comedy drama, Good Morning Vietnam in 1987.Touchstone Pictures/AP -
10 of 18Williams taught a generation to seize the day, to make their lives extraordinary, as John Keating in Dead Poets Society.Buena Vista Pictures -
11 of 18Williams played a grown up version of Peter Pan in the 1991 family classic Hook.TriStar Pictures -
12 of 18Williams lent his substantial talents to voicing Genie in Disney's 1992 animated film Aladdin.Disney -
13 of 18Household chores were no match for Robin Williams as he donned layers of prosthetics to play Mrs. Doubtfire in the 1993 movie of the same name.20th Century Fox -
14 of 18Williams starred as Alan Parrish, a boy stuck inside a board game for twenty-six years in the 1995 film Jumanji.TriStar Pictures -
15 of 18Starring opposite a young Matt Damon, Williams played Dr. Sean Maguire, in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting.Miramax -
16 of 18Williams played a living android in the 1999 film Bicentennial Man.Buena Vista -
17 of 18Williams took on the likeness of Teddy Roosevelt in Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum.20th Century Fox -
18 of 18Robin Williams and his family are seen with their dogs on May 2005. From left to right: Kiwi (poodle), son Cody Williams, Robin Williams, daughter Zelda Williams, Marsha Williams and Mizu (poodle)Lacy Atkins—Emily Scott Pottruck/Trails of Devotion
Robin Williams, who died Monday at 63, first broke through with Mork and Mindy and later won an Oscar for his role in Good Will Hunting — but that only scratches the surface of his career. From Mrs. Doubtfire to voicing the Genie in Disney’s animated film Aladdin, check out some of Williams’ most celebrated roles.
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