This Day in History: , Oscar-Winning Actor <br />Robin Williams Dies at 63.<br />August 11, 2014.<br />The classically trained <br />actor and comedian <br />died by suicide.<br />Williams had struggled <br />with depression and maintaining <br />sobriety throughout the course of his career.<br />He became a household <br />name in the late 1970s, playing <br />"Mork from Ork," an alien on Earth <br />in the TV show, 'Mork and Mindy.'.<br />His energetic and brilliant comedic improv was <br />too big to be contained by TV of the time, and <br />his film career quickly took off.<br />Williams won an Oscar <br />for his role as a therapist <br />in the Gus Van Sant film, <br />'Good Will Hunting.' .<br />His roles of note — too numerous to name — <br />included the genie in Disney's animated 'Aladdin,' <br />an English teacher in 'Dead Poets Society' and a <br />father/English nanny in 'Mrs. Doubtfire.'
