Top 10 Best Robin Williams Performances Part 2 

About a month before he died, my brother sent him a letter, asking for his autograph and how much he was an inspiration to him. Two weeks later, Robin not only sent him an autograph, but he also sent this heartfelt note explaining how happy it made him feel. We have it hung up on our wall in our living room, note and everything. I still tear up when I look at it sometimes. We miss you, Robin. ❤️

You know, don't want to kiss up, but I'm really glad Walter joined the Nostalgia Critic team. He's brought us Top 5, Awesome Comics, a hugely funny Zack Snyder character in the NC, and brought Aiyanna and Heather into the NC skits. What's not to like?

I've requested this several times but that's not going to stop me: Top 5 Tim Curry Performances

Lists like this are bitter sweet On the one hand I love it when Robin Williams get's the praise he deserves...on the other, seeing his face and hearing him again...truly a legend even among legends. R.I.P Robin Williams...

Robin Williams was a man who made everyone feel welcomed; at ease; as though they had a friend, or at least someone who understood. He was an American treasure, though God knows he made Scotland hold her head up, too. Excellent tribute, Mr. Walter. Well done.

That "impression of a Hot Dog" scene always makes me laugh. :D

Two years and it still feels like I just found out.

*pout* No Bicentennial Man? I thought he was wonderfully complex in that movie, playing funny, serious and heartfelt all in the same movie with some very thought-provoking issues.

Like many greats who have passed on, Robin Williams will be missed. But he left us a legacy that will be cherished for generations to come. Great tribute Walter. Keep up the Awesome work!

Just remember, when you stand on your desk and 'seize the day', make sure there isn't a rotating ceiling fan nearby.

Still haven't managed to watch any of Robin's movies since his death. That's how much the mans talent, performances, and humanity meant to me. Even watching these clips made me tear up a bit.

What do you think are Robin Williams five best performances?

If I was ask to do this list, I couldn't do it. I like to say thanks for this list Walter and you made feel better about Robin Williams gone. We will miss him.

Been having a really tough day today, it's a bittersweet reminder that even someone as great and hilarious as Robin Williams can have dark times just like me. I know it's weird but it gives me hope that even someone who carries such heavy baggage around can achieve amazing things. I think I needed this video today.

It's amazing how many people were affected by Robin Williams' performances, and pretty much very existence. Even I remember him fondly from Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire and Jumanji. This guy was so amazing with his work, and was also amazing as a person. It kills me that he ended up the way he did. Rest in peace, Robin. Everyone miss you already. BTW Walter, your speech in the end had me in tears. Even I barely managed to watch Robin Williams' movies ever since his death. You were right about everything you've said. :'(

Much respect Mr. Banasiak. Heartfelt at the end. Truly an amazing actor.

That ending almost made me tear up a bit. You voiced it perfectly. He was an amazing actor. He'll be missed.

Robin Williams was one of those actors that was always there. Always giving some joy or some strong feelings... was a truly great entertainment...

Robin Williams made movies about feelings and about life. Therefore he raises such strong feelings among us who grew up with his work. He left no one indifferent. A true legend ... and someone I look up to. And now you are free of your demons ... Rest in peace.

I really enjoyed him in Man of the Year and World's Greatest Dad. I think both are really underrated and sort of fall under the radar. The world will never know anyone quite like him again.

13:36-15:56 Beautiful words there, Walter. Words cannot describe how shocked I was when I heard that Robin Williams died, in the manner of how he died. His Genie character said "you ain't never had a friend like me". I personally felt like it is the truth. There will never be another one like Robin Williams, a person who was a huge part of my childhood. I hope he's in a better place.

How is it that everyone forgets Awakenings like no one talks about it?

That eye scene in one hour photo scarred me when I was a kid and accidentally watched it. Thanks for the memories *wheeze*

I'm curious, will you ever consider doing classic actors/actress like Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stuart, etc? I'd love to see that because I adore old hollywood movies!

I'll never forget the day I learned of his death. I was playing Tera when I noticed the chat was being spammed with Robin Williams is dead. I thought someone was just looking for attention, so I ignored it. A few minutes later I noticed it was still going on so I alt-tabbed out my game and went to wikipedia to see for myself and when I saw it was for real, my heart sank. I was so devastated that I couldn't even keep playing my game. I just sat at my computer bawling. What made his death worse for me was the suicide. The fact that I could relate (having depression myself) is what hit me the hardest. I'm one of many younger adults that grew up with Robin. I've been sad at the loss of many actors that I've grown up with and liked over the years, but I've never cried so hard as I did with Robin's. Even writing this makes me tear up. Though he had a difficult life, he did a great job of hiding it just to make the world laugh. RIP good sir, you were one of a kind that we may never experience again.

Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting is one of the greatest movies performances ever in my opinion.

Thank you so very much for putting Mrs Doubtfire so high on this list. This will be my favorite movie forever!

This is a great episode, and I am thankful to you for reminding me of movies I haven't seen in years. I have only seen "Hook," "Bicentennial Man," and "What Dreams May Come" since his death, only because I wanted to introduce my wife to the magic he brought into my life. As my wife is not originally from the USA, she didn't have much knowledge of Robin. Since his death, it's hard to watch any of his movies these days. Thank you for paying such respect to an man who touched so many hearts around the world.

Oh Walter ;-; I feel exactly the same way even til this day. I still couldn't have the heart in watching some of my childhood movies by Robin Williams, You just tend to forget that he's not with us in this world anymore. That last speech from Mrs. Doubtfire still chokes me up every time ;-; But at least, we get to remember some of the greatest accomplishments Robin Williams has done over the years. ♥

Walter, I won't deny, this was a great list. Robin was one of my comedy idols, he and Jim Carry showed me it was alright to be a bit of a goof from time to time. When I heard the quote from Hook at the end, I started to tear up. Thank you for a great list of a very great and loved actor.

Great words at the end Walter.

Very genuine and nice good bye at the end. It was pleasant to see your real feelings. List was good. My absolute favorite Robin film and performance was The Fisher King. I feel like we get to see a little of everything Robin can do in one movie. Plus, I love the story. Just a great move.

Nice talk at the end. I feel ya, buddy. Robin really was a special individual. May his legend live forever.

This was a great list, but seriously, thanks for that real part at the end. It was easily the best part of the whole top 10 special. I hadnt really seen your videos before watching this today but I am pretty confident I will tune in more.

Absolutely perfect number 1, for some reason Robin was just so amazing playing these flawed characters that were objectively villains but you can't help but sympathise with them. He did that same kind of thing again in one of the best SVU episodes, Authority. He played Merritt Rook and if you haven't seen it, that's one you need to see if you enjoyed seeing Robin tapping into that sympathetic dark character that he did so well

Walter, I know there will be a Top 5 Worst, but I do hope that Bicentennial Man avoids that list... While not one of his strongest, it was a very fine performance... And your closing speech... No 'word of a lie, bought a tear to my eye... My first experiences of Williams were the Old Days, Mork in 'Happy Days and 'Mork and Mindy'... As I grew up, I came to love his stand up, but his movies really showed the talent he had... He will always be missed... Criminally under rated by the Oscars... He was a Legend!

Thank you thank you thank you for your number 1! With all of Williams' great performances, this is probably my favorite for the same reasons you give. It shows us a side of Williams that we don't see that often.

I must admit when the clip of Robin Williams going HELLOOOO came on I burst out laughing.

Robin Williams is, by a very large margin, my favorite celebrity to die in my lifetime. Its frankly not even close.

Can't believe The Bird Cage didn't appear on the list.

I was so badly hoping to see THAT movie at number :) Thank you for being honest rather than going with the crowd. And by that, i mean Robin being able to not only stretch his acting muscles, do something we hadn't actually seen from him before, by far. Not only that, but to do it well... near perfection. Shockingly enough, not many people are even aware that 1HP exists, but that's probably because younger audiences know Robin as the funny or family orientated man, therefore kind of pushing the media to not promote it as much they did when it originally came out. I hardly ever saw advertisements for it and when i did eventually see it, i was astonished at how intense, and amazing it truly was and still is til this very day. Had he not passed away when he did, i'm sure we would've seen much more similar works from him.

the unscripted ending sent chills all over my body

This was a sweet look back at one of the greatest performers -- and people -- of all time. Robin was one of my first inspirations as a kid, going back to Mork & Mindy. So when he died, and the nature with which that all happened became apparent, it really hurt. It still hurts. For a man, as you said in the video, that we never really knew, he felt like family, in a lot of ways. Aladdin is probably my all-time favorite of his performances. Mrs. Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting, One Hour Photo, Hook, et al, are wonders to behold, as well. But the Genie will forever be my favorite. The world is a sadder place, without Robin in it. But at least he left us a legacy of laughter and amazing performances to look back on and learn from.

You sir, deserve a standing ovation for your speech at the end of this list! Thank you!

Sweet t-shirt. Channel Awesome and Solomonster Sounds Off - my favourite YT channel and my favourite wrestling podcast - doesn't get any better than that! Good Will Hunting is my personal favourite Robin Williams performance.

Robin Williams was and is pure magic. His roles are so tied to my childhood that I can't imagine it without him. Hook especially.

I grew up in the 90's watching all of Robins movies. He was my favorite comedian and that's a man that could make me cry.

Good closeout, Walter. It made me tear up, and I know exactly how you feel. Now I have to go watch both Fisher King and 1 Hour Photo.

Dammit Walter, you made me cry :( I miss him too and I too couldn't watch stuff from him after the news either. But after this video, I have an urge to watch Hook with my nephew to show him how fun and inspiring an actor Robbin Williams was. Love these top 5 vids, keep it up!

Absolutely loved watching this list, surprised by your number one choice I have to say, thought number two choice would take the top spot and completely forgot about number four as well. A legendary man.

I bought One Hour Photo and hadn't yet got to see it but I heard amazing praise about it from various channels. Seeing it listed as Robin William's BEST performance ... well I am going to be popping that DVD out very soon with the family and enjoying some One Hour Photo

Banasiak. You big ol' cup of softserv, you. Love the ending of this. I took Heath Ledger's loss hard, and still get choked up thinking of him, and what could have been. Meditating on his passing sometimes takes me to this place where I understand this whole thing called Film. Why people act, why performances are filmed, why we watch. Separate from the business side of it, sometimes I get the art and beauty of it, the "why." Good vids, man. I like what you guys do, and you all help me see the beauty and the art in Film.

I didn't really grow up watching Robin Williams, I could say apart from Alladin but I'm not from a english speaking country, so I'd always watch it the dubbed version, but seeing all this love towards this guy really makes realize how much I missed out. That doesn't mean I can't start now... *wink wink*

Love this list good work

loving the sound off Tshirt

You nailed this list. I miss Robin a lot.

Thank you for putting One Hour Photo on here. I agree! I saw it when I was 10 and it stayed with me.

thank you for the list. it helped me too.

Just watched One Hour Photo. Very affecting film. Glad I gave it a watch, thanks for the list. There are loads of others here I haven't seen either, will have to give them a try too.

I just saw Good Will Hunting last week (I'm late, I know) and I loved it. The emotions were so raw, and the dialogue was so well written. Definitely my personal favorite Robin Williams performance.

Doing a tribute to someone you admire as much as you obviously admired Robin Williams is not an easy thing . So thanks for making a particularly good pair of videos man.

Very heartfelt tribute. He will truly be missed.

I haven't seen a Williams movie since he died. The thing is I didn't cry when I heard the news, I went weeks without shedding a tear until on one of my late night Disney song binges I got to _"Friend Like Me"_ and just lost it. I wasn't even a huge fan yet emotionally he left an impact on me and millions of people that I wish we all could've told him about. Even typing this was hard so I can imagine how hard those last lines were for Walter. Robin will always be missed and beloved.

You get soooo wrapped up in Williams performance in Mrs. Doubtfire that when the big reveal scene comes,it is just a show stopper and your heart breaks.Damn,so much talent,now lost.but not forgotten.But damn if this movie isn't just the most fun you can have watching,huh??And Aerosmith's Dude Looks Like A Lady was perfect for it too.

Know the feelings and emotions with his death. He was one of my hero's.

It makes me so happy to see that his performance in One Hour Photo is FINALLY! getting the recognition it deserves

Really touching ending. Good job:)

Two of my favorite Robin Williams roles were What Dreams May Come and Death to Smoochie

Alan Rickman, please!

Great list, really got me teared up near the end. He was a man I very strongly connected with and will always regret never getting to meet. The world is a better place for having had him in it for a while. Personally one of my favorites is "What Dreams May Come" but I must say everything on your list is a great pick, One Hour Photo is such an underrated film and was a good choice for the number 1.

i didnt expect one hour photo to be 1. it is a special movie for me. it's the only movie i stopped watching only because i felt so bad for the characters. cant explain it. and i have watched horror movies, it's not the same feeling.

I'd like to see Top 5 Brendan Fraser or Val Kilmer. One-time stars who just aren't getting gigs anymore

I was hoping the Birdcage would be on this list! Oh well

I am really happy with the top two. I did not expect one hour photo to even make the list. I've watched Good Will Hunting many times and always enjoy it. I've watched One Hour Photo once. I don't want to watch it and over analyze. It was new to one of the pay channels when I saw it, so it's been a long time. Been letting it simmer for years so that I can come back to it fresh.

Absolutely nailed the top two.

Is there any people like me just while watching a few scenes extracts, even for a little while, just tiny seconds, listening Robin W's voice and looking at his facial expressions, with or without music in the background, but especially with deep and serious sad music obviously...starting to get a choke in the throat, you see ? I mean of course trying to stop yourself from crying towards emotion and this truely fascinating ability he had to strike us so hard and so easily in all of our emotion's colour-painting...to me, he was even greater again to make us cry than to make us laugh, sometimes and so much more than I thought when I was a kid !

Soooooo happy to see One Hour Photo as #1. I did not even expect it to make the list because it's not a well known film and people want comedy when it comes to RW. But this darker side suits RW very well. One Hour Photo is my favorite performance of him, also one of my favorite films.

This to 10 brought back some memories. Two memories that stand out for me is back in 04/05 when I first started playing world of Warcraft I joined a group to run some dungeons with and there was a mage named Genie. We ran two dungeons and decided to run a few more the mage named Genie asked the group if we had ventrillo voice chat, we did and he told us to hang with him in his vent channel turns out that mage was none other than Robin Williams. He was very nice, friendly and was making funny voices, telling jokes and such so we would all have a good time. The second memory is fast forward to 06/07 I was in the army and deployed overseas and Robin Williams had came to the base I was at to perform at a USO show. After his performance he hung out with all the troops there took pictures, chatted with us, ate dinner with us and such. I talked to him and brought up about running into him a couple of years prior in world of Warcraft and he remembered it and said that those were some fun dungeon runs we did. I didn't know him personally but I got to talk to him two separate times and got to meet him and he was one of the nicest most genuine people I've ever met

One of the things I love, that robot you see the kid carrying at 11:23, that is a Master Grade Zaku II Char Custom model kit, it was Robin's and he did put it together.

What Dreams May Come is the movie that really gets to me. It's such a visceral look into love and sadness, brought to life using visuals that tear into your emotions. I think of him when I think of the scene with his character and his wife in their house when it was brought to ruin. He was such an amazing actor, and I was stunned when I heard he died. RIP Robin.

great list, my personal favourite is the birdcage

man this video had me in tears

Wonderful thoughts on Robin's life and career. I feel the same way. Jimmy Fallon did a tribute to him on his show. That always gets me crying when I think about it.

I still have trouble viewing Williams movies....but I'll get there someday, thanks for this top 10 ^_^

Thanks Walter, watched your top pick immediately after watching this vid, and it's darn good.

5:45 "Daniel struggles to keep up the charade as Miranda begins dating James Bond" That honestly had me LOL. Perfect delivery. Good job Walter.

Just watched One hour photo because of this video. Wow. I agree with your pick. Glad I saw it

Robin Williams is the only person I have ever cried for. I didn't cry for my Dad, my Grand Parents or even my Childhood Dog...It still makes me sad when I think about him.

I love goodwill hunting. I watched it for the first time recently in my psychology class (even though I've owned a copy of it for about two years. Never got around to watching it.) it's the first role that comes to mind when I hear his name. And my god, that park bench scene is fantastic.

I'm a bit surprised Awakenings didn't get a mention because that was not only a great movie, but a fantastic performance by Williams. Didn't expect One Hour Photo to be #1 but still a good choice.

"I feel like crying part 2"

my all time favorite movie that he did is 'what dreams may come' it makes me cry every time. he really does an amazing job in it. you can truly feel the emotions he is showing in the character. i will always love that movie.

It's not your fault scene made me cry my eyes out... You got me man

I'm an English major, and I hate Dead Poets Society. It's not Robin William's fault--it 's just that the script was obviously written by someone who had no idea what it's like to work in the humanities.

Got to say I honestly love Williams in the night at the museum movies, of just hold a special place in my heart to, especially with the third installment with his last lines...It's just ominous now.

Thank you, Walter. I almost cried when i watched the Fisher King again. William really was one of the great. I watched several of his movies. I had never watched Insomniac or One Hour Photo if not for these lists 👍😄

when Robin Williams entered Heaven he went " HELLLLOooOOoOo !! "

Holy shit I knew I recognized Wilson from somewhere, im going to go let house know.

You the man Walter! very touching! I feel the same way as you do. RIP mr williams