Popular Post markavfc40 Posted August 12, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2014 The man was exceptionally talented. A fantastic comedian but his performances in Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting and Awakenings were up there with anything any actor has produced on screen. A true legend. RIP 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 wasn't really a fan of his comedy tbh but The Fisher King is one of my favourite films and he is great in that ... One hour photo and Insomnia showed that he could play any sort of role I'd never really heard much about his private life before but sounds like he had plenty of demons and just couldn't conquer them in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 12, 2014 Moderator Share Posted August 12, 2014 Anyone remember his appearance as Mork in an episode of Happy Days? Feckin' hilarious.Which one? He was in at least 2 episodes, there was the finger vs the thumb episode which essentially set up the series of Mork and Mindy (one of at least 4 spin offs from Happy Days) then there was the return episode where Fond runs away from Mork… and then Fonz asks him about cars and girls in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I read earlier today that Mork and Mindy was a spin off of Happy Days and had no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 12, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2014 Anyone remember his appearance as Mork in an episode of Happy Days? Feckin' hilarious. Which one? He was in at least 2 episodes, there was the finger vs the thumb episode which essentially set up the series of Mork and Mindy (one of at least 4 spin offs from Happy Days) then there was the return episode where Fond runs away from Mork… and then Fonz asks him about cars and girls in the future He was in Happy Days before Mork and Mindy wasn't he? T'was a spinoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Anyone remember his appearance as Mork in an episode of Happy Days? Feckin' hilarious. Which one? He was in at least 2 episodes, there was the finger vs the thumb episode which essentially set up the series of Mork and Mindy (one of at least 4 spin offs from Happy Days) then there was the return episode where Fond runs away from Mork… and then Fonz asks him about cars and girls in the future Forgot there was more than one. This is the one I was thinking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I think his best work was in "One Hour Photo", he's brilliantly sinister in that. As a balance, Patch Adams would be there or thereabouts as worst film ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 RIP He was outstanding in Good Will Hunting. One of my all time favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The man was exceptionally talented. A fantastic comedian but his performances in Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting and Awakenings were up there with anything any actor has produced on screen. A true legend. RIP Totally agree. Sad that a man who brought happiness and laughter to so many people could feel so alone and helpless. Thank you Robin, rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Apart from the obvious movies I also liked Bicentennial Man and Hook. Incidentally for those who haven't seen Awakenings it's on Sky One HD tonight at 10pm. His newest film the Angriest Man in New York sounds good, anyone see that? Such a shame, RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 RIP Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardo Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Always get sad when I hear of suicide. This one hit harder than any other celebrity death though. Really loved a lot of his films. Mrs Doubtfire was a classic and really reminds me of my youth. Yes, it was super cheesy, but always makes me laugh, even now! As others have said, and the several campaigns have said, it's absolutely ok not to feel ok, and it's perfectly acceptable to ask for help..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choffer Posted August 12, 2014 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 12, 2014 Sad as it undoubtedly is, it's heartening to see how attitudes have changed to suicide and mental health. It's not all that long ago that such news would garner at least a few responses of "selfish clearing in the woods" or "suicide is the easy way out". I'm glad this thread has just been about celebrating the positives and acknowledging what a bitch depression is. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 absolutely gutted, one of my favourite actors and was so funny. so many people like him who are always joking around suffer torment inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 As others have said the constant clowning around and being funny, even when off set was probably a front to hide the mental problems he was going through. And those twitter trolls who targeted his daughter yesterday are bang out of order. Acting big behind a PC doesn't impress me at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Funny isn't it? People die every day. Celebrities die all the time. But every now and then one dies and it makes you really really sad. This is one of those for me. Really gutted. totally agree, really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I think his best work was in "One Hour Photo", he's brilliantly sinister in that. As a balance, Patch Adams would be there or thereabouts as worst film ever. forgot about that film, loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Always get sad when I hear of suicide. This one hit harder than any other celebrity death though. Really loved a lot of his films. Mrs Doubtfire was a classic and really reminds me of my youth. Yes, it was super cheesy, but always makes me laugh, even now! As others have said, and the several campaigns have said, it's absolutely ok not to feel ok, and it's perfectly acceptable to ask for help..... mrs doubtfire was a work of genius, on paper it should of flopped but only he could of pulled that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 read he cut his wrists as well before hanging himself, he must of been in a very dark place. other people like tommy cooper, keith moon etc always played the joker but inside they were suffering from demons and were extremely unhappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Been reading that his daughter has been receiving a load of abuse on twitter including mock ups of her dads autopsy and still there is no way to truly combat it on twitter. The world is sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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