So many enduring characters, so many memorable moments - Robin Williams will be remembered and mourned by so many.
Many first met Williams as Mork in Mork & Mindy, the role which launched his career.
Then came a string of successes - no less than six Golden Globes for his film, TV and voice work - plus an Oscar and three more nominations. His Academy Award win came as Matt Damon's damaged psychologist in Good Will Hunting.
Mrs Doubtfire won him a globe and a whole new generation of fans.
With so many to choose from, I once asked him which film was closest to his heart - he told me it was Dead Poets Society.
Williams was a gentle, genuine, generous and ridiculously funny man to interview. He waxed lyrically on everything from rugby to politics to Gollum and after his frequent visits to New Zealand it was clear he just loved it here.
He came in 2010 with a show he chose to call his Weapons of Self Destruction stand-up tour. It was a sellout and he donated the proceeds of his Christchurch gig to the earthquake relief fund.
At the time he'd just had heart surgery and he joked about even that.
But, as candidly he told me, his surgery made him feel lucky to be alive.
"You appreciate the little things, like breathing, and life in itself. You just know it's everything, it's you 2.0, it's a second shot and you like that shot and you go: thank you," said Williams.
No - thank you, Robin. From all of us.
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source: newshub archive
