Veteran U.S. actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead, Aug. 11, at his home in northern California. Suicide is believed to be the cause; he was 63.
Robin Williams, 1951-2014
![Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams, wearing a prop from his new film "Patch Adams" places his handprints in cement during ceremonies to honor him at Mann's Chinese Theater, in Hollywood, Dec. 22, 1998.](https://gdb.voanews.com/DC0C424F-4B85-4F20-977D-0A8CCB839FC5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams, wearing a prop from his new film "Patch Adams" places his handprints in cement during ceremonies to honor him at Mann's Chinese Theater, in Hollywood, Dec. 22, 1998.
![Comedians Robin Williams (R), Billy Crystal (L) and Whoopi Goldberg share a hug on the stage of New York's Radio City Music Hall at the end of HBO's "Comic Relief 8" show, June 14, 1998.](https://gdb.voanews.com/138B6776-71B6-49E8-875A-0CA4A0828E86_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Comedians Robin Williams (R), Billy Crystal (L) and Whoopi Goldberg share a hug on the stage of New York's Radio City Music Hall at the end of HBO's "Comic Relief 8" show, June 14, 1998.
![Comedian Robin Williams, who starred in "The World According to Garp," is shown, July 21, 1982, in Los Angeles.](https://gdb.voanews.com/93EC9B3D-521C-44EC-BE81-48B41D85E5B7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Comedian Robin Williams, who starred in "The World According to Garp," is shown, July 21, 1982, in Los Angeles.