10 Of Robin Williams’s Funniest Characters, Ranked

Robin Williams was one of those great comedic actors who doesn’t come along every day. Take a look at his 10 funniest roles ranked in this round-up.

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Robin Williams was one of the greatest comedic minds the world has ever known. With his zany, comic stylings, he captured the world with his legion of characters, shticks, and voices.

He’ll always be remembered for films like Good Will Hunting, but his best roles were always the dozens of comedic characters he portrayed.

10 Batty Koda (FernGully)

Although the film is a little bit dated, FernGully does still have a select fanbase. This is mainly due to the fact that the film’s comic relief character, Batty, was portrayed by the one and only Robin Williams.

Batty is a fruit bat who has escaped an animal testing lab with more wires in his head than brains. As a result, his behavior is manic, wild, and insanely hysterical.

9 Fender (Robots)

Robots is an underrated quirky animated feature inspired by the works of William Joyce and featuring an incredibly diverse cast, including the likes of Ewan McGregor, Mel Brooks, and yes, Robin Williams. In a world inhabited by mechanical beings, his performance as Fender is anything but robotic.

Fender is a rusty red robot that is just as mish-mashed and mischievous as his voice actor. Williams hits all the bases in this role, from Fender’s collection of incredible impressions to his wild facial contortions.

8 The Timekeeper (Disney Attraction)

This is more or less an honorable mention, considering it’s a character from a defunct Disney attraction, but we felt like it had enough merit to count. After all, why wouldn’t we want an attraction featuring a robotic Robin Williams as our tour guide?

As the titular Timekeeper, Williams gave guests a tour through classical history with this 360-degree feature that married science fiction and history with the famous comedian at the center.

7 Mork From Ork (Mork and Mindy)

How can we talk about Robin Williams’s most comedic characters without mentioning his breakout role as Mork from Ork? Sent to Boulder, Colorado, to study the ways of earthlings, Mork’s wonder and curiosity took viewers by storm.

This friendly face from another planet was the role that jumpstarted the actor’s screen career, and the rest was pretty much history. Williams’s antics were already somewhat alien, so this role was practically made for a man of his eclectic talents.

6 Adrian Cronauer (Good Morning Vietnam)

Easily one of the most quoted characters on our list, Robin Willams’s portrayal of real-life broadcaster, Adrian Cronauer, is a role that will always be an important milestone in the actor’s career.

Sure, he’s a wildly hilarious radio persona throughout most of the film, but he also knows when to pull back to allow the drama of the war in Vietnam take center stage. It’s a rarity that we see the actor so serious.

5 Peter Pan (Hook)

Stephen Spielberg’s Hook is definitely one of the most iconic films of the 90s and since Robin Williams was one of the most iconic actors of the era, he was simply perfect for the part of Peter Pan.

We can’t deny that the energy and joy Williams brings to the role of Pan is simply infectious. With a smile as big as the moon, we can certainly see him having more than a few happy thoughts.

4 Professor Philip Brainard (Flubber)

Fred MacMurray will always be the original, but Robin Williams perfected the role in the 1997’s Flubber.

Willams’s take on the character is klutzy but sweet and sincere throughout the whole film. His passion for his work only falls short of his love for his fiancee. And although he’s not the most coordinated scientist in the world, he’s definitely a favorite of ours.

3 Armand Goldman (The Birdcage)

While Robin Williams technically plays the straight man, pun intended, to Nathan Lane’s drag queen persona, The Birdcage is easily one of the funniest movies in the actor’s career.

With so many wonderful lines and zingers, this raucous and risque comedy is one of Williams’s best and brightest. Only an actor of Williams’s caliber could play an openly gay drag club owner with such collected and controlled comedic chops.

2 Mrs. Doubtfire (Mrs. Doubtfire)

Eupheginia Doubtfire is a feat for any actor to play, but only one man could deliver such a distinct and lovable character under pounds and pounds of latex, makeup, and prosthetics. Williams used his vocal gymnastics to make even the viewers forget that his British nanny persona is only an act. No wonder it’s one of his most cherished roles.

1 The Genie (Aladdin)

There is no other character in the history of the performer’s career that summed up Robin Williams’ style more than the Genie from Disney’s Aladdin. The role incorporates all of the actor’s range, voices, and overall style and all through the medium of animation. Long story short, we never had a friend like him.

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