10 Comic Actors Who Excelled In Serious Roles

4. Robin Williams

To me, Robin Williams is one of the most brilliant men alive today. Honestly, I don't have any substantial evidence to back that up, but I know when I see him giving an interview on the television or anything of the sort, I stop what I'm doing to listen. He just seems like a person that is filled with knowledge, and that may or may not be because I love his role in Dead Poets Society. Nonetheless, Robin Williams is a man who got his start in comedy, originally as a stand up comedian, until he started getting roles in television and movies. He has won an Academy Award for his performance in Good Will Hunting and has received numerous other awards for his great performances. He even has a love affair with the Batman universe. In Tim Burton's Batman series, he wanted to play the Riddler. In Christopher Nolan's, he was considered to be the Joker, before it was given to Heath Ledger. Although Ledger is my favorite Joker and one of my favorite acting performances of all time, I really do wonder what a Robin Williams Joker would be like. I mean, the man is obviously very funny, and very intelligent, and has all the tools needed to be what a really great Joker is. Thanks to that, I'm going to be wondering that all day now.