# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3338
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66748 "2019-07-20T17:27:45Z")
Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings ---
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Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society ---
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Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man ---
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Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting ---
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Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, _One Hour Photo_ 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting 8. Chris Nielsen, _What Dreams May Come_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ns_XAco7e5o/hqdefault.jpg "What Dreams May Come I'm Sorry, Babe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns_XAco7e5o) ---
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Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, _One Hour Photo_ 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting 8. Chris Nielsen, _What Dreams May Come_ 9. Alan Hakman, _The Final Cut_ ---
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Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting 8. Chris Nielsen, What Dreams May Come 9. Alan Hakman, The Final Cut 10. Vladimir Ivanoff, Moscow on the Hudson ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66755 "2019-07-21T11:40:20Z")
Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting 8. Chris Nielsen, What Dreams May Come 9. Alan Hakman, The Final Cut 10. Vladimir Ivanoff, Moscow on the Hudson 11. Gabriel Noone, The Night Listener Not a great movie, but Williams’ acting was pretty solid. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66756 "2019-07-21T14:07:55Z")
Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting 8. Chris Nielsen, What Dreams May Come 9. Alan Hakman, The Final Cut 10. Vladimir Ivanoff, Moscow on the Hudson 11. Gabriel Noone, The Night Listener 12. Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning, Vietnam ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66757 "2019-07-21T16:42:53Z")
Robin Williams best serious (non-comedic) roles. 1. T.S. Garp, The World According to Garp 2. Walter Finch, Insomnia 3. Sy Parrish, One Hour Photo 4. Dr. Sayer, Awakenings 5. John Keating, Dead Poets Society 6. Andrew Martin, Bicentennial Man 7. Sean Maguire, Good Will Hunting 8. Chris Nielsen, What Dreams May Come 9. Alan Hakman, The Final Cut 10. Vladimir Ivanoff, Moscow on the Hudson 11. Gabriel Noone, The Night Listener 12. Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning, Vietnam 13. Merritt Rook, “Authority” Law & Order: SVU AND Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Minday ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66758 "2019-07-21T16:50:26Z")
Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - _Jumanji_ I corrected the spelling of Mindy. ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin 6. Armand Goldman - The Birdcage ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin 6. Armand Goldman - The Birdcage 7. Donald Quinelle - The Survivors (1983) ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin 6. Armand Goldman - The Birdcage 7. Donald Quinelle - The Survivors (1983) 8. Adrian Cronauer - Good Morning Vietnam ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin 6. Armand Goldman - The Birdcage 7. Donald Quinelle - The Survivors (1983) 8. Adrian Cronauer - Good Morning Vietnam 9. The King of the Moon - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin 6. Armand Goldman - The Birdcage 7. Donald Quinelle - The Survivors (1983) 8. Adrian Cronauer - Good Morning Vietnam 9. The King of the Moon - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 10. Theodore Roosevelt - Night at the museum ---
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Robin Williams best comedic (non-serious) roles 1. Mork from Ork - Mork & Mindy 2. Alan Parrish - Jumanji 3. Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Mrs. Doubtfire 4. Popeye - Popeye 5. The Genie - Aladdin 6. Armand Goldman - The Birdcage 7. Donald Quinelle - The Survivors (1983) 8. Adrian Cronauer - Good Morning Vietnam 9. The King of the Moon - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 10. Theodore Roosevelt - Night at the museum 11. Peter (Pan) Banning - Hook [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3339)