Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams dead at age 63. Marin County Sheriff’s Office said Monday Williams died of a suspected suicide.
Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died Monday in a suspected suicide, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said. He was 63.
“Robin Williams past away this morning. He had been battling severe depression as of late. This is a tragic loss, and the family respectfully asks for privacy as they grieve in this difficult time,” a Williams family statement read.
Robin Williams won an Academy Award for his role in “Good Will Hunting,” and starred in other blockbusters, such as “Good Morning, Vietnam” and “Bird Cage.”
UPDATE: Unfortunate details of actor Robin Williams death came to light at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Williams hung himself with a belt and apparently cut his left wrist with a pocket knife in his San Francisco area home before being discovered dead by his personal assistant on Monday, said assistant chief deputy coroner Lt. Keith Boyd.
“Mr. Williams’ personal assistant was able to gain access to Mr. Williams’ bedroom and entered the bedroom to find Mr. Williams clothed in a seated position, unresponsive, with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the [belt] wedged between the… closet door and the door frame,” he said. “His right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended.”
