Hollywood, and the entertainment-loving world far and wide outside the confines of Los Angeles, took a collective gasp of shock when news outlets reported the suicide of Academy Award-winning actor and beloved comedian last Monday.

His was a death that came out of nowhere — completely unexpected and gut-punching by virtue of the fact he was so universally adored for his comedic high jinks. Couch potatoes were first introduced to the stand up comedian on the hit TV show Mork & Mindy that ran from 1978 to 1982, in which he played an extraterrestial alien who comes to Earth. But it was on the the silver screen where Williams found superstardom and brought his manic, live-wire brand of funny to audiences who ate up his act, whether as the madcap genie in the 1992 Disney animated classic Aladdin or the cross-dressing English nanny in 1993’s Mrs Doubtfire.

As brilliant a humorist he was, Williams had the capacity to dig deeper and transform into meaty dramatic roles he imbued with rich depth whether playing a dedicated neurologist in the 1990 true-life drama Awakenings, a conniving crime writer in the 2002 suspense thriller Insomnia or the obsessive photo technician Sy Parish in the thriller One Hour Photo, also in 2002.

SO is proud of Williams’ Rock connections in his esteemed celluloid body of work, dating back to 1986’s comedy Club Paradise (which co-starred film legend Peter O’Toole and funnymen Rick Moranis and Eugene Levy) shot in Portland. Then there was 2006’s License To Wed, co-starring Mandy Moore and John Krasinski, and filmed at Sandals Royal Plantation in St Ann.

We count ourselves lucky to have met Williams in-between takes on the set, and having scored exclusive photos which we’re privileged to share.

To a man who brought laughter to the world, we mourn his untimely transition, and cherish the memories he’s left behind.