Late acting legend Robin Williams famously portrayed Popeye in the 1980 film Popeye, joined by the late, great Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. Popeye is expected to debut in January 2025 with an ...

The character has only made one previous live-action appearance, with the late Robin Williams taking on the title role in Robert Altman's highly divisive 1980 Popeye movie.

Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. The comic strip adaptation Popeye hit theaters in December 1980. Directed by Robert Altman, it starred Robin Williams as the iconic ...