Robert Guillaume
Birthday
1927/11/30
Day of death
2017/10/24 (89 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Bob Guillaume
Biography
Robert "Bob" Guillaume (November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American stage and television actor, best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King and as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night. In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage (including a Tony Award nomination), television (including winning two Emmy Awards), and film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(2003) Big Fish
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
(1996) Spy Hard
as Agent Steve Bishop
(1993) The Meteor Man
as Ted Reed
(2004) The Lion King 1½
as Rafiki (voice)
(1987) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Philmore Walker
(1994) The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
(2001) The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
(1998) The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Rafiki (voice)
(1980) Seems Like Old Times
as Fred
(2002) 13th Child
as Riley
(1989) Lean On Me
as Dr. Frank Napier
(2003) The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Ben (voice)
(1990) Death Warrant
as Hawkins
(1987) They Still Call Me Bruce
as V.A. Officer Johnson
(2011) Satin
as Doc Bishop
(1996) Shari's Passover Surprise
as Robert
(2003) Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
(2004) Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
(2004) Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
(1982) The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Blake
(1973) Super Fly T.N.T.
as Jordan Gaines
(1979) The Kid from Left Field
as Larry Cooper
(1990) Fire and Rain
as Carter
(1996) Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Reverend Devers
(1982) Magic with the Stars
as Host
(2023) Once Upon a Studio
as Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
(2009) Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) Panic in the Skies
as Rob Barnes
(1997) Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as Mr. Gower
(1994) Cosmic Slop
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
(1985) Prince Jack
as Martin Luther King
(1980) The Donna Summer Special
as An Angel
(1986) Christmas
as John Grin
(2008) The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
as Mr. Barnes
(1981) Purlie
as Purlie
(1989) The Penthouse
as Eugene St. Clair
(1992) Mastergate
as Senator Sellers
(1983) The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Prof. Jason Mills
(1998) His Bodyguard
as Garrett
(2012) Columbus Circle
as Howard Miles
(2003) Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
as ---
(1994) Greyhounds
as Robert Smith
(1987) Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Harlan Wade
(1999) Silicon Towers
as Detective Green
(1992) You Must Remember This
as Uncle Buddy
(1972) S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
(1994) The Making of the Lion King
as Self - Host
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1986) Passion and Memory
as Host
(2021) Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sonny Bridges
(1986) L.A. Law
as Edward Rollins
(1977) The Love Boat
as Frank Belloque
(1979) Benson
as Benson DuBois
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Judge Dawes
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Pete Fletcher
(1971) All in the Family
as Dr. Franklin
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1998) Sports Night
as Isaac Jaffe
(1993) Saved by the Bell: The College Years
as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
(1969) Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Aaron Carothers
(1972) Sanford and Son
as ---
(1982) Hotel
as ---
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Father Morrissey
(1996) Moesha
as ---
(2002) 8 Simple Rules
as Cody Grant
(1995) Timon and Pumbaa
as ---
(2004) Century City
as ---
(1968) Julia
as ---
(1996) Promised Land
as ---
(1991) Pacific Station
as Detective Bob Ballard
(1989) The Robert Guillaume Show
as Edward Sawyer
(1992) Fish Police
as ---
(1980) Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
(1992) Jack's Place
as ---
(1985) North and South
as Frederick Douglass
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1995) The Outer Limits
as Mr. Brown
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
(1977) Soap
as Benson
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as The Singer
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(1995) Children of the Dust
as Mossburger
(1987) A Different World
as Dean Winston
(1987) A Different World
as Prof. Murphy
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1996) Pandora's Clock
as Ambassador Lee Lancaster
(1994) Burke's Law
as Eugene Sayers
(2001) The Proud Family
as Dr. Parker (voice)
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Narrator (voice)
(1977) The Love Boat
as Allan Curtis
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee