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Robert Guillaume

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
103

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 30, 1927 (98 years old)

Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Robert 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.

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Known For

Acting

2023Once Upon a Studioas Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas Self
2012Columbus Circleas Howard Miles
2011Satinas Doc Bishop
2009Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)
2008The Secrets of Jonathan Sperryas Mr. Barnes
2004The Lion King 1½as Rafiki (voice)
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2004Century Cityas Judge
2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2003Big Fishas Dr. Bennett (senior)
2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safarias Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas Ben (voice)
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrativesas
200213th Childas Riley
20028 Simple Rulesas Cody Grant
2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freezeas Mr. Thicknose (voice)
2001The Proud Familyas Dr. Parker (voice)
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Sonny Bridges
1999Silicon Towersas Detective Green
1998The Lion King II: Simba's Prideas Rafiki (voice)
1998Sports Nightas Isaac Jaffe
1998His Bodyguardas Garrett
1997Merry Christmas, George Baileyas Mr. Gower
1996Pandora's Clockas Ambassador Lee Lancaster
1996Panic in the Skies!as Rob Barnes
1996Promised Landas
1996First Kidas Wilkes
1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Storyas Reverend Devers
1996Spy Hardas Agent Steve Bishop
1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surpriseas Robert
1996Moeshaas Arthur
1995Timon and Pumbaaas Rafiki (voice)
1995The Outer Limitsas Mr. Brown
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Narrator (voice)
1995Children of the Dustas Mossburger
1994Cosmic Slopas Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
1994Touched by an Angelas Judge Dawes
1994The Making of the Lion Kingas Self - Host
1994Greyhoundsas Robert Smith
1994The Lion Kingas Rafiki (voice)
1994Burke's Lawas Eugene Sayers
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Father Morrissey
1993The Meteor Manas Ted Reed
1993Saved by the Bell: The College Yearsas Dr. Arthur Hemmings
1992Mastergateas Senator Sellers
1992Jack's Placeas
1992Fish Policeas Det. Catfish (voice)
1992You Must Remember Thisas Uncle Buddy
1991Pacific Stationas Bob Ballard
1990Fire and Rainas Carter
1990Death Warrantas Hawkins
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Pete Fletcher
1989The Robert Guillaume Showas Edward Sawyer
1989The Debbie Allen Specialas Self
1989The Penthouseas Eugene St. Clair
1989Lean On Meas Dr. Frank Napier
1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Reliefas Self
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrelas Harlan Wade
1987A Different Worldas Dean Winston
1987A Different Worldas Prof. Murphy
1987Crossbowas
1987They Still Call Me Bruceas V.A. Officer Johnson
1987Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Philmore Walker
1986John Grin's Christmasas John Grin
1986L.A. Lawas Edward Rollins
1986Passion and Memoryas Host
1985Prince Jackas Martin Luther King
1985North and Southas Frederick Douglass
1984Jeopardy!as Self
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.as Prof. Jason Mills
1982Hotelas
1982The Kid with the Broken Haloas Blake
1982Night of 100 Starsas Self
1982Magic with the Starsas Self - Host
1981Purlieas Purlie
1980Seems Like Old Timesas Fred
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sistersas Self
1980The Donna Summer Specialas An Angel
1979The Kid from Left Fieldas Larry Cooper
1979Bensonas Benson DuBois
1977The Love Boatas Allan Curtis
1977The Love Boatas Frank Belloque
1977Soapas Benson
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1975The Jeffersonsas
1974Good Timesas
1973Super Fly T.N.T.as Jordan Gaines
1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwinas Self
1972Sanford and Sonas
1971Great Performancesas Self
1971All in the Familyas Dr. Franklin
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Aaron Carothers
1968Juliaas
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
1956Tony Awardsas Self (archive footage)
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Performer
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
1950The Bob Hope Showas The Singer
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee

Production

1986John Grin's Christmas...Director
1984The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins...Executive Producer
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q....Executive Producer