Robert Guillaume
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1927
- Died
- October 24, 2017 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Once Upon a Studio
Movie · as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
Columbus Circle
Movie · as Howard Miles
Satin
Movie · as Doc Bishop
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Movie · as Mr. Barnes
The Lion King 1½
Movie · as Rafiki (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Movie · as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Movie · as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Century City
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Big Fish
Movie · as Dr. Bennett (senior)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie · as Ben (voice)
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
Movie · as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie
13th Child
Movie · as Riley
8 Simple Rules
TV · as Cody Grant · 1 ep
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Movie · as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Proud Family
TV · as Dr. Parker (voice) · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Sonny Bridges · 1 ep
Silicon Towers
Movie · as Detective Green
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Movie · as Rafiki (voice)
His Bodyguard
Movie · as Garrett
The Easter Story Keepers
Movie · as Ben (voice)
Sports Night
TV · as Isaac Jaffe · 45 eps
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Movie · as Mr. Gower
Spy Hard
Movie · as Agent Steve Bishop
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Movie · as Robert
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Movie · as Reverend Devers
Panic in the Skies!
Movie · as Rob Barnes
First Kid
Movie · as Wilkes
Moesha
TV · as Arthur · 1 ep
Promised Land
TV · 1 ep
Pandora's Clock
TV · as Ambassador Lee Lancaster · 2 eps
Timon and Pumbaa
TV · as Rafiki (voice) · 169 eps
The Outer Limits
TV · as Mr. Brown · 1 ep
Children of the Dust
TV · as Mossburger · 2 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 39 eps
The Lion King
Movie · as Rafiki (voice)
Cosmic Slop
Movie · as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Greyhounds
Movie · as Robert Smith
The Making of the Lion King
Movie · as Self - Host
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Judge Dawes · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Eugene Sayers · 1 ep
The Meteor Man
Movie · as Ted Reed
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
TV · as Dr. Arthur Hemmings · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Father Morrissey · 1 ep
Mastergate
Movie · as Senator Sellers
You Must Remember This
Movie · as Uncle Buddy
Fish Police
TV · as Det. Catfish (voice) · 6 eps
Jack's Place
TV · 1 ep
Pacific Station
TV · as Bob Ballard · 13 eps
Death Warrant
Movie · as Hawkins
Fire and Rain
Movie · as Carter
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV · as Pete Fletcher · 1 ep
Lean On Me
Movie · as Dr. Frank Napier
The Penthouse
Movie · as Eugene St. Clair
The Debbie Allen Special
Movie · as Self
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Movie · as Self
The Robert Guillaume Show
TV · as Edward Sawyer · 12 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Movie · as Philmore Walker
They Still Call Me Bruce
Movie · as V.A. Officer Johnson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Movie · as Harlan Wade
A Different World
TV · as Dean Winston, Prof. Murphy · 2 eps
Crossbow
TV · 2 eps
John Grin's Christmas
Movie · as John Grin
Passion and Memory
Movie · as Host
L.A. Law
TV · as Edward Rollins · 1 ep
Prince Jack
Movie · as Martin Luther King
North and South
TV · as Frederick Douglass · 5 eps
Jeopardy!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Movie · as Prof. Jason Mills
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Movie · as Blake
Magic with the Stars
Movie · as Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Hotel
TV · 1 ep
Purlie
Movie · as Purlie
Seems Like Old Times
Movie · as Fred
The Donna Summer Special
Movie · as An Angel
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kid from Left Field
Movie · as Larry Cooper
Benson
TV · as Benson DuBois · 158 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Frank Belloque, Allan Curtis · 2 eps
Soap
TV · as Benson · 47 eps
The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Good Times
TV · 1 ep
Super Fly T.N.T.
Movie · as Jordan Gaines
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Movie · as Self
Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep
All in the Family
TV · as Dr. Franklin · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Aaron Carothers · 1 ep
Julia
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 8 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Performer, Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as The Singer · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep