Robert Guillaume
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 30, 1927 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2023 | Once Upon a StudioRafiki (voice) (archive sound) | |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf | |
| 2012 | Columbus CircleHoward Miles | |
| 2011 | SatinDoc Bishop | |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | The Secrets of Jonathan SperryMr. Barnes | |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½Rafiki (voice) | |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5Rafiki (voice) (archive sound) | |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Rafiki (voice) (archive audio) | |
| 2004 | Century City | |
| 2003 | Big FishDr. Bennett (senior) | |
| 2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaBen (voice) | |
| 2003 | Timon & Pumba's Virtual SafariRafiki (voice) (archive audio) | |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | |
| 2002 | 13th ChildRiley | |
| 2002 | 8 Simple RulesCody Grant | |
| 2001 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeMr. Thicknose (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Proud FamilyDr. Parker (voice) | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSonny Bridges | |
| 1999 | Silicon TowersDetective Green | |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's PrideRafiki (voice) | |
| 1998 | His BodyguardGarrett | |
| 1998 | Sports NightIsaac Jaffe | |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George BaileyMr. Gower | |
| 1996 | Spy HardAgent Steve Bishop | |
| 1996 | Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover SurpriseRobert | |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers StoryReverend Devers | |
| 1996 | Panic in the Skies!Rob Barnes | |
| 1996 | First KidWilkes | |
| 1996 | MoeshaArthur | |
| 1996 | Promised Land | |
| 1996 | Pandora's ClockAmbassador Lee Lancaster | |
| 1995 | Timon and PumbaaRafiki (voice) | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsMr. Brown | |
| 1995 | Children of the DustMossburger | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildNarrator (voice) | |
| 1994 | The Lion KingRafiki (voice) | |
| 1994 | Cosmic SlopGleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders') | |
| 1994 | GreyhoundsRobert Smith | |
| 1994 | The Making of the Lion KingSelf - Host | |
| 1994 | Touched by an AngelJudge Dawes | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawEugene Sayers | |
| 1993 | The Meteor ManTed Reed | |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The College YearsDr. Arthur Hemmings | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderFather Morrissey | |
| 1992 | MastergateSenator Sellers | |
| 1992 | You Must Remember ThisUncle Buddy | |
| 1992 | Fish Police | |
| 1992 | Jack's Place | |
| 1991 | Pacific StationBob Ballard | |
| 1990 | Death WarrantHawkins | |
| 1990 | Fire and RainCarter | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirPete Fletcher | |
| 1989 | Lean On MeDr. Frank Napier | |
| 1989 | The PenthouseEugene St. Clair | |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume ShowEdward Sawyer | |
| 1987 | Wanted: Dead or AlivePhilmore Walker | |
| 1987 | They Still Call Me BruceV.A. Officer Johnson | |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelHarlan Wade | |
| 1987 | A Different WorldDean Winston | |
| 1987 | A Different WorldProf. Murphy | |
| 1987 | Crossbow | |
| 1986 | John Grin's ChristmasJohn Grin | |
| 1986 | Passion and MemoryHost | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawEdward Rollins | |
| 1985 | Prince JackMartin Luther King | |
| 1985 | North and SouthFrederick Douglass | |
| 1984 | Jeopardy!Self | |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Prof. Jason Mills | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken HaloBlake | |
| 1982 | Magic with the StarsSelf - Host | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1981 | PurliePurlie | |
| 1980 | Seems Like Old TimesFred | |
| 1980 | The Donna Summer SpecialAn Angel | |
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSelf | |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left FieldLarry Cooper | |
| 1979 | BensonBenson DuBois | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatFrank Belloque | |
| 1977 | SoapBenson | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatAllan Curtis | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1973 | Super Fly T.N.T.Jordan Gaines | |
| 1972 | S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinSelf | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1971 | All in the FamilyDr. Franklin | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.Aaron Carothers | |
| 1968 | Julia | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope ShowThe Singer | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsExecutive Producer | |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Executive Producer |
| 1986 | John Grin's ChristmasDirector |