Robert Guillaume
Acting
Born: November 30, 1927 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: October 24, 2017 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
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
The Lion King
1994
Big Fish
2003
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
The Lion King 1½
2004
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Spy Hard
1996
Timon and Pumbaa
1995
Death Warrant
1990
Once Upon a Studio
2023
Lean On Me
1989
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
Photos (3)
Movies (41)
The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King 1½
Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Once Upon a Studio
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Spy Hard
Agent Steve Bishop
Death Warrant
Hawkins
Lean On Me
Dr. Frank Napier
First Kid
Wilkes
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Philmore Walker
The Meteor Man
Ted Reed
Seems Like Old Times
Fred
Columbus Circle
Howard Miles
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Ben (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
They Still Call Me Bruce
V.A. Officer Johnson
Mastergate
Senator Sellers
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Mr. Gower
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Robert
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Blake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Harlan Wade
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Prof. Jason Mills
Greyhounds
Robert Smith
The Kid from Left Field
Larry Cooper
You Must Remember This
Uncle Buddy
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Mr. Barnes
Satin
Doc Bishop
Panic in the Skies!
Rob Barnes
13th Child
Riley
The Donna Summer Special
An Angel
John Grin's Christmas
John Grin
Cosmic Slop
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Super Fly T.N.T.
Jordan Gaines
The Penthouse
Eugene St. Clair
Prince Jack
Martin Luther King
Fire and Rain
Carter
Silicon Towers
Detective Green
His Bodyguard
Garrett
Purlie
Purlie
Passion and Memory
Host
TV Shows (38)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sonny Bridges · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Father Morrissey · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Mr. Brown · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Frank Belloque · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Allan Curtis · 2 eps
L.A. Law
Edward Rollins · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Judge Dawes · 1 eps
A Different World
Dean Winston · 2 eps
A Different World
Prof. Murphy · 1 eps
Hotel
1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
The Singer · 1 eps
Moesha
Arthur · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Aaron Carothers · 1 eps
All in the Family
Dr. Franklin · 1 eps
Timon and Pumbaa
Rafiki (voice) · 169 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pete Fletcher · 1 eps
The Jeffersons
1 eps
8 Simple Rules
Cody Grant · 1 eps
The Proud Family
Dr. Parker (voice) · 1 eps
North and South
Frederick Douglass · 2 eps
Good Times
1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Narrator (voice) · 39 eps
Sanford and Son
1 eps
Benson
Benson DuBois · 158 eps
Soap
Benson · 47 eps
Sports Night
Isaac Jaffe · 45 eps
Burke's Law
Eugene Sayers · 1 eps
Promised Land
1 eps
Julia
1 eps
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Dr. Arthur Hemmings · 1 eps
Crossbow
2 eps
Century City
Judge · 1 eps
Jack's Place
1 eps
Children of the Dust
Mossburger · 2 eps
Fish Police
Det. Catfish (voice) · 6 eps
Pacific Station
Bob Ballard · 13 eps
Pandora's Clock
Ambassador Lee Lancaster · 2 eps
The Robert Guillaume Show
Edward Sawyer · 12 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 8 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Jeopardy!
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · 1 eps
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Magic with the Stars
Self - Host
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
The Making of the Lion King
Self - Host
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
