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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-11-30 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Acting
2023
Once Upon a Studio as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self2012
Columbus Circle as Howard Miles2011
Satin as Doc Bishop2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)2008
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry as Mr. Barnes2004
The Lion King 1½ as Rafiki (voice)2004
Century City as Not available2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)2003
Big Fish as Dr. Bennett (senior)2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives as Not available2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Ben (voice)2003
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)2002
8 Simple Rules as Cody Grant2002
13th Child as Riley2001
The Proud Family as Dr. Parker (voice)2001
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze as Mr. Thicknose (voice)2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Sonny Bridges1999
Silicon Towers as Detective Green1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Rafiki (voice)1998
Sports Night as Isaac Jaffe1998
His Bodyguard as Garrett1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey! as Mr. Gower1996
Moesha as Not available1996
Promised Land as Not available1996
Shari's Passover Surprise as Robert1996
Spy Hard as Agent Steve Bishop1996
Pandora's Clock as Ambassador Lee Lancaster1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Reverend Devers1996
Panic in the Skies as Rob Barnes1995
The Outer Limits as Mr. Brown1995
Timon and Pumbaa as Rafiki (voice)1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Narrator (voice)1995
Children of the Dust as Mossburger1994
Touched by an Angel as Judge Dawes1994
The Lion King as Rafiki (voice)1994
Burke's Law as Eugene Sayers1994
Cosmic Slop as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')1994
The Making of the Lion King as Self - Host1994
Greyhounds as Robert Smith1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Father Morrissey1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years as Dr. Arthur Hemmings1993
The Meteor Man as Ted Reed1992
Jack's Place as Not available1992
Fish Police as Not available1992
You Must Remember This as Uncle Buddy1992
Mastergate as Senator Sellers1991
Pacific Station as Bob Ballard1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Pete Fletcher1990
Death Warrant as Hawkins1990
Fire and Rain as Carter1989
Lean On Me as Dr. Frank Napier1989
The Penthouse as Eugene St. Clair1989
The Robert Guillaume Show as Edward Sawyer1987
A Different World as Dean Winston1987
A Different World as Prof. Murphy1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as Harlan Wade1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Philmore Walker1987
They Still Call Me Bruce as V.A. Officer Johnson1986
L.A. Law as Edward Rollins1986
John Grin's Christmas as John Grin1986
Passion and Memory as Host1985
North and South as Frederick Douglass1985
Prince Jack as Martin Luther King1984
Jeopardy! as Self1983
Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as Prof. Jason Mills1982
Hotel as Not available1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self1982
Magic with the Stars as Host1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo as Blake1981
Purlie as Purlie1980
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters as Self1980
Seems Like Old Times as Fred1980
The Donna Summer Special as An Angel1979
Benson as Benson DuBois1979
The Kid from Left Field as Larry Cooper1977
The Love Boat as Frank Belloque1977
The Love Boat as Allan Curtis1977
Soap as Benson1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host1975
The Jeffersons as Not available1974
Good Times as Not available1973
Super Fly T.N.T. as Jordan Gaines1972
Sanford and Son as Not available1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self1971
Great Performances as Self1971
All in the Family as Dr. Franklin1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Aaron Carothers1968
Julia as Not available1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host1956
Tony Awards as Self (archive footage)1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer1950
The Bob Hope Show as The Singer1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - NomineeCrew
1986
John Grin's Christmas Director1984
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins Executive Producer1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. Executive Producer