Robert Guillaume
November 30, 1927 (97 years old) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Credits
- 2023 ·Once Upon a Studioas Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021 ·Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas Self
- 2012 ·Columbus Circleas Howard Miles
- 2011 ·Satinas Doc Bishop
- 2009 ·Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)
- 2008 ·The Secrets of Jonathan Sperryas Mr. Barnes
- 2004 ·Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- 2004 ·Century Cityas
- 2004 ·Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
- 2004 ·The Lion King 1½as Rafiki (voice)
- 2003 ·Big Fishas Dr. Bennett (senior)
- 2003 ·Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safarias Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- 2003 ·The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas Ben (voice)
- 2003 ·Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrativesas
- 2002 ·13th Childas Riley
- 2002 ·8 Simple Rulesas Cody Grant
- 2001 ·The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freezeas Mr. Thicknose (voice)
- 2001 ·The Proud Familyas Dr. Parker (voice)
- 2000 ·CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Sonny Bridges
- 1999 ·Silicon Towersas Detective Green
- 1998 ·The Lion King II: Simba's Prideas Rafiki (voice)
- 1998 ·Sports Nightas Isaac Jaffe
- 1998 ·His Bodyguardas Garrett
- 1997 ·Merry Christmas, George Bailey!as Mr. Gower
- 1996 ·Pandora's Clockas Ambassador Lee Lancaster
- 1996 ·Panic in the Skiesas Rob Barnes
- 1996 ·Promised Landas
- 1996 ·Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Storyas Reverend Devers
- 1996 ·Spy Hardas Agent Steve Bishop
- 1996 ·Shari's Passover Surpriseas Robert
- 1996 ·Moeshaas
- 1995 ·Timon and Pumbaaas
- 1995 ·The Outer Limitsas Mr. Brown
- 1995 ·Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Narrator (voice)
- 1995 ·Children of the Dustas Mossburger
- 1994 ·Cosmic Slopas Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
- 1994 ·Touched by an Angelas Judge Dawes
- 1994 ·The Lion Kingas Rafiki (voice)
- 1994 ·The Making of the Lion Kingas Self - Host
- 1994 ·Greyhoundsas Robert Smith
- 1994 ·Burke's Lawas Eugene Sayers
- 1993 ·Diagnosis: Murderas Father Morrissey
- 1993 ·The Meteor Manas Ted Reed
- 1993 ·Saved by the Bell: The College Yearsas Dr. Arthur Hemmings
- 1992 ·Mastergateas Senator Sellers
- 1992 ·Jack's Placeas
- 1992 ·Fish Policeas
- 1992 ·You Must Remember Thisas Uncle Buddy
- 1991 ·Pacific Stationas Detective Bob Ballard
- 1990 ·Fire and Rainas Carter
- 1990 ·Death Warrantas Hawkins
- 1990 ·The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Pete Fletcher
- 1989 ·The Robert Guillaume Showas Edward Sawyer
- 1989 ·The Penthouseas Eugene St. Clair
- 1989 ·Lean On Meas Dr. Frank Napier
- 1987 ·Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrelas Harlan Wade
- 1987 ·A Different Worldas Dean Winston
- 1987 ·A Different Worldas Prof. Murphy
- 1987 ·They Still Call Me Bruceas V.A. Officer Johnson
- 1987 ·Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Philmore Walker
- 1986 ·Christmasas John Grin
- 1986 ·L.A. Lawas Edward Rollins
- 1986 ·Passion and Memoryas Host
- 1985 ·Prince Jackas Martin Luther King
- 1985 ·North and Southas Frederick Douglass
- 1983 ·Reading Rainbowas Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1983 ·The Kid with the 200 I.Q.as Prof. Jason Mills
- 1982 ·Hotelas
- 1982 ·The Kid with the Broken Haloas Blake
- 1982 ·Night of 100 Starsas Self
- 1982 ·Magic with the Starsas Host
- 1981 ·Purlieas Purlie
- 1980 ·Seems Like Old Timesas Fred
- 1980 ·Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sistersas Self
- 1980 ·The Donna Summer Specialas An Angel
- 1979 ·The Kid from Left Fieldas Larry Cooper
- 1979 ·Bensonas Benson DuBois
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Frank Belloque
- 1977 ·The Love Boatas Allan Curtis
- 1977 ·Soapas Benson
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- 1975 ·The Jeffersonsas
- 1974 ·Good Timesas
- 1973 ·Super Fly T.N.T.as Jordan Gaines
- 1972 ·S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwinas Self
- 1972 ·Sanford and Sonas
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1971 ·All in the Familyas Dr. Franklin
- 1969 ·Marcus Welby, M.D.as Aaron Carothers
- 1968 ·Juliaas
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self
- 1961 ·The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self (archive footage)
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Performer
- 1950 ·The Bob Hope Showas The Singer
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee