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Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Acting November 30, 1927 (89 years old) October 24, 2017 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.

Movies 54

The Lion King 8.3

The Lion King

as Rafiki (voice)

1994
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 6.9

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

as Rafiki (voice)

1998
Big Fish 7.7

Big Fish

as Dr. Bennett (senior)

2003
The Lion King 1½ 6.6

The Lion King 1½

as Rafiki (voice)

2004
Once Upon a Studio 8.3

Once Upon a Studio

as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

2023
Death Warrant 6.3

Death Warrant

as Hawkins

1990
Lean On Me 7.3

Lean On Me

as Dr. Frank Napier

1989
Spy Hard 5.4

Spy Hard

as Agent Steve Bishop

1996
Seems Like Old Times 6.3

Seems Like Old Times

as Fred

1980
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze 6.2

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

as Mr. Thicknose (voice)

2001
Wanted: Dead or Alive 6.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Philmore Walker

1987
First Kid 5.8

First Kid

as Wilkes

1996
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina 5.3

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

as Ben (voice)

2003
The Meteor Man 5.8

The Meteor Man

as Ted Reed

1993
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2021
Waking Sleeping Beauty 7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Cosmic Slop 5.2

Cosmic Slop

as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')

1994
Columbus Circle 5.8

Columbus Circle

as Howard Miles

2012
They Still Call Me Bruce 5.3

They Still Call Me Bruce

as V.A. Officer Johnson

1987
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

as Self

1989
The Making of the Lion King 8.7

The Making of the Lion King

as Self - Host

1994
Magic with the Stars 9.0

Magic with the Stars

as Self - Host

1982
Merry Christmas, George Bailey 6.0

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

as Mr. Gower

1997
Panic in the Skies! 5.8

Panic in the Skies!

as Rob Barnes

1996
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel 7.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

as Harlan Wade

1987
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. 5.6

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

as Prof. Jason Mills

1983
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story 8.0

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

as Reverend Devers

1996
Greyhounds 7.0

Greyhounds

as Robert Smith

1994
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry 6.9

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

as Mr. Barnes

2008
The Kid with the Broken Halo 6.7

The Kid with the Broken Halo

as Blake

1982
Mastergate 6.3

Mastergate

as Senator Sellers

1992
The Debbie Allen Special

The Debbie Allen Special

as Self

1989
Fire and Rain 6.3

Fire and Rain

as Carter

1990
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise 7.0

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise

as Robert

1996
Satin 3.8

Satin

as Doc Bishop

2011
13th Child 2.7

13th Child

as Riley

2002
The Donna Summer Special 10.0

The Donna Summer Special

as An Angel

1980
You Must Remember This 8.5

You Must Remember This

as Uncle Buddy

1992
Super Fly T.N.T. 5.9

Super Fly T.N.T.

as Jordan Gaines

1973
The Kid from Left Field 6.4

The Kid from Left Field

as Larry Cooper

1979
The Easter Story Keepers 2.0

The Easter Story Keepers

as Ben (voice)

1998
John Grin's Christmas 6.5

John Grin's Christmas

as John Grin

1986
Silicon Towers 5.0

Silicon Towers

as Detective Green

1999
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

2004
Prince Jack 9.0

Prince Jack

as Martin Luther King

1985
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

2004
The Penthouse 5.7

The Penthouse

as Eugene St. Clair

1989
His Bodyguard 10.0

His Bodyguard

as Garrett

1998
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

2003
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin 6.0

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

as Self

1972
Purlie 6.5

Purlie

as Purlie

1981
Passion and Memory 10.0

Passion and Memory

as Host

1986

TV Shows 50

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Sonny Bridges

2000
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
Jeopardy! 6.9

Jeopardy!

as Self

1984
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Frank Belloque

1977
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Allan Curtis

1977
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Father Morrissey

1993
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Moesha 6.9

Moesha

as Arthur

1996
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as Edward Rollins

1986
Timon and Pumbaa 7.3

Timon and Pumbaa

as Rafiki (voice)

1995
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1956
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Judge Dawes

1994
A Different World 7.2

A Different World

as Dean Winston

1987
A Different World 7.2

A Different World

as Prof. Murphy

1987
All in the Family 7.8

All in the Family

as Dr. Franklin

1971
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Mr. Brown

1995
Hotel 6.7

Hotel

1982
Marcus Welby, M.D. 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Aaron Carothers

1969
The Jeffersons 7.3

The Jeffersons

1975
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as The Singer

1950
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 7.9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Pete Fletcher

1990
Sanford and Son 7.5

Sanford and Son

1972
Good Times 8.0

Good Times

1974
8 Simple Rules 6.8

8 Simple Rules

as Cody Grant

2002
Benson 7.0

Benson

as Benson DuBois

1979
Reading Rainbow 8.4

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
Soap 7.3

Soap

as Benson

1977
The Proud Family 7.7

The Proud Family

as Dr. Parker (voice)

2001
North and South 7.5

North and South

as Frederick Douglass

1985
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Narrator (voice)

1995
Promised Land 6.5

Promised Land

1996
Sports Night 7.3

Sports Night

as Isaac Jaffe

1998
Julia 6.4

Julia

1968
Crossbow 6.3

Crossbow

1987
Burke's Law 6.8

Burke's Law

as Eugene Sayers

1994
Saved by the Bell: The College Years 6.9

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

as Dr. Arthur Hemmings

1993
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters 6.0

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

as Self

1980
Jack's Place 8.0

Jack's Place

1992
Century City 6.0

Century City

as Judge

2004
Children of the Dust 7.1

Children of the Dust

as Mossburger

1995
Fish Police 5.8

Fish Police

as Det. Catfish (voice)

1992
Pacific Station 5.7

Pacific Station

as Bob Ballard

1991
Pandora's Clock 5.7

Pandora's Clock

as Ambassador Lee Lancaster

1996
The Robert Guillaume Show 6.0

The Robert Guillaume Show

as Edward Sawyer

1989

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