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Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

ActingBorn November 30, 1927Died October 24, 2017 (age 89)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.

Filmography

2023
Once Upon a Studio

as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Movie
2012
Columbus Circle

as Howard Miles

Movie
2011
Satin

as Doc Bishop

Movie
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2008Movie
2004
The Lion King 1½

as Rafiki (voice)

Movie
2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

Movie
2004
Century City

as Judge

TV
2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Movie
2003
Big Fish

as Dr. Bennett (senior)

Movie
2003
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

Movie
2002
13th Child

as Riley

Movie
2002
8 Simple Rules

as Cody Grant

TV
2001Movie
2001
The Proud Family

as Dr. Parker (voice)

TV
2000TV
1999
Silicon Towers

as Detective Green

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Sports Night

as Isaac Jaffe

TV
1998
His Bodyguard

as Garrett

Movie
1997Movie
1996
Pandora's Clock

as Ambassador Lee Lancaster

TV
1996
Panic in the Skies!

as Rob Barnes

Movie
1996
First Kid

as Wilkes

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Spy Hard

as Agent Steve Bishop

Movie
1996
Moesha

as Arthur

TV
1995
Timon and Pumbaa

as Rafiki (voice)

TV
1995
The Outer Limits

as Mr. Brown

TV
1995TV
1994
Cosmic Slop

as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Judge Dawes

TV
1994
Greyhounds

as Robert Smith

Movie
1994Movie
1994
The Lion King

as Rafiki (voice)

Movie
1994
Burke's Law

as Eugene Sayers

TV
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Father Morrissey

TV
1993
The Meteor Man

as Ted Reed

Movie
1993TV
1992
Mastergate

as Senator Sellers

Movie
1992
Fish Police

as Det. Catfish (voice)

TV
1992Movie
1991
Pacific Station

as Bob Ballard

TV
1990
Fire and Rain

as Carter

Movie
1990
Death Warrant

as Hawkins

Movie
1990TV
1989TV
1989
The Penthouse

as Eugene St. Clair

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Lean On Me

as Dr. Frank Napier

Movie
1987
A Different World

as Dean Winston

TV
1987
A Different World

as Prof. Murphy

TV
1987TV
1987
They Still Call Me Bruce

as V.A. Officer Johnson

Movie
1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Philmore Walker

Movie
1986Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Edward Rollins

TV
1986Movie
1985
Prince Jack

as Martin Luther King

Movie
1985
North and South

as Frederick Douglass

TV
1984
Jeopardy!

as Self

TV
1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

as Prof. Jason Mills

Movie
1982TV
1982Movie
1982
Magic with the Stars

as Self - Host

Movie
1981
Purlie

as Purlie

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1979Movie
1979
Benson

as Benson DuBois

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Frank Belloque

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Allan Curtis

TV
1977
Soap

as Benson

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1973
Super Fly T.N.T.

as Jordan Gaines

Movie
1971TV
1971
All in the Family

as Dr. Franklin

TV
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Aaron Carothers

TV
1968TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1950
The Bob Hope Show

as The Singer

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 30, 1927
Day of DeathOctober 24, 2017
Place of BirthSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity1.2