Robert Guillaume
Acting • Born 1927-11-30 – Died 2017-10-24
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
98 credits
Big Fish
Movie • 2003
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Spy Hard
Movie • 1996
Agent Steve Bishop
The Meteor Man
Movie • 1993
Ted Reed
The Lion King 1½
Movie • 2004
Rafiki (voice)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Movie • 1987
Philmore Walker
The Lion King
Movie • 1994
Rafiki (voice)
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Movie • 2001
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Movie • 1998
Rafiki (voice)
Seems Like Old Times
Movie • 1980
Fred
13th Child
Movie • 2002
Riley
Lean On Me
Movie • 1989
Dr. Frank Napier
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie • 2003
Ben (voice)
Death Warrant
Movie • 1990
Hawkins
They Still Call Me Bruce
Movie • 1987
V.A. Officer Johnson
Satin
Movie • 2011
Doc Bishop
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Movie • 1996
Robert
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
Movie • 2003
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Movie • 2004
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Movie • 2004
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Movie • 1982
Blake
Super Fly T.N.T.
Movie • 1973
Jordan Gaines
The Kid from Left Field
Movie • 1979
Larry Cooper
Fire and Rain
Movie • 1990
Carter
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Movie • 1996
Reverend Devers
Magic with the Stars
Movie • 1982
Self - Host
Once Upon a Studio
Movie • 2023
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Panic in the Skies!
Movie • 1996
Rob Barnes
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Movie • 1997
Mr. Gower
Cosmic Slop
Movie • 1994
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Prince Jack
Movie • 1985
Martin Luther King
The Donna Summer Special
Movie • 1980
An Angel
John Grin's Christmas
Movie • 1986
John Grin
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Movie • 2008
Mr. Barnes
Purlie
Movie • 1981
Purlie
The Penthouse
Movie • 1989
Eugene St. Clair
Mastergate
Movie • 1992
Senator Sellers
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Movie • 1983
Prof. Jason Mills
His Bodyguard
Movie • 1998
Garrett
Columbus Circle
Movie • 2012
Howard Miles
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie • 2003
Greyhounds
Movie • 1994
Robert Smith
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Movie • 1987
Harlan Wade
Silicon Towers
Movie • 1999
Detective Green
You Must Remember This
Movie • 1992
Uncle Buddy
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Movie • 1972
Self
The Making of the Lion King
Movie • 1994
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Passion and Memory
Movie • 1986
Host
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
First Kid
Movie • 1996
Wilkes
Good Times
TV • 1974
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Sonny Bridges
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Edward Rollins
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Frank Belloque
Benson
TV • 1979
Benson DuBois
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Judge Dawes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Pete Fletcher
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Dr. Franklin
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Sports Night
TV • 1998
Isaac Jaffe
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
TV • 1993
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV • 1969
Aaron Carothers
Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Hotel
TV • 1982
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Father Morrissey
Moesha
TV • 1996
Arthur
8 Simple Rules
TV • 2002
Cody Grant
Timon and Pumbaa
TV • 1995
Rafiki (voice)
Century City
TV • 2004
Julia
TV • 1968
Promised Land
TV • 1996
Pacific Station
TV • 1991
Bob Ballard
The Robert Guillaume Show
TV • 1989
Edward Sawyer
Fish Police
TV • 1992
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
TV • 1980
Self
Jack's Place
TV • 1992
North and South
TV • 1985
Frederick Douglass
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Mr. Brown
Soap
TV • 1977
Benson
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
The Singer
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
Children of the Dust
TV • 1995
Mossburger
A Different World
TV • 1987
Dean Winston
A Different World
TV • 1987
Prof. Murphy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
Pandora's Clock
TV • 1996
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Burke's Law
TV • 1994
Eugene Sayers
The Proud Family
TV • 2001
Dr. Parker (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Narrator (voice)
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Allan Curtis
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self
Crossbow
TV • 1987