Robert Guillaume
Known for acting · Born 30 November 1927 · Died 24 October 2017 · aged 89 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
101 credits
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
Timon and Pumbaa
1995
Benson
1979
Death Warrant
1990
The Lion King 1½
2004
Soap
1977
Sports Night
1998
Lean On Me
1989
The Lion King
1994
Big Fish
2003
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
First Kid
1996
Acting (98)
2023Once Upon a StudioRafiki (voice) (archive sound)Film
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfFilm
2012Columbus CircleHoward MilesFilm
2011SatinDoc BishopFilm
2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)Film
2008The Secrets of Jonathan SperryMr. BarnesFilm
2004The Lion King 1½Rafiki (voice)Film
2004Century CityJudgeSeries
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)Film
2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)Film
2003Big FishDr. Bennett (senior)Film
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaBen (voice)Film
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave NarrativesFilm
2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual SafariRafiki (voice) (archive audio)Film
20028 Simple RulesCody GrantSeries
200213th ChildRileyFilm
2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeMr. Thicknose (voice)Film
2001The Proud FamilyDr. Parker (voice)Series
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSonny BridgesSeries
1999Silicon TowersDetective GreenFilm
1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideRafiki (voice)Film
1998Sports NightIsaac Jaffe · 45 episodesSeries
1998His BodyguardGarrettFilm
1997Merry Christmas, George BaileyMr. GowerFilm
1996Spy HardAgent Steve BishopFilm
1996First KidWilkesFilm
1996MoeshaArthurSeries
1996Pandora's ClockAmbassador Lee Lancaster · 2 episodesSeries
1996Panic in the Skies!Rob BarnesFilm
1996Promised LandSeries
1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover SurpriseRobertFilm
1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers StoryReverend DeversFilm
1995Timon and PumbaaRafiki (voice) · 169 episodesSeries
1995The Outer LimitsMr. BrownSeries
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildNarrator (voice) · 39 episodesSeries
1995Children of the DustMossburger · 2 episodesSeries
1994The Lion KingRafiki (voice)Film
1994Touched by an AngelJudge DawesSeries
1994Cosmic SlopGleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')Film
1994Burke's LawEugene SayersSeries
1994The Making of the Lion KingSelf - HostFilm
1994GreyhoundsRobert SmithFilm
1993The Meteor ManTed ReedFilm
1993Diagnosis: MurderFather MorrisseySeries
1993Saved by the Bell: The College YearsDr. Arthur HemmingsSeries
1992Fish PoliceDet. Catfish (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
1992MastergateSenator SellersFilm
1992Jack's PlaceSeries
1992You Must Remember ThisUncle BuddyFilm
1991Pacific StationBob Ballard · 13 episodesSeries
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirPete FletcherSeries
1990Death WarrantHawkinsFilm
1990Fire and RainCarterFilm
1989Lean On MeDr. Frank NapierFilm
1989The PenthouseEugene St. ClairFilm
1989The Robert Guillaume ShowEdward Sawyer · 12 episodesSeries
1989The Debbie Allen SpecialSelfFilm
1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelfFilm
1987Wanted: Dead or AlivePhilmore WalkerFilm
1987A Different WorldDean Winston · 2 episodes, Prof. MurphySeries
1987They Still Call Me BruceV.A. Officer JohnsonFilm
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelHarlan WadeFilm
1987Crossbow · 2 episodesSeries
1986L.A. LawEdward RollinsSeries
1986John Grin's ChristmasJohn GrinFilm
1986Passion and MemoryHostFilm
1985North and SouthFrederick Douglass · 2 episodesSeries
1985Prince JackMartin Luther KingFilm
1984Jeopardy!SelfSeries
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Prof. Jason MillsFilm
1982HotelSeries
1982Night of 100 StarsSelfFilm
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloBlakeFilm
1982Magic with the StarsSelf - HostFilm
1981PurliePurlieFilm
1980Seems Like Old TimesFredFilm
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSelfSeries
1980The Donna Summer SpecialAn AngelFilm
1979BensonBenson DuBois · 158 episodesSeries
1979The Kid from Left FieldLarry CooperFilm
1977The Love BoatFrank Belloque · 2 episodes, Allan Curtis · 2 episodesSeries
1977SoapBenson · 47 episodesSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1975The JeffersonsSeries
1974Good TimesSeries
1973Super Fly T.N.T.Jordan GainesFilm
1972Sanford and SonSeries
1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinSelfFilm
1971All in the FamilyDr. FranklinSeries
1971Great PerformancesSelfSeries
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Aaron CarothersSeries
1968JuliaSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 8 episodes, Self - Co-HostSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 episodes, Self - Performer, Self (archive footage)Series
1950The Bob Hope ShowThe SingerSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
Directing (1)
1986John Grin's ChristmasDirectorFilm
Production (2)
1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsExecutive ProducerFilm
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Executive ProducerFilm