Name
Robert Guillaume
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-11-30
Deathday
2017-10-24 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
The Lion King
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Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under t...
Relase Date : 15 Jun, 1994
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13th Child
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People are being killed by someone or something using superhuman strength. A clever DA Ass...
Relase Date : 25 Oct, 2002
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The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
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When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike t...
Relase Date : 4 Dec, 2001
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Lean On Me
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When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with student...
Relase Date : 3 Mar, 1989
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Tv Shows
- 2003 Big Fish as Dr. Bennett (senior)
- 1996 Spy Hard as Agent Steve Bishop
- 1993 The Meteor Man as Ted Reed
- 2004 The Lion King 1½ as Rafiki (voice)
- 1987 Wanted: Dead or Alive as Philmore Walker
- 1994 The Lion King as Rafiki (voice)
- 2001 The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
- 1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Rafiki (voice)
- 1980 Seems Like Old Times as Fred
- 2002 13th Child as Riley
- 1989 Lean On Me as Dr. Frank Napier
- 2003 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Ben (voice)
- 1990 Death Warrant as Hawkins
- 1987 They Still Call Me Bruce as V.A. Officer Johnson
- 2011 Satin as Doc Bishop
- 1996 Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise as Robert
- 2004 Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
- 2004 Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- 2003 Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- 1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo as Blake
- 1973 Super Fly T.N.T. as Jordan Gaines
- 1979 The Kid from Left Field as Larry Cooper
- 1990 Fire and Rain as Carter
- 1996 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Reverend Devers
- 1982 Magic with the Stars as Self - Host
- 2023 Once Upon a Studio as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
- 2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 Panic in the Skies! as Rob Barnes
- 1997 Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Mr. Gower
- 1994 Cosmic Slop as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
- 1985 Prince Jack as Martin Luther King
- 1980 The Donna Summer Special as An Angel
- 1986 John Grin's Christmas as John Grin
- 2008 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry as Mr. Barnes
- 1981 Purlie as Purlie
- 1989 The Penthouse as Eugene St. Clair
- 1992 Mastergate as Senator Sellers
- 1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as Prof. Jason Mills
- 1998 His Bodyguard as Garrett
- 2012 Columbus Circle as Howard Miles
- 2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- 1994 Greyhounds as Robert Smith
- 1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as Harlan Wade
- 1999 Silicon Towers as Detective Green
- 1992 You Must Remember This as Uncle Buddy
- 1972 S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self
- 1994 The Making of the Lion King as Self - Host
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1986 Passion and Memory as Host
- 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 1996 First Kid as Wilkes
- 1989 The Debbie Allen Special as Self
- 1989 Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self
- 1974 Good Times ( 1 episode )
- 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 1 episode ) as Sonny Bridges
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Edward Rollins
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Frank Belloque
- 1979 Benson ( 158 episodes ) as Benson DuBois
- 1994 Touched by an Angel ( 1 episode ) as Judge Dawes
- 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( 1 episode ) as Pete Fletcher
- 1971 All in the Family ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Franklin
- 1975 The Jeffersons ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Sports Night ( 45 episodes ) as Isaac Jaffe
- 1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
- 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Aaron Carothers
- 1972 Sanford and Son ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Hotel ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Father Morrissey
- 1996 Moesha ( 1 episode ) as Arthur
- 2002 8 Simple Rules ( 1 episode ) as Cody Grant
- 1995 Timon and Pumbaa ( 169 episodes ) as Rafiki (voice)
- 2004 Century City ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1968 Julia ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Promised Land ( 1 episode )
- 1991 Pacific Station ( 13 episodes ) as Bob Ballard
- 1989 The Robert Guillaume Show ( 12 episodes ) as Edward Sawyer
- 1992 Fish Police ( 6 episodes ) as Det. Catfish (voice)
- 1980 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 Jack's Place ( 1 episode )
- 1985 North and South ( 2 episodes ) as Frederick Douglass
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 1995 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Brown
- 1977 Soap ( 47 episodes ) as Benson
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 1 episode ) as The Singer
- 1983 Reading Rainbow ( 1 episode ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1995 Children of the Dust ( 2 episodes ) as Mossburger
- 1987 A Different World ( 2 episodes ) as Dean Winston
- 1987 A Different World ( 1 episode ) as Prof. Murphy
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1996 Pandora's Clock ( 2 episodes ) as Ambassador Lee Lancaster
- 1994 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Eugene Sayers
- 2001 The Proud Family ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Parker (voice)
- 1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child ( 39 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 2 episodes ) as Allan Curtis
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1984 Jeopardy! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Crossbow ( 2 episodes )
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
