Robert Guillaume

Acting

Robert Guillaume

Born November 30, 1927St. Louis, Missouri, USA97 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

Once Upon a Studio
8.3

Once Upon a Studio

Movie

2023

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie

2021

Columbus Circle
5.8

Columbus Circle

Movie

2012

Satin
3.0

Satin

Movie

2011

Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Movie

2009

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
6.9

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

Movie

2008

Filmography

Once Upon a Studio
2023Once Upon a Studioas Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
Columbus Circle
2012Columbus Circleas Howard MilesMovie
Satin
2011Satinas Doc BishopMovie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008The Secrets of Jonathan Sperryas Mr. BarnesMovie
The Lion King 1½
2004The Lion King 1½as Rafiki (voice)Movie
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2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)Movie
Century City
2004Century CityTV
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2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Big Fish
2003Big Fishas Dr. Bennett (senior)Movie
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2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safarias Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)Movie
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas Ben (voice)Movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave NarrativesMovie
13th Child
200213th Childas RileyMovie
8 Simple Rules
20028 Simple Rulesas Cody GrantTV
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freezeas Mr. Thicknose (voice)Movie
The Proud Family
2001The Proud Familyas Dr. Parker (voice)TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Sonny BridgesTV
Silicon Towers
1999Silicon Towersas Detective GreenMovie
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998The Lion King II: Simba's Prideas Rafiki (voice)Movie
Sports Night
1998Sports Nightas Isaac JaffeTV
His Bodyguard
1998His Bodyguardas GarrettMovie
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997Merry Christmas, George Baileyas Mr. GowerMovie
Pandora's Clock
1996Pandora's Clockas Ambassador Lee LancasterTV
Panic in the Skies!
1996Panic in the Skies!as Rob BarnesMovie
Promised Land
1996Promised LandTV
First Kid
1996First Kidas WilkesMovie
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1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Storyas Reverend DeversMovie
Spy Hard
1996Spy Hardas Agent Steve BishopMovie
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surpriseas RobertMovie
Moesha
1996Moeshaas ArthurTV
Timon and Pumbaa
1995Timon and Pumbaaas Rafiki (voice)TV
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Mr. BrownTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Narrator (voice)TV
Children of the Dust
1995Children of the Dustas MossburgerTV
Cosmic Slop
1994Cosmic Slopas Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Judge DawesTV
Greyhounds
1994Greyhoundsas Robert SmithMovie
The Making of the Lion King
1994The Making of the Lion Kingas Self - HostMovie
The Lion King
1994The Lion Kingas Rafiki (voice)Movie
Burke's Law
1994Burke's Lawas Eugene SayersTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Father MorrisseyTV
The Meteor Man
1993The Meteor Manas Ted ReedMovie
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993Saved by the Bell: The College Yearsas Dr. Arthur HemmingsTV
Mastergate
1992Mastergateas Senator SellersMovie
Jack's Place
1992Jack's PlaceTV
Fish Police
1992Fish PoliceTV
You Must Remember This
1992You Must Remember Thisas Uncle BuddyMovie
Pacific Station
1991Pacific Stationas Bob BallardTV
Fire and Rain
1990Fire and Rainas CarterMovie
Death Warrant
1990Death Warrantas HawkinsMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Pete FletcherTV
The Robert Guillaume Show
1989The Robert Guillaume Showas Edward SawyerTV
The Penthouse
1989The Penthouseas Eugene St. ClairMovie
Lean On Me
1989Lean On Meas Dr. Frank NapierMovie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrelas Harlan WadeMovie
A Different World
1987A Different Worldas Dean WinstonTV
Crossbow
1987CrossbowTV
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987They Still Call Me Bruceas V.A. Officer JohnsonMovie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Philmore WalkerMovie
John Grin's Christmas
1986John Grin's Christmasas John GrinMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Edward RollinsTV
Passion and Memory
1986Passion and Memoryas HostMovie
Prince Jack
1985Prince Jackas Martin Luther KingMovie
North and South
1985North and Southas Frederick DouglassTV
Jeopardy!
1984Jeopardy!as SelfTV
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsExecutive ProducerMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.as Prof. Jason MillsMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982The Kid with the Broken Haloas BlakeMovie
Night of 100 Stars
1982Night of 100 Starsas SelfMovie
Magic with the Stars
1982Magic with the Starsas Self - HostMovie
Purlie
1981Purlieas PurlieMovie
Seems Like Old Times
1980Seems Like Old Timesas FredMovie
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sistersas SelfTV
The Donna Summer Special
1980The Donna Summer Specialas An AngelMovie
The Kid from Left Field
1979The Kid from Left Fieldas Larry CooperMovie
Benson
1979Bensonas Benson DuBoisTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Frank BelloqueTV
Soap
1977Soapas BensonTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
The Jeffersons
1975The JeffersonsTV
Good Times
1974Good TimesTV
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973Super Fly T.N.T.as Jordan GainesMovie
S
1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwinas SelfMovie
Sanford and Son
1972Sanford and SonTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
All in the Family
1971All in the Familyas Dr. FranklinTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Aaron CarothersTV
Julia
1968JuliaTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas The SingerTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV