Robert Guillaume

Known for: Acting

Born: 1927-11-30 – 2017-10-24 (aged 89)

From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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)

MOVIE★ 8.3
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
MOVIE
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Columbus Circle
2012
as Howard Miles
MOVIE★ 3.8
Satin
2011
as Doc Bishop
MOVIE★ 7.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
as Mr. Barnes
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Lion King 1½
2004
as Rafiki (voice)
MOVIE
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
TV★ 6.0
Century City
2004
as Judge
MOVIE
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Big Fish
2003
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
MOVIE
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as Ben (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
MOVIE★ 2.8
13th Child
2002
as Riley
TV★ 6.8
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Cody Grant
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
TV★ 7.7
The Proud Family
2001
as Dr. Parker (voice)
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sonny Bridges
MOVIE★ 5.0
Silicon Towers
1999
as Detective Green
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Rafiki (voice)
TV★ 7.3
Sports Night
1998
as Isaac Jaffe
MOVIE★ 10.0
His Bodyguard
1998
as Garrett
MOVIE★ 6.0
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Mr. Gower
TV★ 5.5
Pandora's Clock
1996
as Ambassador Lee Lancaster
MOVIE★ 5.8
Panic in the Skies!
1996
as Rob Barnes
TV★ 6.5
Promised Land
1996
MOVIE★ 5.8
First Kid
1996
as Wilkes
MOVIE★ 8.0
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
as Reverend Devers
MOVIE★ 5.4
Spy Hard
1996
as Agent Steve Bishop
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
as Robert
TV★ 7.1
Moesha
1996
as Arthur
TV★ 7.2
Timon and Pumbaa
1995
as Rafiki (voice)
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Mr. Brown
TV★ 6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.1
Children of the Dust
1995
as Mossburger
MOVIE★ 5.3
Cosmic Slop
1994
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Judge Dawes
MOVIE★ 7.0
Greyhounds
1994
as Robert Smith
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 8.3
The Lion King
1994
as Rafiki (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Eugene Sayers
TV★ 7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Father Morrissey
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Meteor Man
1993
as Ted Reed
TV★ 6.9
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mastergate
1992
as Senator Sellers
TV★ 8.0
Jack's Place
1992
TV★ 5.7
Fish Police
1992
as Det. Catfish (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.5
You Must Remember This
1992
as Uncle Buddy
TV★ 5.7
Pacific Station
1991
as Bob Ballard
MOVIE★ 6.3
Fire and Rain
1990
as Carter
MOVIE★ 6.3
Death Warrant
1990
as Hawkins
TV★ 7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Pete Fletcher
TV★ 6.0
The Robert Guillaume Show
1989
as Edward Sawyer
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Penthouse
1989
as Eugene St. Clair
MOVIE
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Lean On Me
1989
as Dr. Frank Napier
MOVIE
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as Harlan Wade
TV★ 7.1
A Different World
1987
as Dean Winston
TV★ 6.3
Crossbow
1987
MOVIE★ 5.3
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987
as V.A. Officer Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
as Philmore Walker
MOVIE★ 6.5
John Grin's Christmas
1986
as John Grin
TV★ 7.1
L.A. Law
1986
as Edward Rollins
MOVIE★ 10.0
Passion and Memory
1986
as Host
MOVIE★ 9.0
Prince Jack
1985
as Martin Luther King
TV★ 7.5
North and South
1985
as Frederick Douglass
TV★ 6.9
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
as Prof. Jason Mills
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
as Blake
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Magic with the Stars
1982
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.5
Purlie
1981
as Purlie
MOVIE★ 6.3
Seems Like Old Times
1980
as Fred
TV★ 6.0
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Donna Summer Special
1980
as An Angel
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Kid from Left Field
1979
as Larry Cooper
TV★ 7.1
Benson
1979
as Benson DuBois
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Frank Belloque
TV★ 7.3
Soap
1977
as Benson
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.3
The Jeffersons
1975
TV★ 8.0
Good Times
1974
MOVIE★ 5.7
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
as Jordan Gaines
MOVIE★ 6.0
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Sanford and Son
1972
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Self
TV★ 7.8
All in the Family
1971
as Dr. Franklin
TV★ 6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Aaron Carothers
TV★ 6.4
Julia
1968
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as The Singer
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee