Robert Guillaume
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 2017 (aged 89)
Born in
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
View on IMDb81 acting credits
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
15 Jun 1994
Big Fish
10 Dec 2003
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
24 Oct 1998
The Lion King 1½
28 Oct 2004
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
10 Sep 1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
06 Oct 2000
Spy Hard
24 May 1996
Timon and Pumbaa
08 Sep 1995
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Filmography
2023
- Once Upon a Studioas Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2012
- Columbus Circleas Howard Miles
2011
- Satinas Doc Bishop
2008
- The Secrets of Jonathan Sperryas Mr. Barnes
2004
- The Lion King 1½as Rafiki (voice)
- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- Century Cityas Judge1 episode
- Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2003
- Big Fishas Dr. Bennett (senior)
- Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safarias Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas Ben (voice)
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002
- 13th Childas Riley
- 8 Simple Rulesas Cody Grant1 episode
2001
- The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freezeas Mr. Thicknose (voice)
- The Proud Familyas Dr. Parker (voice)1 episode
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Sonny Bridges1 episode
1999
- Silicon Towersas Detective Green
1998
- The Lion King II: Simba's Prideas Rafiki (voice)
- Sports Nightas Isaac Jaffe45 episodes
- His Bodyguardas Garrett
1997
- Merry Christmas, George Baileyas Mr. Gower
1996
- Pandora's Clockas Ambassador Lee Lancaster2 episodes
- Panic in the Skies!as Rob Barnes
- Promised Land1 episode
- First Kidas Wilkes
- Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Storyas Reverend Devers
- Spy Hardas Agent Steve Bishop
- Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surpriseas Robert
- Moeshaas Arthur1 episode
1995
- Timon and Pumbaaas Rafiki (voice)169 episodes
- The Outer Limitsas Mr. Brown1 episode
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Narrator (voice)39 episodes
- Children of the Dustas Mossburger2 episodes
1994
- Cosmic Slopas Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
- Touched by an Angelas Judge Dawes1 episode
- Greyhoundsas Robert Smith
- The Lion Kingas Rafiki (voice)
- Burke's Lawas Eugene Sayers1 episode
1993
- Diagnosis: Murderas Father Morrissey1 episode
- The Meteor Manas Ted Reed
- Saved by the Bell: The College Yearsas Dr. Arthur Hemmings1 episode
1992
- Mastergateas Senator Sellers
- Jack's Place1 episode
- Fish Policeas Det. Catfish (voice)6 episodes
- You Must Remember Thisas Uncle Buddy
1991
- Pacific Stationas Bob Ballard13 episodes
1990
- Fire and Rainas Carter
- Death Warrantas Hawkins
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas Pete Fletcher1 episode
1989
- The Robert Guillaume Showas Edward Sawyer12 episodes
- The Penthouseas Eugene St. Clair
- Lean On Meas Dr. Frank Napier
1987
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrelas Harlan Wade
- A Different Worldas Prof. Murphy1 episode
- Crossbow2 episodes
- They Still Call Me Bruceas V.A. Officer Johnson
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Philmore Walker
1986
- John Grin's Christmasas John Grin
- L.A. Lawas Edward Rollins1 episode
- Passion and Memoryas Host
1985
- Prince Jackas Martin Luther King
- North and Southas Frederick Douglass2 episodes
1983
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q.as Prof. Jason Mills
1982
- Hotel1 episode
- The Kid with the Broken Haloas Blake
1981
- Purlieas Purlie
1980
- Seems Like Old Timesas Fred
- The Donna Summer Specialas An Angel
1979
- The Kid from Left Fieldas Larry Cooper
- Bensonas Benson DuBois158 episodes
1977
- The Love Boatas Allan Curtis2 episodes
- Soapas Benson47 episodes
1975
- The Jeffersons1 episode
1974
- Good Times1 episode
1973
- Super Fly T.N.T.as Jordan Gaines
1972
- Sanford and Son1 episode
1971
- All in the Familyas Dr. Franklin1 episode
1969
- Marcus Welby, M.D.as Aaron Carothers1 episode
1968
- Julia1 episode
1950
- The Bob Hope Showas The Singer1 episode