Robert Guillaume

Acting

Robert Guillaume

Born 30 November 1927 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Died 24 October 2017 at 89

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

Highlights

The Lion King1994 · Film · Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish2003 · Film · Dr. Bennett (senior)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · Series · Pete Fletcher
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride1998 · Film · Rafiki (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · Series · Sonny Bridges
The Lion King 1½2004 · Film · Rafiki (voice)

Filmography

Movies

41 films

Once Upon a Studio2023 · Film · Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Columbus Circle2012 · Film · Howard Miles
Satin2011 · Film · Doc Bishop
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry2008 · Film · Mr. Barnes
The Lion King 1½2004 · Film · Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish2003 · Film · Dr. Bennett (senior)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina2003 · Film · Ben (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003 · Film
13th Child2002 · Film · Riley
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze2001 · Film · Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Silicon Towers1999 · Film · Detective Green
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride1998 · Film · Rafiki (voice)
His Bodyguard1998 · Film · Garrett
The Easter Story Keepers1998 · Film · Ben (voice)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey1997 · Film · Mr. Gower
Panic in the Skies!1996 · Film · Rob Barnes
First Kid1996 · Film · Wilkes
Spy Hard1996 · Film · Agent Steve Bishop
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise1996 · Film · Robert
Cosmic Slop1994 · Film · Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Greyhounds1994 · Film · Robert Smith
The Lion King1994 · Film · Rafiki (voice)
The Meteor Man1993 · Film · Ted Reed
Mastergate1992 · Film · Senator Sellers
You Must Remember This1992 · Film · Uncle Buddy
Fire and Rain1990 · Film · Carter
Death Warrant1990 · Film · Hawkins
The Penthouse1989 · Film · Eugene St. Clair
Lean On Me1989 · Film · Dr. Frank Napier
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987 · Film · Harlan Wade
They Still Call Me Bruce1987 · Film · V.A. Officer Johnson
Wanted: Dead or Alive1987 · Film · Philmore Walker
John Grin's Christmas1986 · Film · John Grin
Prince Jack1985 · Film · Martin Luther King
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.1983 · Film · Prof. Jason Mills
The Kid with the Broken Halo1982 · Film · Blake
Purlie1981 · Film · Purlie
Seems Like Old Times1980 · Film · Fred
The Donna Summer Special1980 · Film · An Angel
The Kid from Left Field1979 · Film · Larry Cooper
Super Fly T.N.T.1973 · Film · Jordan Gaines

Filmography

Series

34 shows

Century City2004 · Series · Judge
8 Simple Rules2002 · Series · Cody Grant
The Proud Family2001 · Series · Dr. Parker (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · Series · Sonny Bridges
Sports Night1998 · Series · Isaac Jaffe
Pandora's Clock1996 · Series · Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Promised Land1996 · Series
Moesha1996 · Series · Arthur
Timon and Pumbaa1995 · Series · Rafiki (voice)
The Outer Limits1995 · Series · Mr. Brown
Children of the Dust1995 · Series · Mossburger
Touched by an Angel1994 · Series · Judge Dawes
Burke's Law1994 · Series · Eugene Sayers
Diagnosis: Murder1993 · Series · Father Morrissey
Saved by the Bell: The College Years1993 · Series · Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Jack's Place1992 · Series
Fish Police1992 · Series · Det. Catfish (voice)
Pacific Station1991 · Series · Bob Ballard
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · Series · Pete Fletcher
The Robert Guillaume Show1989 · Series · Edward Sawyer
A Different World1987 · Series · Dean Winston
Crossbow1987 · Series
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Edward Rollins
North and South1985 · Series · Frederick Douglass
Hotel1982 · Series
Benson1979 · Series · Benson DuBois
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Frank Belloque
Soap1977 · Series · Benson
The Jeffersons1975 · Series
Good Times1974 · Series
Sanford and Son1972 · Series
All in the Family1971 · Series · Dr. Franklin
Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · Series · Aaron Carothers
Julia1968 · Series