Robert Guillaume

Personal Info

Birthday

November 30, 1927

Day of Death

2017-10-24

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Bob Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Love Boat

Diagnosis: Murder

The Lion King

All in the Family

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Proud Family

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Filmography

2023
Once Upon a Studio
as Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2012
Columbus Circle
as Howard Miles
2011
Satin
as Doc Bishop
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2008
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
as Mr. Barnes
2004
The Lion King 1½
as Rafiki (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2003
Big Fish
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Ben (voice)
2002
13th Child
as Riley
2001
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
1999
Silicon Towers
as Detective Green
1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Rafiki (voice)
His Bodyguard
as Garrett
1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as Mr. Gower
1996
Panic in the Skies
as Rob Barnes
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Reverend Devers
Spy Hard
as Agent Steve Bishop
Shari's Passover Surprise
as Robert
1994
Cosmic Slop
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Greyhounds
as Robert Smith
The Making of the Lion King
as Self - Host
The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
1993
The Meteor Man
as Ted Reed
1992
Mastergate
as Senator Sellers
You Must Remember This
as Uncle Buddy
1990
Fire and Rain
as Carter
Death Warrant
as Hawkins
1989
The Penthouse
as Eugene St. Clair
Lean On Me
as Dr. Frank Napier
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Harlan Wade
They Still Call Me Bruce
as V.A. Officer Johnson
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Philmore Walker
1986
Christmas
as John Grin
Passion and Memory
as Host
1985
Prince Jack
as Martin Luther King
1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Prof. Jason Mills
1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Blake
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Magic with the Stars
as Host
1981
Purlie
as Purlie
1980
Seems Like Old Times
as Fred
The Donna Summer Special
as An Angel
1979
The Kid from Left Field
as Larry Cooper
1973
Super Fly T.N.T.
as Jordan Gaines
1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self