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Robert Guillaume
Born · November 30, 1927
Died · October 24, 2017 (89 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Bio
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.
Once Upon a Studio
Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
8.3
2023
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
0.0
2021
Columbus Circle
Howard Miles
5.7
2012
Satin
Doc Bishop
4.0
2011
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2009
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Mr. Barnes
7.0
2008
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
0.0
2004
Century City
(1 episode)
7.0
2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
0.0
2004
The Lion King 1½
Rafiki (voice)
6.6
2004
Big Fish
Dr. Bennett (senior)
7.8
2003
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
0.0
2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Ben (voice)
5.3
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.9
2003
13th Child
Riley
2.5
2002
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Cody Grant · (1 episode)
6.7
2002
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
6.0
2001
The Proud Family
Dr. Parker (voice) · (1 episode)
7.8
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sonny Bridges · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Silicon Towers
Detective Green
4.3
1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
6.9
1998
Sports Night
Isaac Jaffe · (45 episodes)
7.3
1998
His Bodyguard
Garrett
0.0
1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Mr. Gower
0.0
1997
Pandora's Clock
Ambassador Lee Lancaster · (2 episodes)
4.4
1996
Panic in the Skies
Rob Barnes
4.6
1996
Promised Land
(1 episode)
6.6
1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Reverend Devers
0.0
1996
Spy Hard
Agent Steve Bishop
5.4
1996
Shari's Passover Surprise
Robert
0.0
1996
Moesha
(1 episode)
6.8
1996
Timon and Pumbaa
(169 episodes)
7.2
1995
The Outer Limits
Mr. Brown · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Narrator (voice) · (39 episodes)
6.0
1995
Children of the Dust
Mossburger · (2 episodes)
7.0
1995
Cosmic Slop
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
6.0
1994
Touched by an Angel
Judge Dawes · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
8.3
1994
Greyhounds
Robert Smith
0.0
1994
The Making of the Lion King
Self - Host
10.0
1994
Burke's Law
Eugene Sayers · (1 episode)
6.7
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Father Morrissey · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
The Meteor Man
Ted Reed
5.8
1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Dr. Arthur Hemmings · (1 episode)
6.8
1993
Mastergate
Senator Sellers
2.0
1992
Jack's Place
(1 episode)
8.0
1992
Fish Police
(6 episodes)
5.4
1992
You Must Remember This
Uncle Buddy
0.0
1992
Pacific Station
Detective Bob Ballard · (13 episodes)
5.0
1991
Fire and Rain
Carter
5.0
1990
Death Warrant
Hawkins
6.2
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pete Fletcher · (1 episode)
7.9
1990
The Robert Guillaume Show
Edward Sawyer · (12 episodes)
5.0
1989
The Penthouse
Eugene St. Clair
4.5
1989
Lean On Me
Dr. Frank Napier
7.3
1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Harlan Wade
7.0
1987
A Different World
Dean Winston · (2 episodes)
7.0
1987
A Different World
Prof. Murphy · (1 episode)
7.0
1987
They Still Call Me Bruce
V.A. Officer Johnson
5.1
1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Philmore Walker
5.9
1987
Christmas
John Grin
0.0
1986
L.A. Law
Edward Rollins · (1 episode)
7.0
1986
Passion and Memory
Host
0.0
1986
Prince Jack
Martin Luther King
0.0
1985
North and South
Frederick Douglass · (2 episodes)
7.4
1985
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Prof. Jason Mills
5.0
1983
Hotel
(1 episode)
6.8
1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Blake
6.0
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
Magic with the Stars
Host
0.0
1982
Purlie
Purlie
7.0
1981
Seems Like Old Times
Fred
6.3
1980
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1980
The Donna Summer Special
An Angel
0.0
1980
The Kid from Left Field
Larry Cooper
5.8
1979
Benson
Benson DuBois · (158 episodes)
7.2
1979
The Love Boat
Frank Belloque · (2 episodes)
6.3
1977
The Love Boat
Allan Curtis · (1 episode)
6.3
1977
Soap
Benson · (47 episodes)
7.3
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Jeffersons
(1 episode)
7.3
1975
Good Times
(1 episode)
7.9
1974
Super Fly T.N.T.
Jordan Gaines
5.5
1973
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
5.0
1972
Sanford and Son
(1 episode)
7.4
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
All in the Family
Dr. Franklin · (1 episode)
7.8
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Aaron Carothers · (1 episode)
6.5
1969
Julia
(1 episode)
6.0
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (3 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (8 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
The Bob Hope Show
The Singer · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
6.8
1944