Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1927-11-30
Deathday: 2017-10-24 (89 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 98

Movies 53

TV Shows 45

self 16

Voice 6

Narrator 2

Producer 1

Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Movie
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Movie
Howard Miles
Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle (2012)

Movie
Doc Bishop
Satin

Satin (2011)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

Movie
Mr. Barnes
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)

Movie
6
Rafiki
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 (2004)

Movie
Century City

Century City (2004)

TV
Rafiki
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 (2004)

Movie
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King 1Β½

The Lion King 1Β½ (2004)

Movie
6.14
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Big Fish

Big Fish (2003)

Movie
7.07
Rafiki
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari (2003)

Movie
Ben (voice)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2003)

Movie
6
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Movie
Riley
13th Child

13th Child (2002)

Movie
Cody Grant
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter

8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002)

TV
5
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)

Movie
5.64
Dr. Parker (voice)
The Proud Family

The Proud Family (2001)

TV
3.86
Sonny Bridges
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

TV
6.33
Detective Green
Silicon Towers

Silicon Towers (1999)

Movie
Rafiki
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)

Movie
6.2
Isaac Jaffe
Sports Night

Sports Night (1998)

TV
Garrett
His Bodyguard

His Bodyguard (1998)

Movie
Ben
The Easter Story Keepers

The Easter Story Keepers (1998)

Movie
Mr. Gower
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Merry Christmas, George Bailey! (1997)

Movie
Narrator
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)

Movie
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock (1996)

TV
Rob Barnes
Panic in the Skies

Panic in the Skies (1996)

Movie
Promised Land

Promised Land (1996)

TV
Reverend Devers
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)

Movie
Agent Steve Bishop
Spy Hard

Spy Hard (1996)

Movie
Robert
Shari's Passover Surprise

Shari's Passover Surprise (1996)

Movie
Moesha

Moesha (1996)

TV
Timon & Pumbaa

Timon & Pumbaa (1995)

TV
6.5
Mr. Brown
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995)

TV
6
Narrator
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

TV
Mossburger
Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust (1995)

TV
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop (1994)

Movie
Judge Dawes
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel (1994)

TV
8
Robert Smith
Greyhounds

Greyhounds (1994)

Movie
Self - Host
The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King (1994)

Movie
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King

The Lion King (1994)

Movie
7.65
Eugene Sayers
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1994)

TV
Father Morrissey
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

TV
6.46
Ted Reed
The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man (1993)

Movie
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)

TV
6.38
Senator Sellers
Mastergate

Mastergate (1992)

Movie
Jack's Place

Jack's Place (1992)

TV
Det. Catfish
Fish Police

Fish Police (1992)

TV
Uncle Buddy
You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This (1992)

Movie
Det. Bob Ballard
Pacific Station

Pacific Station (1991)

TV
Carter
Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain (1990)

Movie
Hawkins
Death Warrant

Death Warrant (1990)

Movie
5.64
Pete Fletcher
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

TV
7.47
Edward Sawyer
The Robert Guillaume Show

The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)

TV
Eugene St. Clair
The Penthouse

The Penthouse (1989)

Movie
Dr. Frank Napier
Lean On Me

Lean On Me (1989)

Movie
10
Harlan Wade
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)

Movie
Dean Winston / Prof. Murphy
A Different World

A Different World (1987)

TV
6.11
V.A. Officer Johnson
They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)

Movie
Philmore Walker
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)

Movie
John Grin
Christmas

Christmas (1986)

Movie
Edward Rollins
L.A. Law

L.A. Law (1986)

TV
6
Self - Host and Narrator
Passion and Memory

Passion and Memory (1986)

Movie
Martin Luther King
Prince Jack

Prince Jack (1985)

Movie
Frederick Douglass
North and South

North and South (1985)

TV
3.5
Executive Producer
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)

Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow (1983)

TV
6
Professor Mills
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)

Movie
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
Blake
The Kid with the Broken Halo

The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)

Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

Movie
Self - Host
Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars (1982)

Movie
Purlie Victorious Judson
Purlie

Purlie (1981)

Movie
Fred
Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times (1980)

Movie
8
Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)

TV
Self
Games People Play

Games People Play (1980)

TV
An Angel
The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special (1980)

Movie
Larry Cooper
The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field (1979)

Movie
Benson DuBois
Benson

Benson (1979)

TV
5.79
Frank Belloque / Allan Curtis
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Benson
Soap

Soap (1977)

TV
4.75
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons (1975)

TV
6.6
Good Times

Good Times (1974)

TV
10
Jordan Gaines
Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)

Movie
Self
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)

Movie
Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son (1972)

TV
10
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Dr. Franklin
All in the Family

All in the Family (1971)

TV
6.8
Self
The Leslie Uggams Show

The Leslie Uggams Show (1969)

TV
Aaron Carothers
Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)

TV
4.8
Julia

Julia (1968)

TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Self - Presenter / Self (archive footage) / Self - Performer
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
The Singer
The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show (1950)

TV
An Angel
The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special

TV

Ratings

Average 5.92
Based on 2.4 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1950
1982
1992
1985
2023
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1927-11-30

Deathday
2017-10-24 (89 years old)

Birth Name
Robert Peter Williams

Birth Place
St. Louis, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Los Angeles, United States of America

Also Known As
Bob Guillaume

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


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