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 (2023)
Movie
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Movie
Howard Miles
Columbus Circle (2012)
Movie
Doc Bishop
Satin (2011)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Movie
Mr. Barnes
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)
Movie
6
Rafiki
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 (2004)
Movie
Century City (2004)
TV
Rafiki
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 (2004)
Movie
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Movie
6.14
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Big Fish (2003)
Movie
7.07
Rafiki
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari (2003)
Movie
Ben (voice)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (2003)
Movie
6
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Movie
Riley
13th Child (2002)
Movie
Cody Grant
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002)
TV
5
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
Movie
5.64
Dr. Parker (voice)
The Proud Family (2001)
TV
3.86
Sonny Bridges
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
TV
6.33
Detective Green
Silicon Towers (1999)
Movie
Rafiki
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Movie
6.2
Isaac Jaffe
Sports Night (1998)
TV
Garrett
His Bodyguard (1998)
Movie
Ben
The Easter Story Keepers (1998)
Movie
Mr. Gower
Merry Christmas, George Bailey! (1997)
Movie
Narrator
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997)
Movie
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Pandora's Clock (1996)
TV
Rob Barnes
Panic in the Skies (1996)
Movie
Promised Land (1996)
TV
Reverend Devers
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
Movie
Agent Steve Bishop
Spy Hard (1996)
Movie
Robert
Shari's Passover Surprise (1996)
Movie
Moesha (1996)
TV
Timon & Pumbaa (1995)
TV
6.5
Mr. Brown
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
Narrator
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
TV
Mossburger
Children of the Dust (1995)
TV
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Cosmic Slop (1994)
Movie
Judge Dawes
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV
8
Robert Smith
Greyhounds (1994)
Movie
Self - Host
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
Movie
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King (1994)
Movie
7.65
Eugene Sayers
Burke's Law (1994)
TV
Father Morrissey
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
TV
6.46
Ted Reed
The Meteor Man (1993)
Movie
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)
TV
6.38
Senator Sellers
Mastergate (1992)
Movie
Jack's Place (1992)
TV
Det. Catfish
Fish Police (1992)
TV
Uncle Buddy
You Must Remember This (1992)
Movie
Det. Bob Ballard
Pacific Station (1991)
TV
Carter
Fire and Rain (1990)
Movie
Hawkins
Death Warrant (1990)
Movie
5.64
Pete Fletcher
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
TV
7.47
Edward Sawyer
The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)
TV
Eugene St. Clair
The Penthouse (1989)
Movie
Dr. Frank Napier
Lean On Me (1989)
Movie
10
Harlan Wade
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
Movie
Dean Winston / Prof. Murphy
A Different World (1987)
TV
6.11
V.A. Officer Johnson
They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)
Movie
Philmore Walker
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)
Movie
John Grin
Christmas (1986)
Movie
Edward Rollins
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Self - Host and Narrator
Passion and Memory (1986)
Movie
Martin Luther King
Prince Jack (1985)
Movie
Frederick Douglass
North and South (1985)
TV
3.5
Executive Producer
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)
Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
TV
6
Professor Mills
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
Movie
Hotel (1982)
TV
6.35
Blake
The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Movie
Self - Host
Magic with the Stars (1982)
Movie
Purlie Victorious Judson
Purlie (1981)
Movie
Fred
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
Movie
8
Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
TV
Self
Games People Play (1980)
TV
An Angel
The Donna Summer Special (1980)
Movie
Larry Cooper
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
Movie
Benson DuBois
Benson (1979)
TV
5.79
Frank Belloque / Allan Curtis
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Benson
Soap (1977)
TV
4.75
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
The Jeffersons (1975)
TV
6.6
Good Times (1974)
TV
10
Jordan Gaines
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
Movie
Self
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
Movie
Sanford and Son (1972)
TV
10
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Dr. Franklin
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Self
The Leslie Uggams Show (1969)
TV
Aaron Carothers
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
Julia (1968)
TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Self / Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Self - Presenter / Self (archive footage) / Self - Performer
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
The Singer
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
TV
An Angel
The Donna Summer Special
TV
Ratings
Average 5.92
Based on 2.4 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1992
1985
2023
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-11-30
Deathday2017-10-24 (89 years old)
Birth NameRobert Peter Williams
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsBob Guillaume
Awardsstar 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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