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 100
Movies 54
TV Shows 46
self 16
Voice 6
Narrator 2
Producer 1
Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
Movie
Howard Miles
Columbus Circle (2012)
Movie
Doc Bishop
Satin (2011)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Movie
Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
Movie
6.14
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Big Fish (2003)
Movie
7.07
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 (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
Movie
6.2
Isaac Jaffe
Sports Night (1998)
TV
Garrett
His Bodyguard (1998)
Movie
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Pandora's Clock (1996)
TV
Rob Barnes
Panic in the Skies (1996)
Movie
Wilkes
First Kid (1996)
Movie
Reverend Devers
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
Movie
Agent Steve Bishop
Spy Hard (1996)
Movie
Mr. Brown
The Outer Limits (1995)
TV
6
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
7.87
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
Uncle Buddy
You Must Remember This (1992)
Movie
Det. Bob Ballard
Pacific Station (1991)
TV
Pete Fletcher
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
TV
7.36
Edward Sawyer
The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)
TV
Eugene St. Clair
The Penthouse (1989)
Movie
Dr. Frank Napier
Lean On Me (1989)
Movie
10
Dean Winston / Prof. Murphy
A Different World (1987)
TV
6.11
V.A. Officer
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 Jr.
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
Self - Host
Magic with the Stars (1982)
Movie
Purlie Victorious Judson
Purlie (1981)
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
Jordan Gaines
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
Movie
Dr. Franklin
All in the Family (1971)
TV
6.8
Aaron Carothers
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
TV
4.8
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
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-11-30
Deathday2017-10-24 (89 years old)
Birth NameRobert Peter Williams
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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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