Robert Guillaume
Acting·November 30, 1927·† October 24, 2017 — 89 years old·St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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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Known For
The Lion King
1994·8.3
Big Fish
2003·7.8
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998·6.9
The Lion King 1½
2004·6.6
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990·7.9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000·7.6
Spy Hard
1996·5.4
Timon and Pumbaa
1995·7.2
Death Warrant
1990·6.3
Saturday Night Live
1975·6.9
Once Upon a Studio
2023·8.3
Lean On Me
1989·7.3
Filmography · 99
2023Once Upon a StudioRafiki (voice) (archive sound)2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf2012Columbus CircleHoward Miles2011SatinDoc Bishop2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)2008The Secrets of Jonathan SperryMr. Barnes2004The Lion King 1½Rafiki (voice)2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)2004Century CityTVJudge2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)2003Big FishDr. Bennett (senior)2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual SafariRafiki (voice) (archive audio)2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaBen (voice)2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives200213th ChildRiley20028 Simple RulesTVCody Grant2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeMr. Thicknose (voice)2001The Proud FamilyTVDr. Parker (voice)2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTVSonny Bridges1999Silicon TowersDetective Green1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideRafiki (voice)1998Sports NightTVIsaac Jaffe1998His BodyguardGarrett1997Merry Christmas, George BaileyMr. Gower1996Pandora's ClockTVAmbassador Lee Lancaster1996Panic in the Skies!Rob Barnes1996Promised LandTV1996First KidWilkes1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers StoryReverend Devers1996Spy HardAgent Steve Bishop1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover SurpriseRobert1996MoeshaTVArthur1995Timon and PumbaaTVRafiki (voice)1995The Outer LimitsTVMr. Brown1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTVNarrator (voice)1995Children of the DustTVMossburger1994Cosmic SlopGleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')1994Touched by an AngelTVJudge Dawes1994GreyhoundsRobert Smith1994The Making of the Lion KingSelf - Host1994The Lion KingRafiki (voice)1994Burke's LawTVEugene Sayers1993Diagnosis: MurderTVFather Morrissey1993The Meteor ManTed Reed1993Saved by the Bell: The College YearsTVDr. Arthur Hemmings1992MastergateSenator Sellers1992Jack's PlaceTV1992Fish PoliceTVDet. Catfish (voice)1992You Must Remember ThisUncle Buddy1991Pacific StationTVBob Ballard1990Fire and RainCarter1990Death WarrantHawkins1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirTVPete Fletcher1989The Robert Guillaume ShowTVEdward Sawyer1989The PenthouseEugene St. Clair1989The Debbie Allen SpecialSelf1989Lean On MeDr. Frank Napier1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelf1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelHarlan Wade1987A Different WorldTVDean Winston · Prof. Murphy1987CrossbowTV1987They Still Call Me BruceV.A. Officer Johnson1987Wanted: Dead or AlivePhilmore Walker1986John Grin's ChristmasJohn Grin · Director1986L.A. LawTVEdward Rollins1986Passion and MemoryHost1985Prince JackMartin Luther King1985North and SouthTVFrederick Douglass1984Jeopardy!TVSelf1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsExecutive Producer1983Reading RainbowTVSelf - Narrator (voice)1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Prof. Jason Mills · Executive Producer1982HotelTV1982The Kid with the Broken HaloBlake1982Night of 100 StarsSelf1982Magic with the StarsSelf - Host1981PurliePurlie1980Seems Like Old TimesFred1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersTVSelf1980The Donna Summer SpecialAn Angel1979The Kid from Left FieldLarry Cooper1979BensonTVBenson DuBois1977The Love BoatTVFrank Belloque · Allan Curtis1977SoapTVBenson1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Host1975The JeffersonsTV1974Good TimesTV1973Super Fly T.N.T.Jordan Gaines1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinSelf1972Sanford and SonTV1971Great PerformancesTVSelf1971All in the FamilyTVDr. Franklin1969Marcus Welby, M.D.TVAaron Carothers1968JuliaTV1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf · Self - Co-Host1956Tony AwardsTVSelf - Presenter · Self - Performer · Self (archive footage)1950The Bob Hope ShowTVThe Singer1944Golden Globe AwardsTVSelf - Nominee