Robert Guillaume
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 30 November 1927 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 24 October 2017
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.
Known for
Acting 53
- 2023Once Upon a Studio as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- 2012Columbus Circle as Howard Miles
- 2011Satin as Doc Bishop
- 2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2008The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry as Mr. Barnes
- 2004The Lion King 1½ as Rafiki (voice)
- 2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- 2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
- 2003Big Fish as Dr. Bennett (senior)
- 2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Ben (voice)
- 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- 200213th Child as Riley
- 2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
- 1999Silicon Towers as Detective Green
- 1998The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Rafiki (voice)
- 1998His Bodyguard as Garrett
- 1997Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Mr. Gower
- 1996Panic in the Skies! as Rob Barnes
- 1996First Kid as Wilkes
- 1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Reverend Devers
- 1996Spy Hard as Agent Steve Bishop
- 1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise as Robert
- 1994Cosmic Slop as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
- 1994Greyhounds as Robert Smith
- 1994The Making of the Lion King as Self - Host
- 1994The Lion King as Rafiki (voice)
- 1993The Meteor Man as Ted Reed
- 1992Mastergate as Senator Sellers
- 1992You Must Remember This as Uncle Buddy
- 1990Fire and Rain as Carter
- 1990Death Warrant as Hawkins
- 1989The Penthouse as Eugene St. Clair
- 1989The Debbie Allen Special as Self
- 1989Lean On Me as Dr. Frank Napier
- 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief as Self
- 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as Harlan Wade
- 1987They Still Call Me Bruce as V.A. Officer Johnson
- 1987Wanted: Dead or Alive as Philmore Walker
- 1986John Grin's Christmas as John Grin
- 1986Passion and Memory as Host
- 1985Prince Jack as Martin Luther King
- 1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as Prof. Jason Mills
- 1982The Kid with the Broken Halo as Blake
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1982Magic with the Stars as Self - Host
- 1981Purlie as Purlie
- 1980Seems Like Old Times as Fred
- 1980The Donna Summer Special as An Angel
- 1979The Kid from Left Field as Larry Cooper
- 1973Super Fly T.N.T. as Jordan Gaines
- 1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self
Directing 1
- 1986John Grin's Christmas · director
Production 2
- 1984The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins · executive producer
- 1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q. · executive producer