Robert Guillaume
Acting
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
Acting98
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
movieColumbus Circle
2012
Howard Miles
movieSatin
2011
Doc Bishop
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
Mr. Barnes
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004
Rafiki (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
tvCentury City
2004
Judge
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
movieBig Fish
2003
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
movie13th Child
2002
Riley
tv8 Simple Rules
2002
Cody Grant
movieThe Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
tvThe Proud Family
2001
Dr. Parker (voice)
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Sonny Bridges
movieSilicon Towers
1999
Detective Green
movieThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Rafiki (voice)
tvSports Night
1998
Isaac Jaffe
movieHis Bodyguard
1998
Garrett
tvPandora's Clock
1996
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
moviePanic in the Skies!
1996
Rob Barnes
movieFirst Kid
1996
Wilkes
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
Reverend Devers
movieSpy Hard
1996
Agent Steve Bishop
tvMoesha
1996
Arthur
tvTimon and Pumbaa
1995
Rafiki (voice)
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Mr. Brown
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Narrator (voice)
tvChildren of the Dust
1995
Mossburger
movieCosmic Slop
1994
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Judge Dawes
movieGreyhounds
1994
Robert Smith
movieThe Making of the Lion King
1994
Self - Host
movieThe Lion King
1994
Rafiki (voice)
tvBurke's Law
1994
Eugene Sayers
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Father Morrissey
movieThe Meteor Man
1993
Ted Reed
tvSaved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
movieMastergate
1992
Senator Sellers
tvFish Police
1992
Det. Catfish (voice)
movieYou Must Remember This
1992
Uncle Buddy
tvPacific Station
1991
Bob Ballard
movieFire and Rain
1990
Carter
movieDeath Warrant
1990
Hawkins
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Pete Fletcher
tvThe Robert Guillaume Show
1989
Edward Sawyer
movieThe Penthouse
1989
Eugene St. Clair
movieLean On Me
1989
Dr. Frank Napier
tvA Different World
1987
Dean Winston / Prof. Murphy
movieThey Still Call Me Bruce
1987
V.A. Officer Johnson
movieWanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Philmore Walker
movieJohn Grin's Christmas
1986
John Grin
tvL.A. Law
1986
Edward Rollins
moviePrince Jack
1985
Martin Luther King
tvNorth and South
1985
Frederick Douglass
tvJeopardy!
1984
Self
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
Prof. Jason Mills
movieMagic with the Stars
1982
Self - Host
moviePurlie
1981
Purlie
movieThe Kid from Left Field
1979
Larry Cooper
tvBenson
1979
Benson DuBois
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Frank Belloque / Allan Curtis
tvSoap
1977
Benson
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
movieSuper Fly T.N.T.
1973
Jordan Gaines
tvAll in the Family
1971
Dr. Franklin
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Aaron Carothers
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self / Self - Co-Host
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter / Self - Performer / Self (archive footage)
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950
The Singer
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production2
movieThe Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984
Executive Producer
movieThe Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
Executive Producer
Directing1
movieJohn Grin's Christmas
1986
Director