Acting
Robert Guillaume
Acting · Born 1927-11-30 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Credits · 93
FilmOnce Upon a Studio
2023 · Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
FilmColumbus Circle
2012 · Howard Miles
FilmSatin
2011 · Doc Bishop
FilmWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
FilmThe Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008 · Mr. Barnes
FilmThe Lion King 1½
2004 · Rafiki (voice)
Century City
2004 · Judge
FilmBig Fish
2003 · Dr. Bennett (senior)
FilmThe Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003 · Ben (voice)
FilmUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Film13th Child
2002 · Riley
8 Simple Rules
2002 · Cody Grant
FilmThe Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001 · Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Proud Family
2001 · Dr. Parker (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Sonny Bridges
FilmSilicon Towers
1999 · Detective Green
FilmThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · Rafiki (voice)
Sports Night
1998 · Isaac Jaffe
FilmHis Bodyguard
1998 · Garrett
FilmMerry Christmas, George Bailey
1997 · Mr. Gower
Pandora's Clock
1996 · Ambassador Lee Lancaster
FilmPanic in the Skies!
1996 · Rob Barnes
Promised Land
1996
FilmFirst Kid
1996 · Wilkes
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
FilmRun for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996 · Reverend Devers
FilmSpy Hard
1996 · Agent Steve Bishop
FilmLamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996 · Robert
Moesha
1996 · Arthur
Timon and Pumbaa
1995 · Rafiki (voice)
The Outer Limits
1995 · Mr. Brown
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Narrator (voice)
Children of the Dust
1995 · Mossburger
FilmCosmic Slop
1994 · Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Judge Dawes
FilmGreyhounds
1994 · Robert Smith
FilmThe Making of the Lion King
1994 · Self - Host
FilmThe Lion King
1994 · Rafiki (voice)
Burke's Law
1994 · Eugene Sayers
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Father Morrissey
FilmThe Meteor Man
1993 · Ted Reed
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993 · Dr. Arthur Hemmings
FilmMastergate
1992 · Senator Sellers
Jack's Place
1992
Fish Police
1992 · Det. Catfish (voice)
FilmYou Must Remember This
1992 · Uncle Buddy
Pacific Station
1991 · Bob Ballard
FilmFire and Rain
1990 · Carter
FilmDeath Warrant
1990 · Hawkins
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · Pete Fletcher
The Robert Guillaume Show
1989 · Edward Sawyer
FilmThe Penthouse
1989 · Eugene St. Clair
FilmLean On Me
1989 · Dr. Frank Napier
FilmPerry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987 · Harlan Wade
A Different World
1987 · Dean Winston
Crossbow
1987
FilmThey Still Call Me Bruce
1987 · V.A. Officer Johnson
FilmWanted: Dead or Alive
1987 · Philmore Walker
FilmJohn Grin's Christmas
1986 · John Grin
L.A. Law
1986 · Edward Rollins
FilmPassion and Memory
1986 · Host
FilmPrince Jack
1985 · Martin Luther King
North and South
1985 · Frederick Douglass
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self
FilmThe Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984 · Executive Producer
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
FilmThe Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983 · Prof. Jason Mills
Hotel
1982
FilmThe Kid with the Broken Halo
1982 · Blake
FilmNight of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
FilmMagic with the Stars
1982 · Self - Host
FilmPurlie
1981 · Purlie
FilmSeems Like Old Times
1980 · Fred
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980 · Self
FilmThe Donna Summer Special
1980 · An Angel
FilmThe Kid from Left Field
1979 · Larry Cooper
Benson
1979 · Benson DuBois
The Love Boat
1977 · Frank Belloque
Soap
1977 · Benson
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974
FilmSuper Fly T.N.T.
1973 · Jordan Gaines
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
FilmS Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972 · Self
Sanford and Son
1972
Great Performances
1971 · Self
All in the Family
1971 · Dr. Franklin
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Aaron Carothers
Julia
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · The Singer
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee