Robert Guillaume
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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Acted in
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Columbus Circle
2012
as Howard Miles
Satin
2011
as Doc Bishop
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
as Mr. Barnes
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Century City
2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
The Lion King 1½
2004
as Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish
2003
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
2003
as Ben (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
13th Child
2002
as Riley
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
2002
as Cody Grant
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Proud Family
2001
as Dr. Parker (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sonny Bridges
Silicon Towers
1999
as Detective Green
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Rafiki (voice)
Sports Night
1998
as Isaac Jaffe
His Bodyguard
1998
as Garrett
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
1997
as Mr. Gower
Pandora's Clock
1996
as Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Panic in the Skies
1996
as Rob Barnes
Promised Land
1996
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
as Reverend Devers
Spy Hard
1996
as Agent Steve Bishop
Shari's Passover Surprise
1996
as Robert
Moesha
1996
Timon and Pumbaa
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
as Mr. Brown
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Narrator (voice)
Children of the Dust
1995
as Mossburger
Cosmic Slop
1994
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Judge Dawes
The Lion King
1994
as Rafiki (voice)
Greyhounds
1994
as Robert Smith
The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self - Host
Burke's Law
1994
as Eugene Sayers
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Father Morrissey
The Meteor Man
1993
as Ted Reed
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Mastergate
1992
as Senator Sellers
Jack's Place
1992
Fish Police
1992
You Must Remember This
1992
as Uncle Buddy
Pacific Station
1991
as Detective Bob Ballard
Fire and Rain
1990
as Carter
Death Warrant
1990
as Hawkins
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Pete Fletcher
The Robert Guillaume Show
1989
as Edward Sawyer
The Penthouse
1989
as Eugene St. Clair
Lean On Me
1989
as Dr. Frank Napier
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as Harlan Wade
A Different World
1987
as Dean Winston
A Different World
1987
as Prof. Murphy
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987
as V.A. Officer Johnson
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
as Philmore Walker
Christmas
1986
as John Grin
L.A. Law
1986
as Edward Rollins
Passion and Memory
1986
as Host
Prince Jack
1985
as Martin Luther King
North and South
1985
as Frederick Douglass
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
as Prof. Jason Mills
Hotel
1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
as Blake
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Magic with the Stars
1982
as Host
Purlie
1981
as Purlie
Seems Like Old Times
1980
as Fred
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
The Donna Summer Special
1980
as An Angel
The Kid from Left Field
1979
as Larry Cooper
Benson
1979
as Benson DuBois
The Love Boat
1977
as Frank Belloque
The Love Boat
1977
as Allan Curtis
Soap
1977
as Benson
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
as Jordan Gaines
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
as Self
Sanford and Son
1972
Great Performances
1971
as Self
All in the Family
1971
as Dr. Franklin
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Aaron Carothers
Julia
1968
Tony Awards
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer