Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Birthday: November 30, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Deathday: October 24, 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 spanne...d 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

The Lion King

The Lion King

Big Fish

Big Fish

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self (archive footage)

Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle

Satin

Satin

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Century City

Century City

Big Fish

Big Fish

Dr. Bennett (senior)

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

8 Simple Rules

8 Simple Rules

13th Child

13th Child

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

Dr. Parker (voice)

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

Mr. Thicknose (voice)

Moesha

Moesha

Silicon Towers

Silicon Towers

Detective Green

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

His Bodyguard

His Bodyguard

Sports Night

Sports Night

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Spy Hard

Spy Hard

Agent Steve Bishop

Shari's Passover Surprise

Shari's Passover Surprise

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Reverend Devers

Panic in the Skies

Panic in the Skies

Promised Land

Promised Land

Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock

Ambassador Lee Lancaster

Timon and Pumbaa

Timon and Pumbaa

Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Narrator (voice)

The Lion King

The Lion King

Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')

Greyhounds

Greyhounds

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Dr. Arthur Hemmings

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Father Morrissey

Mastergate

Mastergate

Senator Sellers

You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Fish Police

Fish Police

Jack's Place

Jack's Place

A Different World

A Different World

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Pacific Station

Pacific Station

A Different World

A Different World

Death Warrant

Death Warrant

Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain

Lean On Me

Lean On Me

Dr. Frank Napier

The Penthouse

The Penthouse

Eugene St. Clair

The Robert Guillaume Show

The Robert Guillaume Show

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Philmore Walker

They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce

V.A. Officer Johnson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Great Performances

Great Performances

John Grin's Christmas

John Grin's Christmas

Passion and Memory

Passion and Memory

Hotel

Hotel

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

Martin Luther King

North and South

North and South

Frederick Douglass

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Prof. Jason Mills

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

The Kid with the Broken Halo

The Kid with the Broken Halo

Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Purlie

Purlie

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

Benson

Benson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Good Times

Good Times

Soap

Soap

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

All in the Family

All in the Family

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Aaron Carothers

Julia

Julia

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle

Satin

Satin

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Big Fish

Big Fish

Dr. Bennett (senior)

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

13th Child

13th Child

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

Mr. Thicknose (voice)

Silicon Towers

Silicon Towers

Detective Green

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

His Bodyguard

His Bodyguard

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

Spy Hard

Spy Hard

Agent Steve Bishop

Shari's Passover Surprise

Shari's Passover Surprise

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Reverend Devers

Panic in the Skies

Panic in the Skies

The Lion King

The Lion King

Cosmic Slop

Cosmic Slop

Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')

Greyhounds

Greyhounds

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

Mastergate

Mastergate

Senator Sellers

You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This

Death Warrant

Death Warrant

Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain

Lean On Me

Lean On Me

Dr. Frank Napier

The Penthouse

The Penthouse

Eugene St. Clair

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Philmore Walker

They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce

V.A. Officer Johnson

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

John Grin's Christmas

John Grin's Christmas

Passion and Memory

Passion and Memory

Prince Jack

Prince Jack

Martin Luther King

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Prof. Jason Mills

The Kid with the Broken Halo

The Kid with the Broken Halo

Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Purlie

Purlie

Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self (archive footage)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Century City

Century City

8 Simple Rules

8 Simple Rules

The Proud Family

The Proud Family

Dr. Parker (voice)

Moesha

Moesha

Sports Night

Sports Night

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Promised Land

Promised Land

Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock

Ambassador Lee Lancaster

Timon and Pumbaa

Timon and Pumbaa

Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Narrator (voice)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Dr. Arthur Hemmings

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Father Morrissey

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

Fish Police

Fish Police

Jack's Place

Jack's Place

A Different World

A Different World

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

Pacific Station

Pacific Station

A Different World

A Different World

The Robert Guillaume Show

The Robert Guillaume Show

Great Performances

Great Performances

Hotel

Hotel

North and South

North and South

Frederick Douglass

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

Benson

Benson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Good Times

Good Times

Soap

Soap

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

All in the Family

All in the Family

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Aaron Carothers

Julia

Julia