Robert Guillaume
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 98
Movies (53)
Once Upon a Studio2023Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021Self
Columbus Circle2012Howard Miles
Satin2011Doc Bishop
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009Self (archive footage)
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry2008Mr. Barnes
The Lion King 1½2004Rafiki (voice)- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.02004Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
- Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.52004Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Big Fish2003Dr. Bennett (senior)- Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari2003Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina2003Ben (voice)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
13th Child2002Riley
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze2001Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Silicon Towers1999Detective Green
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride1998Rafiki (voice)
His Bodyguard1998Garrett
Merry Christmas, George Bailey1997Mr. Gower
Panic in the Skies!1996Rob Barnes
First Kid1996Wilkes- Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story1996Reverend Devers
Spy Hard1996Agent Steve Bishop
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise1996Robert
Cosmic Slop1994Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Greyhounds1994Robert Smith
The Making of the Lion King1994Self - Host
The Lion King1994Rafiki (voice)
The Meteor Man1993Ted Reed
Mastergate1992Senator Sellers
Shows (45)
Century City2004Judge
8 Simple Rules2002Cody Grant
The Proud Family2001Dr. Parker (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000Sonny Bridges
Sports Night1998Isaac Jaffe
Pandora's Clock1996Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Promised Land1996
Moesha1996Arthur
Timon and Pumbaa1995Rafiki (voice)
The Outer Limits1995Mr. Brown
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995Narrator (voice)
Children of the Dust1995Mossburger
Touched by an Angel1994Judge Dawes
Burke's Law1994Eugene Sayers
Diagnosis: Murder1993Father Morrissey
Saved by the Bell: The College Years1993Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Jack's Place1992
Fish Police1992Det. Catfish (voice)
Pacific Station1991Bob Ballard
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990Pete Fletcher
The Robert Guillaume Show1989Edward Sawyer
A Different World1987Dean Winston
Crossbow1987
L.A. Law1986Edward Rollins
North and South1985Frederick Douglass
Jeopardy!1984Self
Reading Rainbow1983Self - Narrator (voice)
Hotel1982
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters1980Self
Benson1979Benson DuBois