Robert Guillaume

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.

Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Jeopardy!

Diagnosis: Murder

The Love Boat

All Movies (53)

• Once Upon a Studio2023 · as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · as Self
• Columbus Circle2012 · as Howard Miles
• Satin2011 · as Doc Bishop
• Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry2008 · as Mr. Barnes
• The Lion King 1½2004 · as Rafiki (voice)
• Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.02004 · as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
• Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.52004 · as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
• Big Fish2003 · as Dr. Bennett (senior)
• Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari2003 · as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
• The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina2003 · as Ben (voice)
• Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
• 13th Child2002 · as Riley
• The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze2001 · as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
• Silicon Towers1999 · as Detective Green
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride1998 · as Rafiki (voice)
• His Bodyguard1998 · as Garrett
• Merry Christmas, George Bailey1997 · as Mr. Gower
• Panic in the Skies!1996 · as Rob Barnes
• First Kid1996 · as Wilkes
• Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story1996 · as Reverend Devers
• Spy Hard1996 · as Agent Steve Bishop
• Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise1996 · as Robert
• Cosmic Slop1994 · as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
• Greyhounds1994 · as Robert Smith
• The Making of the Lion King1994 · as Self - Host
• The Lion King1994 · as Rafiki (voice)
• The Meteor Man1993 · as Ted Reed
• Mastergate1992 · as Senator Sellers
• You Must Remember This1992 · as Uncle Buddy
• Fire and Rain1990 · as Carter
• Death Warrant1990 · as Hawkins
• The Penthouse1989 · as Eugene St. Clair
• The Debbie Allen Special1989 · as Self
• Lean On Me1989 · as Dr. Frank Napier
• Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief1989 · as Self
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987 · as Harlan Wade
• They Still Call Me Bruce1987 · as V.A. Officer Johnson
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1987 · as Philmore Walker
• John Grin's Christmas1986 · as John Grin
• Passion and Memory1986 · as Host
• Prince Jack1985 · as Martin Luther King
• The Kid with the 200 I.Q.1983 · as Prof. Jason Mills
• The Kid with the Broken Halo1982 · as Blake
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Magic with the Stars1982 · as Self - Host
• Purlie1981 · as Purlie
• Seems Like Old Times1980 · as Fred
• The Donna Summer Special1980 · as An Angel
• The Kid from Left Field1979 · as Larry Cooper
• Super Fly T.N.T.1973 · as Jordan Gaines
• S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin1972 · as Self

All TV Shows (50)

• Century City2004 · as Judge
• 8 Simple Rules2002 · as Cody Grant
• The Proud Family2001 · as Dr. Parker (voice)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Sonny Bridges
• Sports Night1998 · as Isaac Jaffe
• Pandora's Clock1996 · as Ambassador Lee Lancaster
• Promised Land1996
• Moesha1996 · as Arthur
• Timon and Pumbaa1995 · as Rafiki (voice)
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Mr. Brown
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Narrator (voice)
• Children of the Dust1995 · as Mossburger
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Judge Dawes
• Burke's Law1994 · as Eugene Sayers
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Father Morrissey
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years1993 · as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
• Jack's Place1992
• Fish Police1992 · as Det. Catfish (voice)
• Pacific Station1991 · as Bob Ballard
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air1990 · as Pete Fletcher
• The Robert Guillaume Show1989 · as Edward Sawyer
• A Different World1987 · as Dean Winston
• A Different World1987 · as Prof. Murphy
• Crossbow1987
• L.A. Law1986 · as Edward Rollins
• North and South1985 · as Frederick Douglass
• Jeopardy!1984 · as Self
• Reading Rainbow1983 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Hotel1982
• Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters1980 · as Self
• Benson1979 · as Benson DuBois
• The Love Boat1977 · as Frank Belloque
• The Love Boat1977 · as Allan Curtis
• Soap1977 · as Benson
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Jeffersons1975
• Good Times1974
• Sanford and Son1972
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• All in the Family1971 · as Dr. Franklin
• Marcus Welby, M.D.1969 · as Aaron Carothers
• Julia1968
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as The Singer
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee