Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Born November 30, 1927
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.
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieColumbus Circle
2012
as Howard Miles
MovieSatin
2011
as Doc Bishop
MovieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
as Mr. Barnes
MovieThe Lion King 1½
2004
as Rafiki (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
TVCentury City
2004
as Judge
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
MovieBig Fish
2003
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
MovieThe Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as Ben (voice)
MovieUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Movie13th Child
2002
as Riley
TV8 Simple Rules
2002
as Cody Grant
MovieThe Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Dr. Parker (voice)
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sonny Bridges
MovieSilicon Towers
1999
as Detective Green
MovieThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Rafiki (voice)
TVSports Night
1998
as Isaac Jaffe
MovieHis Bodyguard
1998
as Garrett
MovieMerry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Mr. Gower
TVPandora's Clock
1996
as Ambassador Lee Lancaster
MoviePanic in the Skies!
1996
as Rob Barnes
TVPromised Land
1996
MovieFirst Kid
1996
as Wilkes
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
as Reverend Devers
MovieSpy Hard
1996
as Agent Steve Bishop
MovieLamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
as Robert
TVMoesha
1996
as Arthur
TVTimon and Pumbaa
1995
as Rafiki (voice)
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Mr. Brown
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Narrator (voice)
TVChildren of the Dust
1995
as Mossburger
MovieCosmic Slop
1994
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Judge Dawes
MovieGreyhounds
1994
as Robert Smith
MovieThe Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self - Host
MovieThe Lion King
1994
as Rafiki (voice)
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Eugene Sayers
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Father Morrissey
MovieThe Meteor Man
1993
as Ted Reed
TVSaved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
MovieMastergate
1992
as Senator Sellers
TVJack's Place
1992
TVFish Police
1992
as Det. Catfish (voice)
MovieYou Must Remember This
1992
as Uncle Buddy
TVPacific Station
1991
as Bob Ballard
MovieFire and Rain
1990
as Carter
MovieDeath Warrant
1990
as Hawkins
TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Pete Fletcher
TVThe Robert Guillaume Show
1989
as Edward Sawyer
MovieThe Penthouse
1989
as Eugene St. Clair
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
as Self
MovieLean On Me
1989
as Dr. Frank Napier
MovieFriend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
as Self
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as Harlan Wade
TVA Different World
1987
as Dean Winston
TVCrossbow
1987
MovieThey Still Call Me Bruce
1987
as V.A. Officer Johnson
MovieWanted: Dead or Alive
1987
as Philmore Walker
MovieJohn Grin's Christmas
1986
as John Grin
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Edward Rollins
MoviePassion and Memory
1986
as Host
MoviePrince Jack
1985
as Martin Luther King
TVNorth and South
1985
as Frederick Douglass
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
as Prof. Jason Mills
TVHotel
1982
MovieThe Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
as Blake
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieMagic with the Stars
1982
as Self - Host
MoviePurlie
1981
as Purlie
MovieSeems Like Old Times
1980
as Fred
TVBarbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
MovieThe Donna Summer Special
1980
as An Angel
MovieThe Kid from Left Field
1979
as Larry Cooper
TVBenson
1979
as Benson DuBois
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Frank Belloque
TVSoap
1977
as Benson
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
TVGood Times
1974
MovieSuper Fly T.N.T.
1973
as Jordan Gaines
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
as Self
TVSanford and Son
1972
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Dr. Franklin
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Aaron Carothers
TVJulia
1968
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as The Singer
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
