Robert Guillaume
Known for: Acting
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
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sonny Bridges
2000
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Love Boat
Frank Belloque
1977
Series
The Love Boat
Allan Curtis
1977
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Father Morrissey
1993
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)
1956
Film
The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
1994
Series
L.A. Law
Edward Rollins
1986
Series
Touched by an Angel
Judge Dawes
1994
Series
All in the Family
Dr. Franklin
1971
Series
The Outer Limits
Mr. Brown
1995
Series
Hotel
1982
Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pete Fletcher
1990
Series
Moesha
Arthur
1996
Series
Timon and Pumbaa
Rafiki (voice)
1995
Series
North and South
Frederick Douglass
1985
Series
8 Simple Rules
Cody Grant
2002
Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Aaron Carothers
1969
Series
A Different World
Dean Winston
1987
Series
A Different World
Prof. Murphy
1987
Film
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
1998
Series
The Bob Hope Show
The Singer
1950
Series
Benson
Benson DuBois
1979
Series
The Jeffersons
1975
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Sanford and Son
1972
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Narrator (voice)
1995
Film
Big Fish
Dr. Bennett (senior)
2003
Series
The Proud Family
Dr. Parker (voice)
2001
Film
The Lion King 1½
Rafiki (voice)
2004
Series
Soap
Benson
1977
Series
Burke's Law
Eugene Sayers
1994
Series
Good Times
1974
Series
Crossbow
1987
Film
Once Upon a Studio
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2023
Series
Julia
1968
Series
Sports Night
Isaac Jaffe
1998
Series
Promised Land
1996
Film
Spy Hard
Agent Steve Bishop
1996
Series
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
1993
Series
Century City
Judge
2004
Film
Death Warrant
Hawkins
1990
Film
Lean On Me
Dr. Frank Napier
1989
Series
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
1980
Series
Jack's Place
1992
Film
First Kid
Wilkes
1996
Series
Children of the Dust
Mossburger
1995
Film
The Meteor Man
Ted Reed
1993
Film
13th Child
Riley
2002
Film
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Philmore Walker
1987
Film
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Series
Fish Police
Det. Catfish (voice)
1992
Film
Mastergate
Senator Sellers
1992
Film
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
2001
Series
Pacific Station
Bob Ballard
1991
Film
Seems Like Old Times
Fred
1980
Series
Pandora's Clock
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
1996
Film
Greyhounds
Robert Smith
1994
Film
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Ben (voice)
2003
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Satin
Doc Bishop
2011
Film
Columbus Circle
Howard Miles
2012
Film
The Making of the Lion King
Self - Host
1994
Film
Magic with the Stars
Self - Host
1982
Film
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Mr. Gower
1997
Film
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Self
1989
Film
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Film
They Still Call Me Bruce
V.A. Officer Johnson
1987
Film
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Blake
1982
Series
The Robert Guillaume Show
Edward Sawyer
1989
Film
John Grin's Christmas
John Grin
1986
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2004
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Harlan Wade
1987
Film
Silicon Towers
Detective Green
1999
Film
Cosmic Slop
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
1994
Film
The Donna Summer Special
An Angel
1980
Film
Fire and Rain
Carter
1990
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
1972
Film
You Must Remember This
Uncle Buddy
1992
Film
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Prof. Jason Mills
1983
Film
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Robert
1996
Film
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Mr. Barnes
2008
Film
The Kid from Left Field
Larry Cooper
1979
Film
Panic in the Skies!
Rob Barnes
1996
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2004
Film
His Bodyguard
Garrett
1998
Film
Super Fly T.N.T.
Jordan Gaines
1973
Film
The Penthouse
Eugene St. Clair
1989
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Reverend Devers
1996
The Debbie Allen Special
Self
1989
Film
Prince Jack
Martin Luther King
1985
Film
Passion and Memory
Host
1986
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2003
Film
Purlie
Purlie
1981