Robert Guillaume

Birthday: 1927-11-30
Deathday: 2017-10-24
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

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Credits

Year Title Character
2012-03-05 Columbus Circle Howard Miles
2011-03-01 Satin Doc Bishop
2008-04-27 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Mr. Barnes
2004-08-31 Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2004-02-10 Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2004-02-06 The Lion King 1½ Rafiki (voice)
2003-12-25 Big Fish Dr. Bennett (senior)
2003-10-07 Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2003-08-08 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Ben (voice)
2003-02-10 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002-10-25 13th Child Riley
2001-12-04 The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze Mr. Thicknose (voice)
1999-11-17 Silicon Towers Detective Green
1998-10-24 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Rafiki (voice)
1998-07-22 His Bodyguard Garrett
1997-12-25 Merry Christmas, George Bailey! Mr. Gower
1996-10-13 Panic in the Skies Rob Barnes
1996-06-16 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story Reverend Devers
1996-05-24 Spy Hard Agent Steve Bishop
1996-04-14 Shari's Passover Surprise Robert
1994-11-08 Cosmic Slop Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
1994-06-24 Greyhounds Robert Smith
1994-06-15 The Lion King Rafiki (voice)
1993-08-06 The Meteor Man Ted Reed
1992-11-01 Mastergate Senator Sellers
1992-01-01 You Must Remember This Uncle Buddy
1990-10-26 Fire and Rain Carter
1990-09-14 Death Warrant Hawkins
1989-03-05 The Penthouse Eugene St. Clair
1989-03-03 Lean On Me Dr. Frank Napier
1987-11-15 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Harlan Wade
1987-05-01 They Still Call Me Bruce V.A. Officer Johnson
1987-01-16 Wanted: Dead or Alive Philmore Walker
1986-12-01 Christmas John Grin
1986-05-13 Passion and Memory Host
1985-12-01 Prince Jack Martin Luther King
1983-02-06 The Kid with the 200 I.Q. Prof. Jason Mills
1982-04-05 The Kid with the Broken Halo Blake
1982-01-17 Magic with the Stars Host
1981-10-12 Purlie Purlie
1980-12-19 Seems Like Old Times Fred
1980-01-27 The Donna Summer Special An Angel
1979-09-30 The Kid from Left Field Larry Cooper
1973-06-15 Super Fly T.N.T. Jordan Gaines