Robert Guillaume
Department: 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.
Known For
Big Fish
2003
Spy Hard
1996
The Meteor Man
1993
The Lion King 1½
2004
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
The Lion King
1994
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Seems Like Old Times
1980
13th Child
2002
Lean On Me
1989
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
Death Warrant
1990
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987
Satin
2011
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
The Kid from Left Field
1979
Fire and Rain
1990
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
Magic with the Stars
1982
Once Upon a Studio
2023
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Panic in the Skies!
1996
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
Cosmic Slop
1994
Prince Jack
1985
The Donna Summer Special
1980
John Grin's Christmas
1986
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
Purlie
1981
The Penthouse
1989
Mastergate
1992
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
His Bodyguard
1998
Columbus Circle
2012
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Greyhounds
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
Silicon Towers
1999
You Must Remember This
1992
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
The Making of the Lion King
1994
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Passion and Memory
1986
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
First Kid
1996
Good Times
1974
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
L.A. Law
1986
The Love Boat
1977
Benson
1979
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
All in the Family
1971
The Jeffersons
1975
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
Sports Night
1998
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Sanford and Son
1972
Hotel
1982
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Moesha
1996
8 Simple Rules
2002
Timon and Pumbaa
1995
Century City
2004
Julia
1968
Promised Land
1996
Pacific Station
1991
The Robert Guillaume Show
1989
Fish Police
1992
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
Jack's Place
1992
North and South
1985
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Outer Limits
1995
Soap
1977
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Reading Rainbow
1983
Children of the Dust
1995
A Different World
1987
A Different World
1987
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Pandora's Clock
1996
Burke's Law
1994
The Proud Family
2001
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Love Boat
1977
Great Performances
1971
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Jeopardy!
1984
Crossbow
1987
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956