About
Robert Guillaume
Overview
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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Known for
Acting |
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| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Actor | Rafiki (voice) (archive footage) | 68 Fair |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Columbus Circle | Actor | Howard Miles | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Satin | Actor | Doc Bishop | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 61 Fair |
| 2008 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | Actor | Mr. Barnes | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 | Actor | Rafiki (voice) (archive audio) | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 | Actor | Rafiki (voice) (archive sound) | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Actor | Rafiki (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Actor | Dr. Bennett (senior) | 76 Good |
| 2003 | Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari | Actor | Rafiki (voice) (archive audio) | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Actor | Ben (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2002 | 13th Child | Actor | Riley | 57 Average |
| 2001 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | Actor | Mr. Thicknose (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Silicon Towers | Actor | Detective Green | 58 Average |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Actor | Rafiki (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 1998 | Sports Night | Actor | Isaac Jaffe | 71 Good |
| 1998 | His Bodyguard | Actor | Garrett | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey! | Actor | Mr. Gower | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Actor | Ambassador Lee Lancaster | 67 Fair |
| 1996 | Panic in the Skies | Actor | Rob Barnes | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Actor | Reverend Devers | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Actor | Agent Steve Bishop | 56 Average |
| 1996 | Shari's Passover Surprise | Actor | Robert | N/A N/A |
| 1995 | Timon and Pumbaa | Actor | 71 Good |
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| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 1995 | Children of the Dust | Actor | Mossburger | 69 Fair |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Actor | Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders') | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Actor | Rafiki (voice) | 81 Very good |
| 1994 | The Making of the Lion King | Actor | Self - Host | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | Greyhounds | Actor | Robert Smith | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Actor | Ted Reed | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Mastergate | Actor | Senator Sellers | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Actor | 67 Fair |
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| 1992 | You Must Remember This | Actor | Uncle Buddy | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Pacific Station | Actor | Detective Bob Ballard | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | Fire and Rain | Actor | Carter | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Death Warrant | Actor | Hawkins | 60 Fair |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Actor | Edward Sawyer | 69 Fair |
| 1989 | The Penthouse | Actor | Eugene St. Clair | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Lean On Me | Actor | Dr. Frank Napier | 64 Fair |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Actor | Harlan Wade | 59 Average |
| 1987 | They Still Call Me Bruce | Actor | V.A. Officer Johnson | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Actor | Philmore Walker | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Christmas | Actor | John Grin | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Passion and Memory | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Prince Jack | Actor | Martin Luther King | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | Actor | Prof. Jason Mills | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Actor | Blake | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Magic with the Stars | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Purlie | Actor | Purlie | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times | Actor | Fred | 59 Average |
| 1980 | The Donna Summer Special | Actor | An Angel | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left Field | Actor | Larry Cooper | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Benson | Actor | Benson DuBois | 70 Good |
| 1973 | Super Fly T.N.T. | Actor | Jordan Gaines | 58 Average |
| 1972 | S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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| 1986 | Christmas | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Production |
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| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |