Actor profile

Robert Guillaume

30th November 1927 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 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.

47 Movies 50 TV Shows 103 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Once Upon a Studio poster

Once Upon a Studio 24th September 2023 as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 14th August 2021 as Self

Columbus Circle poster

Columbus Circle 5th March 2012 as Howard Miles

Satin poster

Satin 1st March 2011 as Doc Bishop

Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty 5th September 2009 as Self (archive footage)

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry poster

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry 27th April 2008 as Mr. Barnes

The Lion King 1½ poster

The Lion King 1½ 28th October 2004 as Rafiki (voice)

Big Fish poster

Big Fish 10th December 2003 as Dr. Bennett (senior)

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina poster

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina 8th August 2003 as Ben (voice)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives poster

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 10th February 2003

13th Child poster

13th Child 25th October 2002 as Riley

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze poster

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze 4th December 2001 as Mr. Thicknose (voice)

Silicon Towers poster

Silicon Towers 17th November 1999 as Detective Green

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride poster

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 24th October 1998 as Rafiki (voice)

His Bodyguard poster

His Bodyguard 22nd July 1998 as Garrett

Merry Christmas, George Bailey poster

Merry Christmas, George Bailey 25th December 1997 as Mr. Gower

Panic in the Skies! poster

Panic in the Skies! 13th October 1996 as Rob Barnes

First Kid poster

First Kid 30th August 1996 as Wilkes

Spy Hard poster

Spy Hard 24th May 1996 as Agent Steve Bishop

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise poster

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise 14th April 1996 as Robert

Cosmic Slop poster

Cosmic Slop 8th November 1994 as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')

Greyhounds poster

Greyhounds 24th June 1994 as Robert Smith

The Making of the Lion King poster

The Making of the Lion King 24th June 1994 as Self - Host

The Lion King poster

The Lion King 15th June 1994 as Rafiki (voice)

The Meteor Man poster

The Meteor Man 6th August 1993 as Ted Reed

Mastergate poster

Mastergate 1st November 1992 as Senator Sellers

You Must Remember This poster

You Must Remember This 1st January 1992 as Uncle Buddy

Fire and Rain poster

Fire and Rain 26th October 1990 as Carter

Death Warrant poster

Death Warrant 14th September 1990 as Hawkins

The Penthouse poster

The Penthouse 5th March 1989 as Eugene St. Clair

Lean On Me poster

Lean On Me 3rd March 1989 as Dr. Frank Napier

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief poster

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief 31st January 1989 as Self

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel 15th November 1987 as Harlan Wade

They Still Call Me Bruce poster

They Still Call Me Bruce 1st May 1987 as V.A. Officer Johnson

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive 16th January 1987 as Philmore Walker

John Grin's Christmas poster

John Grin's Christmas 1st December 1986 as John Grin

Passion and Memory poster

Passion and Memory 13th May 1986 as Host

Prince Jack poster

Prince Jack 1st December 1985 as Martin Luther King

The Kid with the 200 I.Q. poster

The Kid with the 200 I.Q. 6th February 1983 as Prof. Jason Mills

The Kid with the Broken Halo poster

The Kid with the Broken Halo 5th April 1982 as Blake

Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars 8th March 1982 as Self

Magic with the Stars poster

Magic with the Stars 17th January 1982 as Self - Host

Purlie poster

Purlie 12th October 1981 as Purlie

Seems Like Old Times poster

Seems Like Old Times 19th December 1980 as Fred

The Donna Summer Special poster

The Donna Summer Special 27th January 1980 as An Angel

The Kid from Left Field poster

The Kid from Left Field 30th September 1979 as Larry Cooper

Super Fly T.N.T. poster

Super Fly T.N.T. 15th June 1973 as Jordan Gaines

Century City poster

Century City 16th March 2004 as Judge

8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules 17th September 2002 as Cody Grant

The Proud Family poster

The Proud Family 15th September 2001 as Dr. Parker (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Sonny Bridges

Sports Night poster

Sports Night 22nd September 1998 as Isaac Jaffe

Pandora's Clock poster

Pandora's Clock 10th November 1996 as Ambassador Lee Lancaster

Promised Land poster

Promised Land 17th September 1996

Moesha poster

Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Arthur

Timon and Pumbaa poster

Timon and Pumbaa 8th September 1995 as Rafiki (voice)

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Mr. Brown

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Narrator (voice)

Children of the Dust poster

Children of the Dust 26th February 1995 as Mossburger

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Judge Dawes

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as Eugene Sayers

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Father Morrissey

Saved by the Bell: The College Years poster

Saved by the Bell: The College Years 22nd May 1993 as Dr. Arthur Hemmings

Jack's Place poster

Jack's Place 26th May 1992

Fish Police poster

Fish Police 28th February 1992 as Det. Catfish (voice)

Pacific Station poster

Pacific Station 15th September 1991 as Bob Ballard

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10th September 1990 as Pete Fletcher

The Robert Guillaume Show poster

The Robert Guillaume Show 5th April 1989 as Edward Sawyer

A Different World poster

A Different World 24th September 1987 as Dean Winston

A Different World poster

A Different World 24th September 1987 as Prof. Murphy

Crossbow poster

Crossbow 30th August 1987

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Edward Rollins

North and South poster

North and South 3rd November 1985 as Frederick Douglass

Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy! 10th September 1984 as Self

Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow 6th June 1983 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters poster

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters 18th November 1980 as Self

Benson poster

Benson 13th September 1979 as Benson DuBois

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Frank Belloque

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Allan Curtis

Soap poster

Soap 13th September 1977 as Benson

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

The Jeffersons poster

The Jeffersons 18th January 1975

Good Times poster

Good Times 8th February 1974

Sanford and Son poster

Sanford and Son 14th January 1972

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Dr. Franklin

Marcus Welby, M.D. poster

Marcus Welby, M.D. 23rd September 1969 as Aaron Carothers

Julia poster

Julia 17th September 1968

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Presenter

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Performer

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self (archive footage)

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as The Singer

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Nominee