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Birthday: Nov 30, 1927
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Robert Guillaume

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