Person

Robert Guillaume

Acting · 1927–2017 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

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  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  Sonny Bridges

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  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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  The Mike Douglas Show

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  Saturday Night Live

  Self - Host

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  Jeopardy!

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  Diagnosis: Murder

  Father Morrissey

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  Golden Globe Awards

  Self - Nominee

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  The Love Boat

  Frank Belloque

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  Great Performances

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  The Lion King

  Rafiki (voice)

• 2023Once Upon a StudioRafiki (voice) (archive sound)
• 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
• 2012Columbus CircleHoward Miles
• 2011SatinDoc Bishop
• 2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
• 2008The Secrets of Jonathan SperryMr. Barnes
• 2004The Lion King 1½Rafiki (voice)
• 2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
• 2004Century CityJudge
• 2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
• 2003Big FishDr. Bennett (senior)
• 2003Timon & Pumba's Virtual SafariRafiki (voice) (archive audio)
• 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaBen (voice)
• 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
• 200213th ChildRiley
• 20028 Simple RulesCody Grant
• 2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeMr. Thicknose (voice)
• 2001The Proud FamilyDr. Parker (voice)
• 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSonny Bridges
• 1999Silicon TowersDetective Green
• 1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideRafiki (voice)
• 1998Sports NightIsaac Jaffe
• 1998His BodyguardGarrett
• 1997Merry Christmas, George BaileyMr. Gower
• 1996Pandora's ClockAmbassador Lee Lancaster
• 1996Panic in the Skies!Rob Barnes
• 1996Promised Land
• 1996First KidWilkes
• 1996Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers StoryReverend Devers
• 1996Spy HardAgent Steve Bishop
• 1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover SurpriseRobert
• 1996MoeshaArthur
• 1995Timon and PumbaaRafiki (voice)
• 1995The Outer LimitsMr. Brown
• 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildNarrator (voice)
• 1995Children of the DustMossburger
• 1994Cosmic SlopGleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
• 1994Touched by an AngelJudge Dawes
• 1994GreyhoundsRobert Smith
• 1994The Making of the Lion KingSelf - Host
• 1994The Lion KingRafiki (voice)
• 1994Burke's LawEugene Sayers
• 1993Diagnosis: MurderFather Morrissey
• 1993The Meteor ManTed Reed
• 1993Saved by the Bell: The College YearsDr. Arthur Hemmings
• 1992MastergateSenator Sellers
• 1992Jack's Place
• 1992Fish PoliceDet. Catfish (voice)
• 1992You Must Remember ThisUncle Buddy
• 1991Pacific StationBob Ballard
• 1990Fire and RainCarter
• 1990Death WarrantHawkins
• 1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirPete Fletcher
• 1989The Robert Guillaume ShowEdward Sawyer
• 1989The PenthouseEugene St. Clair
• 1989The Debbie Allen SpecialSelf
• 1989Lean On MeDr. Frank Napier
• 1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelf
• 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelHarlan Wade
• 1987A Different WorldDean Winston
• 1987Crossbow
• 1987They Still Call Me BruceV.A. Officer Johnson
• 1987Wanted: Dead or AlivePhilmore Walker
• 1986John Grin's ChristmasJohn Grin
• 1986L.A. LawEdward Rollins
• 1986Passion and MemoryHost
• 1985Prince JackMartin Luther King
• 1985North and SouthFrederick Douglass
• 1984Jeopardy!Self
• 1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsExecutive Producer
• 1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
• 1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Prof. Jason Mills
• 1982Hotel
• 1982The Kid with the Broken HaloBlake
• 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
• 1982Magic with the StarsSelf - Host
• 1981PurliePurlie
• 1980Seems Like Old TimesFred
• 1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSelf
• 1980The Donna Summer SpecialAn Angel
• 1979The Kid from Left FieldLarry Cooper
• 1979BensonBenson DuBois
• 1977The Love BoatFrank Belloque
• 1977SoapBenson
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
• 1975The Jeffersons
• 1974Good Times
• 1973Super Fly T.N.T.Jordan Gaines
• 1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinSelf
• 1972Sanford and Son
• 1971Great PerformancesSelf
• 1971All in the FamilyDr. Franklin
• 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Aaron Carothers
• 1968Julia
• 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
• 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
• 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
• 1950The Bob Hope ShowThe Singer
• 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee