Robert Guillaume

Known for: Acting
Born: November 30, 1927, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: October 24, 2017
Movies: 55

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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Best-Known Movies

8.3

The Lion King

1994

7.7

Big Fish

2003

6.9

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

6.6

The Lion King 1½

2004

5.4

Spy Hard

1996

6.3

Death Warrant

1990

8.3

Once Upon a Studio

2023

7.3

Lean On Me

1989

6.1

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

2001

5.8

Columbus Circle

2012

Filmography

2023	Once Upon a Studio	Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Self
2012	Columbus Circle	Howard Miles
2011	Satin	Doc Bishop
2010	Waking Sleeping Beauty	Self (archive footage)
2008	The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry	Mr. Barnes
2004	The Lion King 1½	Rafiki (voice)
2004	Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0	Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2004	Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5	Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2003	Big Fish	Dr. Bennett (senior)
2003	Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari	Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
2003	The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina	Ben (voice)
2003	Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002	13th Child	Riley
2001	The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze	Mr. Thicknose (voice)
1999	Silicon Towers	Detective Green
1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	Rafiki (voice)
1998	His Bodyguard	Garrett
1998	The Easter Story Keepers	Ben (voice)
1997	Merry Christmas, George Bailey	Mr. Gower
1996	Panic in the Skies!	Rob Barnes
1996	First Kid	Wilkes
1996	Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story	Reverend Devers
1996	Spy Hard	Agent Steve Bishop
1996	Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise	Robert
1994	Cosmic Slop	Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
1994	Greyhounds	Robert Smith
1994	The Making of the Lion King	Self - Host
1994	The Lion King	Rafiki (voice)
1993	The Meteor Man	Ted Reed
1992	Mastergate	Senator Sellers
1992	You Must Remember This	Uncle Buddy
1990	Fire and Rain	Carter
1990	Death Warrant	Hawkins
1989	The Penthouse	Eugene St. Clair
1989	The Debbie Allen Special	Self
1989	Lean On Me	Dr. Frank Napier
1989	Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief	Self
1987	Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel	Harlan Wade
1987	They Still Call Me Bruce	V.A. Officer Johnson
1987	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Philmore Walker
1986	John Grin's Christmas	John Grin
1986	Passion and Memory	Host
1985	Prince Jack	Martin Luther King
1983	The Kid with the 200 I.Q.	Prof. Jason Mills
1982	The Kid with the Broken Halo	Blake
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self
1982	Magic with the Stars	Self - Host
1981	Purlie	Purlie
1980	Seems Like Old Times	Fred
1980	The Donna Summer Special	An Angel
1979	The Kid from Left Field	Larry Cooper
1973	Super Fly T.N.T.	Jordan Gaines
1972	S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1986

John Grin's Christmas

Director

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