Robert Guillaume
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.
TV Shows(45)
Century City
2004
8 Simple Rules
Cody Grant
2002
The Proud Family
Dr. Parker (voice)
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sonny Bridges
2000
Sports Night
Isaac Jaffe
1998
Pandora's Clock
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
1996
Promised Land
1996
Moesha
Arthur
1996
Timon and Pumbaa
Rafiki (voice)
1995
The Outer Limits
Mr. Brown
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Narrator (voice)
1995
Children of the Dust
Mossburger
1995
Touched by an Angel
Judge Dawes
1994
Burke's Law
Eugene Sayers
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Father Morrissey
1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
1993
Jack's Place
1992
Fish Police
Det. Catfish (voice)
1992
Pacific Station
Bob Ballard
1991
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pete Fletcher
1990
The Robert Guillaume Show
Edward Sawyer
1989
A Different World
Dean Winston
1987
Crossbow
1987
L.A. Law
Edward Rollins
1986
North and South
Frederick Douglass
1985
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Hotel
1982
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
1980
Benson
Benson DuBois
1979
The Love Boat
Frank Belloque
1977
Soap
Benson
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Jeffersons
1975
Good Times
1974
Sanford and Son
1972
Great Performances
Self
1971
All in the Family
Dr. Franklin
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Aaron Carothers
1969
Julia
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
The Bob Hope Show
The Singer
1950
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(51)
Once Upon a Studio
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
2023
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Columbus Circle
Howard Miles
2012
Satin
Doc Bishop
2011
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Mr. Barnes
2008
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)
2004
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
2003
13th Child
Riley
2002
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
2001
Silicon Towers
Detective Green
1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
1998
His Bodyguard
Garrett
1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Mr. Gower
1997
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
1996
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)
1994
The Meteor Man
Ted Reed
1993
Mastergate
Senator Sellers
1992
You Must Remember This
Uncle Buddy
1992
Fire and Rain
Carter
1990
Death Warrant
Hawkins
1990
The Penthouse
Eugene St. Clair
1989
Lean On Me
Dr. Frank Napier
1989
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
1987
John Grin's Christmas
John Grin
1986
Passion and Memory
Host
1986
Prince Jack
Martin Luther King
1985
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Prof. Jason Mills
1983
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Blake
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Magic with the Stars
Self - Host
1982
Purlie
Purlie
1981
Seems Like Old Times
Fred
1980
The Donna Summer Special
An Angel
1980
The Kid from Left Field
Larry Cooper
1979
Super Fly T.N.T.
Jordan Gaines
1973
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
1972