Robert Guillaume

Deceased · Born: Nov 30, 1927 · Died: Oct 24, 2017

Personal Details

Born Nov 30, 1927 St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Spouse

Donna Brown Guillaume
( Sep 1, 1985 to Oct 24, 2017 )
Marlene Patricia Scott
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 21, 1984 )

Relatives

Jeanette Williams (Grandparent)

Biography

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.

Career

acting

2012

Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle as Howard Miles

2011

Satin as Doc

2008

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry as Mr. Barnes

2004

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½ as Rafiki (voice)

2003

Big Fish as Older Dr. Bennett

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2002

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina as Ben (voice)

13th Child as Riley

8 Simple Rules as Cody Grant

2001

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze as Mr. Thicknose (voice)

2000

Silicon Towers as Detective Green

1998

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Rafiki (voice)

The Easter Story Keepers

The Easter Story Keepers as Ben

His Bodyguard as Garrett

Sports Night as Isaac Jaffe

1997

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special as Narrator

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel as Judge Dawes

1996

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story as Reverend Devers

Panic in the Skies

Panic in the Skies as Rob Barnes

First Kid as Wilkes

Spy Hard as Agent Steve Bishop

Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock as Ambassador Lee Lancaster

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Narrator (voice)

Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust as Mossburger

1994

Greyhounds as Robert Smith

The Lion King as Rafiki (voice)

Cosmic Slop as Gleason Golightly ("Space Traders")

1993

The Meteor Man as Ted Reed

Diagnosis Murder

Diagnosis Murder as Father Morrissey

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Pete Fletcher

1992

You Must Remember This

You Must Remember This as Uncle Buddy

1990

Death Warrant as Hawkins

Fire and Rain as Carter

A Different World

A Different World as Dean Winston

1989

Lean on Me as Dr. Frank Napier

The Penthouse as Eugene St. Clair

1987

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as Harlan Wade

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Philmore Walker

They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce as V.A. Officer Johnson

1986

Christmas as John Grin

Passion and Memory

Passion and Memory as Host

1985

Prince Jack as Martin Luther King

1983

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as Prof. Jason Mills

1982

The Kid with the Broken Halo

The Kid with the Broken Halo as Blake

1981

Purlie as Purlie

1980

The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special as An Angel

Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times as Fred

1979

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field as Larry Cooper

Benson as Benson DuBois

1977

Soap as Benson

1975

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

All in the Family

All in the Family as Dr. Franklin

1973

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T. as Jordan Gaines

appearances

1994

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

directing

1986

Christmas as Director