Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

b. 1927 — d. 2017 (aged 90) St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Actor Director

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Known For

Benson

Lean on Me

The Lion King

Sports Night

Filmography

4TH NAFCA: African Oscar

Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle

Satin

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

Big Fish

Dr. Bennett (senior)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

13th Child

Children Should Know Their Grandparents

2nd Annual TV Guide Awards

Silicon Towers

Detective Green

Hollywood & Vinyl

Sports Night

His Bodyguard

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

Metropolitan Hospital

First Kid

Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock

Ambassador Lee Lancaster

Panic in the Skies

Panic in the Skies

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

Reverend Devers

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise

Crystal Cave

Alchemy

Erich Kunzel's Halloween Spooktacular

Timon & Pumbaa

Rafiki (segment: Rafiki Fables: Good Mousekeeping)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

The Lion King

Cosmic Slop

Gleason Golightly (segment: Space Traders)

Greyhounds

The Making of the Lion King

The Making of the Lion King

Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra

1994 Self Actor

The Meteor Man

Fish Police

Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration

Pacific Station

Pacific Station

Det. Bob Ballard

Great American Celebration

Great American Celebration

1991 Self Actor

Star-athon: Weekend with the Stars 1991

Death Warrant

Lean on Me

Dr. Frank Napier

Fire and Rain

The Penthouse

Eugene St. Clair

The Robert Guillaume Show

The Robert Guillaume Show

The Debbie Allen Special

Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

They Still Call Me Bruce

They Still Call Me Bruce

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Philmore Walker

John Grin's Christmas

John Grin's Christmas

1986 Actor Director

Passion and Memory

The ABC All-Star Spectacular

Prince Jack

Martin Luther King Jr.

The 17th Annual NAACP Image Awards

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Professor Mills

The 15th Annual NAACP Image Awards

Benson: The U.S. Goes to Market

The Kid with the Broken Halo

The Kid with the Broken Halo

Purlie

Purlie Victorious Judson

Magic with the Stars

Magic with the Stars

Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night

TV Guide Special, the 3rd Annual: 1981 - The Year in Television

Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

The Donna Summer Special

The Donna Summer Special

The John Davidson Show

The John Davidson Show

The Toni Tennille Show

Games People Play

Bob Hope in the Starmakers

Benson

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

The 58th Annual Photoplay Awards

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jack Klugman

Mel & Susan Together

Rich Little's Washington Follies

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

The Leslie Uggams Show

The Leslie Uggams Show

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