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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Big Fish
As Dr. Bennett (senior)
Spy Hard
As Agent Steve Bishop
The Meteor Man
As Ted Reed
The Lion King 1½
As Rafiki (voice)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As Philmore Walker
The Lion King
As Rafiki (voice)
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
As Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
As Rafiki (voice)
Seems Like Old Times
As Fred
13th Child
As Riley
Lean On Me
As Dr. Frank Napier
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
As Ben (voice)
Death Warrant
As Hawkins
They Still Call Me Bruce
As V.A. Officer Johnson
Satin
As Doc Bishop
Shari's Passover Surprise
As Robert
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
As Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
As Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
As Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
The Kid with the Broken Halo
As Blake
Super Fly T.N.T.
As Jordan Gaines
The Kid from Left Field
As Larry Cooper
Fire and Rain
As Carter
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
As Reverend Devers
Magic with the Stars
As Host
Once Upon a Studio
As Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
As Self (archive footage)
Panic in the Skies
As Rob Barnes
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
As Mr. Gower
Cosmic Slop
As Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Prince Jack
As Martin Luther King
The Donna Summer Special
As An Angel
Christmas
As John Grin
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
As Mr. Barnes
Purlie
As Purlie
The Penthouse
As Eugene St. Clair
Mastergate
As Senator Sellers
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
As Prof. Jason Mills
His Bodyguard
As Garrett
Columbus Circle
As Howard Miles
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Greyhounds
As Robert Smith
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
As Harlan Wade
Silicon Towers
As Detective Green
You Must Remember This
As Uncle Buddy
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
As Self
The Making of the Lion King
As Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
As Self
Passion and Memory
As Host
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
As Self
Good Times
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As Sonny Bridges
L.A. Law
As Edward Rollins
The Love Boat
As Frank Belloque
Benson
As Benson DuBois
Touched by an Angel
As Judge Dawes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
As Pete Fletcher
All in the Family
As Dr. Franklin
The Jeffersons
Sports Night
As Isaac Jaffe
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
As Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Marcus Welby, M.D.
As Aaron Carothers
Sanford and Son
Hotel
Diagnosis: Murder
As Father Morrissey
Moesha
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
As Cody Grant
Timon and Pumbaa
Century City
Julia
Promised Land
Pacific Station
As Detective Bob Ballard
The Robert Guillaume Show
As Edward Sawyer
Fish Police
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
As Self
Jack's Place
North and South
As Frederick Douglass
Tony Awards
As Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
As Self
The Outer Limits
As Mr. Brown
Soap
As Benson
The Bob Hope Show
As The Singer
Reading Rainbow
As Himself - Narrator (voice)
Children of the Dust
As Mossburger
A Different World
As Dean Winston
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
As Self
Pandora's Clock
As Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Burke's Law
As Eugene Sayers
The Proud Family
As Dr. Parker (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As Narrator (voice)
Great Performances
As Self