Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

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)

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Spy Hard

As Agent Steve Bishop

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The Meteor Man

As Ted Reed

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The Lion King 1½

As Rafiki (voice)

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

As Philmore Walker

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The Lion King

As Rafiki (voice)

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The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

As Mr. Thicknose (voice)

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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

As Rafiki (voice)

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Seems Like Old Times

As Fred

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13th Child

As Riley

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Lean On Me

As Dr. Frank Napier

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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

As Ben (voice)

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Death Warrant

As Hawkins

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They Still Call Me Bruce

As V.A. Officer Johnson

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Satin

As Doc Bishop

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Shari's Passover Surprise

As Robert

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Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

As Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

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Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

As Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)

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Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

As Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)

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The Kid with the Broken Halo

As Blake

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Super Fly T.N.T.

As Jordan Gaines

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The Kid from Left Field

As Larry Cooper

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Fire and Rain

As Carter

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Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

As Reverend Devers

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Magic with the Stars

As Host

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Once Upon a Studio

As Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

As Self (archive footage)

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Panic in the Skies

As Rob Barnes

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Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

As Mr. Gower

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Cosmic Slop

As Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')

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Prince Jack

As Martin Luther King

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The Donna Summer Special

As An Angel

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Christmas

As John Grin

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The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

As Mr. Barnes

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Purlie

As Purlie

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The Penthouse

As Eugene St. Clair

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Mastergate

As Senator Sellers

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The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

As Prof. Jason Mills

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His Bodyguard

As Garrett

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Columbus Circle

As Howard Miles

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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

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Greyhounds

As Robert Smith

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

As Harlan Wade

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Silicon Towers

As Detective Green

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You Must Remember This

As Uncle Buddy

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S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

As Self

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The Making of the Lion King

As Self - Host

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Night of 100 Stars

As Self

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Passion and Memory

As Host

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

As Self

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Good Times

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

As Sonny Bridges

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L.A. Law

As Edward Rollins

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The Love Boat

As Frank Belloque

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Benson

As Benson DuBois

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Touched by an Angel

As Judge Dawes

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

As Pete Fletcher

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All in the Family

As Dr. Franklin

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The Jeffersons

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Sports Night

As Isaac Jaffe

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Saved by the Bell: The College Years

As Dr. Arthur Hemmings

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

As Aaron Carothers

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Sanford and Son

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Hotel

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Diagnosis: Murder

As Father Morrissey

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Moesha

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8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter

As Cody Grant

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Timon and Pumbaa

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Century City

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Julia

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Promised Land

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Pacific Station

As Detective Bob Ballard

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The Robert Guillaume Show

As Edward Sawyer

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Fish Police

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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

As Self

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Jack's Place

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North and South

As Frederick Douglass

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Tony Awards

As Self (archive footage)

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Saturday Night Live

As Self - Host

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The Mike Douglas Show

As Self

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The Outer Limits

As Mr. Brown

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Soap

As Benson

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The Bob Hope Show

As The Singer

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Reading Rainbow

As Himself - Narrator (voice)

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Children of the Dust

As Mossburger

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A Different World

As Dean Winston

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

As Self

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Pandora's Clock

As Ambassador Lee Lancaster

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Burke's Law

As Eugene Sayers

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The Proud Family

As Dr. Parker (voice)

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

As Narrator (voice)

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Great Performances

As Self