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Robert Guillaume

Acting
Known For

89 Years Old

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.

Born

St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 30th November 1927

Died

24th October 2017

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Diagnosis: Murder Image
Diagnosis: Murder
Father Morrissey
The Love Boat Image
The Love Boat
Allan Curtis
The Love Boat Image
The Love Boat
Frank Belloque
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Image
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sonny Bridges
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Touched by an Angel Image
Touched by an Angel
Judge Dawes
Timon and Pumbaa Image
Timon and Pumbaa
Rafiki (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Hotel Image
Hotel
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Image
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Narrator (voice)
The Bob Hope Show Image
The Bob Hope Show
The Singer
The Proud Family Image
The Proud Family
Dr. Parker (voice)
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters Image
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
Burke's Law Image
Burke's Law
Eugene Sayers
8 Simple Rules Image
8 Simple Rules
Cody Grant
Julia Image
Julia
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Marcus Welby, M.D. Image
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Aaron Carothers
Moesha Image
Moesha
A Different World Image
A Different World
Prof. Murphy
A Different World Image
A Different World
Dean Winston
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Image
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pete Fletcher
North and South Image
North and South
Frederick Douglass
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)
Good Times Image
Good Times
L.A. Law Image
L.A. Law
Edward Rollins
Sports Night Image
Sports Night
Isaac Jaffe
Promised Land Image
Promised Land
Jack's Place Image
Jack's Place
No Image
Pacific Station
Detective Bob Ballard
Reading Rainbow Image
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Outer Limits Image
The Outer Limits
Mr. Brown
Saved by the Bell: The College Years Image
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
The Lion King Image
The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
All in the Family Image
All in the Family
Dr. Franklin
Soap Image
Soap
Benson
Benson Image
Benson
Benson DuBois
The Jeffersons Image
The Jeffersons
Sanford and Son Image
Sanford and Son
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Image
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish Image
Big Fish
Dr. Bennett (senior)
The Lion King 1½ Image
The Lion King 1½
Rafiki (voice)
Spy Hard Image
Spy Hard
Agent Steve Bishop
Once Upon a Studio Image
Once Upon a Studio
Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
Lean On Me Image
Lean On Me
Dr. Frank Napier
Death Warrant Image
Death Warrant
Hawkins
Century City Image
Century City
Fish Police Image
Fish Police
Children of the Dust Image
Children of the Dust
Mossburger
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze Image
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Pandora's Clock Image
Pandora's Clock
Ambassador Lee Lancaster
The Meteor Man Image
The Meteor Man
Ted Reed
Waking Sleeping Beauty Image
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Greyhounds Image
Greyhounds
Robert Smith
Night of 100 Stars Image
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Wanted: Dead or Alive Image
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Philmore Walker
Seems Like Old Times Image
Seems Like Old Times
Fred
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin Image
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
Satin Image
Satin
Doc Bishop
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Image
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Ben (voice)
Columbus Circle Image
Columbus Circle
Howard Miles
The Robert Guillaume Show Image
The Robert Guillaume Show
Edward Sawyer
13th Child Image
13th Child
Riley
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Image
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Image
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Mr. Barnes
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Image
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Panic in the Skies Image
Panic in the Skies
Rob Barnes
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Image
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Harlan Wade
The Penthouse Image
The Penthouse
Eugene St. Clair
Cosmic Slop Image
Cosmic Slop
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Super Fly T.N.T. Image
Super Fly T.N.T.
Jordan Gaines
Merry Christmas, George Bailey! Image
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
Mr. Gower
You Must Remember This Image
You Must Remember This
Uncle Buddy
The Making of the Lion King Image
The Making of the Lion King
Self - Host
Magic with the Stars Image
Magic with the Stars
Host
Mastergate Image
Mastergate
Senator Sellers
They Still Call Me Bruce Image
They Still Call Me Bruce
V.A. Officer Johnson
Fire and Rain Image
Fire and Rain
Carter
The Kid with the Broken Halo Image
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Blake
The Kid from Left Field Image
The Kid from Left Field
Larry Cooper
His Bodyguard Image
His Bodyguard
Garrett
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. Image
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Prof. Jason Mills
Silicon Towers Image
Silicon Towers
Detective Green
Prince Jack Image
Prince Jack
Martin Luther King
Purlie Image
Purlie
Purlie
No Image
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
No Image
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
No Image
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Reverend Devers
Shari's Passover Surprise Image
Shari's Passover Surprise
Robert
Christmas Image
Christmas
John Grin
No Image
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Passion and Memory Image
Passion and Memory
Host
The Donna Summer Special Image
The Donna Summer Special
An Angel