Robert Guillaume

Born: 1927-11-30, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: 2017-10-24

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.

Filmography

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
• The Love Boat (1977)
• L.A. Law (1986)
• The Lion King (1994)
• A Different World (1987)
• Timon and Pumbaa (1995)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
• Hotel (1982)
• Touched by an Angel (1994)
• The Outer Limits (1995)
• Sanford and Son (1972)
• Moesha (1996)
• The Jeffersons (1975)
• All in the Family (1971)
• North and South (1985)
• The Bob Hope Show (1950)
• Soap (1977)
• Julia (1968)
• Benson (1979)
• The Proud Family (2001)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)
• Big Fish (2003)
• Crossbow (1987)
• Once Upon a Studio (2023)
• Spy Hard (1996)
• Death Warrant (1990)