Robert Guillaume
Acting
Born: 1927-11-30 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sonny Bridges
Jeopardy!
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Diagnosis: Murder
Father Morrissey
The Love Boat
Frank Belloque
The Love Boat
Allan Curtis
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Tony Awards
Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
L.A. Law
Edward Rollins
Timon and Pumbaa
Rafiki (voice)
Touched by an Angel
Judge Dawes
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pete Fletcher
A Different World
Dean Winston
A Different World
Prof. Murphy
The Outer Limits
Mr. Brown
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Aaron Carothers
Hotel
North and South
Frederick Douglass
Sanford and Son
Moesha
Arthur
8 Simple Rules
Cody Grant
All in the Family
Dr. Franklin
The Jeffersons
Julia
The Bob Hope Show
The Singer
Benson
Benson DuBois
Good Times
The Proud Family
Dr. Parker (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Soap
Benson
The Lion King 1½
Rafiki (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Narrator (voice)