Robert Guillaume
Acting

Robert Guillaume

Born 1927-11-30 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Died 2017-10-24

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.

ActorCastExecutive ProducerDirector

Known for

The Lion King★ 8.3Viewing moment
The Lion King
1994
Once Upon a Studio★ 8.4Viewing moment
Once Upon a Studio
2023
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride★ 6.9Viewing moment
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
The Lion King 1½★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Lion King 1½
2004
Big Fish★ 7.8Viewing moment
Big Fish
2003
Death Warrant★ 6.2Viewing moment
Death Warrant
1990
Spy Hard★ 5.4Viewing moment
Spy Hard
1996
Lean On Me★ 7.3Viewing moment
Lean On Me
1989
All in the Family★ 7.8Viewing moment
All in the Family
1971 · Series
Timon and Pumbaa★ 7.2Viewing moment
Timon and Pumbaa
1995 · Series
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze★ 6Viewing moment
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
Sanford and Son★ 7.5Viewing moment
Sanford and Son
1972 · Series
Columbus Circle★ 5.7Viewing moment
Columbus Circle
2012
The Meteor Man★ 5.7Viewing moment
The Meteor Man
1993
Wanted: Dead or Alive★ 5.9Viewing moment
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Seems Like Old Times★ 6.2Viewing moment
Seems Like Old Times
1980
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child★ 6.3Viewing moment
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
Benson★ 7.1Viewing moment
Benson
1979 · Series
Soap★ 7.3Viewing moment
Soap
1977 · Series
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives★ 5.9Viewing moment
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Julia★ 6.4Viewing moment
Julia
1968 · Series
Sports Night★ 7.3Viewing moment
Sports Night
1998 · Series
Waking Sleeping Beauty★ 7.2Viewing moment
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina★ 5.2Viewing moment
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
2002
Promised Land★ 6.5Viewing moment
Promised Land
1996 · Series
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
Night of 100 StarsViewing moment
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Panic in the Skies★ 4.6Viewing moment
Panic in the Skies
1996
Saved by the Bell: The College Years★ 6.9Viewing moment
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993 · Series
Jack's Place★ 8Viewing moment
Jack's Place
1992 · Series
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters★ 6Viewing moment
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980 · Series
Purlie★ 7Viewing moment
Purlie
1981
The Making of the Lion KingViewing moment
The Making of the Lion King
1994
They Still Call Me Bruce★ 5Viewing moment
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel★ 7Viewing moment
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
Fish Police★ 5.7Viewing moment
Fish Police
1992 · Series
Pacific Station★ 5.7Viewing moment
Pacific Station
1991 · Series
Cosmic Slop★ 6Viewing moment
Cosmic Slop
1994
Satin★ 3.5Viewing moment
Satin
2011
Super Fly T.N.T.★ 5.6Viewing moment
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973

Frequent collaborators

Ernie SabellaErnie SabellaFrank WelkerFrank WelkerJay SandrichJay SandrichJim CummingsJim CummingsWilliam SmithWilliam SmithRob PaulsenRob PaulsenKatherine HelmondKatherine HelmondTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille