Robert Guillaume
Actor · Director · ProducerRobert "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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FILMOGRAPHY
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Once Upon a Studio
2023
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Self
Columbus Circle
2012
Howard Miles
Satin
2011
Doc Bishop
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008
Mr. Barnes
The Lion King 1½
2004
Rafiki (voice)
- Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Big Fish
2003
Dr. Bennett (senior)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
Ben (voice)
- Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
13th Child
2002
Riley
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001
Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Silicon Towers
1999
Detective Green
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Rafiki (voice)
His Bodyguard
1998
Garrett
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
Mr. Gower
Spy Hard
1996
Agent Steve Bishop
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
Robert
- Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996
Reverend Devers
Panic in the Skies!
1996
Rob Barnes
First Kid
1996
Wilkes
The Lion King
1994
Rafiki (voice)
Cosmic Slop
1994
Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Greyhounds
1994
Robert Smith
The Making of the Lion King
1994
Self - Host
The Meteor Man
1993
Ted Reed
Mastergate
1992
Senator Sellers
You Must Remember This
1992
Uncle Buddy
Death Warrant
1990
Hawkins
Fire and Rain
1990
Carter
Lean On Me
1989
Dr. Frank Napier
The Penthouse
1989
Eugene St. Clair
- The Debbie Allen Special
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
Self
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989
Self
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Philmore Walker
They Still Call Me Bruce
1987
V.A. Officer Johnson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
Harlan Wade
John Grin's Christmas
1986
John Grin
Passion and Memory
1986
Host
Prince Jack
1985
Martin Luther King
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
Prof. Jason Mills
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
Blake
Magic with the Stars
1982
Self - Host
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Self
Purlie
1981
Purlie
Seems Like Old Times
1980
Fred
The Donna Summer Special
1980
An Angel
The Kid from Left Field
1979
Larry Cooper
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
Jordan Gaines
- S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
Self
