
Robert Guillaume
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

The Donna Summer Special
1980 · 10.0

Passion and Memory
1986 · 10.0

His Bodyguard
1998 · 10.0

Prince Jack
1985 · 9.0

You Must Remember This
1992 · 8.5

Once Upon a Studio
2023 · 8.3

The Lion King
1994 · 8.3

Good Times
1974 · 8.0

Jack's Place
1992 · 8.0
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
1996 · 8.0

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · 7.9

All in the Family
1971 · 7.8

Big Fish
2003 · 7.7

The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7

The Proud Family
2001 · 7.7

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 7.6

Sanford and Son
1972 · 7.5

North and South
1985 · 7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987 · 7.4

The Jeffersons
1975 · 7.3

Soap
1977 · 7.3

Sports Night
1998 · 7.3

Lean On Me
1989 · 7.3

Timon and Pumbaa
1995 · 7.3

Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2

A Different World
1987 · 7.2

Children of the Dust
1995 · 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · 7.1

L.A. Law
1986 · 7.0

The Bob Hope Show
1950 · 7.0

Benson
1979 · 7.0

Greyhounds
1994 · 7.0

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996 · 7.0

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · 6.9

Moesha
1996 · 6.9

Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993 · 6.9

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008 · 6.9

8 Simple Rules
2002 · 6.8

Burke's Law
1994 · 6.8

Hotel
1982 · 6.7

The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982 · 6.7

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · 6.6

The Lion King 1½
2004 · 6.6

Promised Land
1996 · 6.5

John Grin's Christmas
1986 · 6.5

Purlie
1981 · 6.5

Julia
1968 · 6.4

The Kid from Left Field
1979 · 6.4

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · 6.3

Crossbow
1987 · 6.3

Mastergate
1992 · 6.3

Seems Like Old Times
1980 · 6.3

Fire and Rain
1990 · 6.3

Death Warrant
1990 · 6.3

The Love Boat
1977 · 6.2

The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001 · 6.1

Century City
2004 · 6.0

The Robert Guillaume Show
1989 · 6.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987 · 6.0

Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997 · 6.0

The Meteor Man
1993 · 5.9

Fish Police
1992 · 5.8

First Kid
1996 · 5.8

Panic in the Skies!
1996 · 5.8

Columbus Circle
2012 · 5.8

Pacific Station
1991 · 5.7

Pandora's Clock
1996 · 5.7

Super Fly T.N.T.
1973 · 5.7

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983 · 5.6

Spy Hard
1996 · 5.4

They Still Call Me Bruce
1987 · 5.3

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003 · 5.3

Cosmic Slop
1994 · 5.2

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003 · 5.2

Silicon Towers
1999 · 5.0

Satin
2011 · 3.8

13th Child
2002 · 2.7

The Easter Story Keepers
1998 · 2.0
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004 · 0.0
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004 · 0.0
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari
2003 · 0.0