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Robert "Bob" Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is 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 has spanned more... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2011 Satin
Doc Bishop
 
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Sonny Bridges
 
2008 Storyline Online (TV series)
Guji Guji (2008)
 
2007 Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Video Game)
Dr. Eli Vance (voice)
 
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (Video Game)
Rafiki (voice: English version)
 
2006 Half-Life 2: Episode One (Video Game)
Dr. Eli Vance (voice)
 
2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)
Rafiki (voice: English version)
 
2004 Half-Life 2 (Video Game)
Dr. Eli Vance (voice)
 
2004 Century City (TV series)
Judge
To Know Her (2004) … Judge
 
2004 The Lion King 1 1/2 (video)
Rafiki (voice)
 
2003 Big Fish
Dr. Bennett - Senior
 
2003 Extreme Skate Adventure (Video Game) (voice)
 
2003 8 Simple Rules (TV series)
Cody Grant
 
2002 The Proud Family (TV series)
Dr. Parker
Behind Family Lines (2002) … Dr. Parker (voice)
 
2002 13th Child
Riley
 
2002 The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (video)
Ben (voice)
 
2000 Moesha (TV series)
Arthur, Dee's Father
All This, and Turkey Too (2000) … Arthur, Dee's Father
 
1995-2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Narrator
The Snow Queen (2000) … Narrator (voice)
Rip Van Winkle (2000) … Narrator (voice)
The Princess and the Pauper (2000) … Narrator (voice)
The Frog Princess (2000) … Narrator (voice)
Henny Penny (1999) … Narrator (voice)
 
1999 The Happy Prince (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1998 The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (video)
Rafiki (voice)
 
1998 His Bodyguard (TV movie)
Garrett
 
1998 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Mr. Brown
Monster (1998) … Mr. Brown
 
1998 The Easter Story Keepers (video) (singing voice)
 
1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Judge Dawes
Jones vs. God (1997) … Judge Dawes
 
1997 Goode Behavior (TV series)
Dr. Baxter
Goode Daddy (1997) … Dr. Baxter
 
1996 Promised Land (TV series)
Martin Woolridge
Christmas (1996) … Martin Woolridge
 
1996 Sparks (TV series)
Porky's Revenge (1996)
 
1996 Panic in the Skies! (TV movie)
Rob Barnes
 
1996 First Kid
Wilkes
 
1996 Shari's Passover Surprise (TV movie)
Robert
 
1996 Snow White (TV short) (voice)
 
1996 Alchemy (TV movie)
Merlin
 
1996 Crystal Cave (TV movie)
Merlin
 
1995 Children of the Dust (TV movie)
Mossburger
 
1994 Animated StoryBook: The Lion King (Video Game)
Rafiki (voice)
 
1994 Greyhounds (TV movie)
Robert Smith
 
1994 The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
 
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
Pete Fletcher
 
1994 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Citizen
Bug Off (1994) … Citizen (voice)
 
1994 Burke's Law (TV series)
Eugene Sayers
 
1994 Cosmic Slop (TV movie)
Gleason Golightly (segment "Space Traders")
 
1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years (TV series)
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
 
1993 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Father Morrissey
 
1993 The Addams Family (TV series)
Mr. Corblarb
Color Me Addams (1993) … Mr. Corblarb (voice)
 
1993 The Meteor Man
Ted Reed, Jeff's Father
 
1992 Mastergate (TV movie)
Sydley Sellers
 
1991-1992 A Different World (TV series)
Dean Winston / Prof. Murphy
To Be Continued (1991) … Dean Winston
 
1992 Driving Miss Daisy (TV movie)
Hoke Colburn
 
1992 Jack's Place (TV series)
Ted Sill
 
1992 Fish Police (TV series)
Det. Catfish
Beauty's Only Fin Deep (1992) … Det. Catfish (voice)
A Fish Out of Water (1992) … Det. Catfish (voice)
The Shell Game (1992) … Det. Catfish (voice)
No Way to Treat a Fillet-dy (1992) … Det. Catfish (voice)
The Codfather (1992) … Det. Catfish (voice)
 
1992 L.A. Law (TV series)
Kenneth Rollins
 
1992 Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (TV movie)
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
 
1992 You Must Remember This (TV movie)
Uncle Buddy
 
1989 Fire and Rain (TV movie)
Carter
 
1989 The Penthouse (TV movie)
Eugene St. Clair
 
1987 Crossbow (TV series)
Nolan Ben Sunniman Al Hedrem
 
1986 Hotel (TV series)
Frank Stoner
Shadow Play (1986) … Frank Stoner
 
1986 John Grin's Christmas (TV movie)
John Grin
 
1986 Wanted: Dead or Alive
Philmore Walker
 
1979-1986 Benson (TV series)
Benson DuBois
Hi, Society (1986) … Benson DuBois
Pardon Me (1986) … Benson DuBois
 
1985 North and South (TV mini-series)
Frederick Douglass
Episode #1.6 (1985) … Frederick Douglass (credit only)
Episode #1.5 (1985) … Frederick Douglass (credit only)
Episode #1.4 (1985) … Frederick Douglass (credit only)
 
1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie)
Blake
 
1981 Purlie (TV movie)
Purlie Victorious Judson
 
1977-1980 Soap (TV series)
Benson DuBois
Episode #3.22 (1980) … Benson DuBois
Episode #3.3 (1979) … Benson DuBois
Episode #3.2 (1979) … Benson DuBois
Episode #3.1 (1979) … Benson DuBois
Episode #2.22 (1979) … Benson DuBois
 
1980 The Donna Summer Special (TV movie)
An Angel
 
1979 The Kid from Left Field (TV movie)
Larry Cooper
 
1977 Good Times (TV series)
Fishbone
Requiem for a Wino (1977) … Fishbone
 
1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Charles Thompson
 
1975 All in the Family (TV series)
Dr. Franklin
Chain Letter (1975) … Dr. Franklin
 
1975 Sanford and Son (TV series)
Albert Brock
 
1973 Super Fly T.N.T.
Jordan Gaines
 
1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Carothers
The Soft Phrase of Peace (1970) … Carothers (as Bob Guillaume)
 
1969 Julia (TV series)
Robert Barron
The Wheel Deal (1969) … Robert Barron
 
1966 Porgy in Wien (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2001 The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (video) (performer: "The Lesson")
 
1999-2000 Sports Night (TV series)
Celebrities (2000) (performer: "How are Things in Glocca Morra" - uncredited)
How Are Things in Gloca Morra? (1999) (performer: "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" - uncredited)
 
2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
The Princess and the Pauper (2000) (writer: "What's Wrong With This Picture?")
 
1998 The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (video) (performer: "Upendi")
 
1981 Purlie (TV movie) (performer: "New Fangled Preacher Man", "The Harder They Fall", "Down Home", "Walk Him Up the Stairs / Epilogue")
 
1980 The Donna Summer Special (TV movie) (performer: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "The Man I Love")
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1986 John Grin's Christmas (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1986 John Grin's Christmas (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (80 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.2 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Behind the Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
The 80's (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Florence Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself
 
2007 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006-2007 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Himself
Gylne tabber og gylne øyeblikk (2007) … Himself
Episode #3.8 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself
Top 10 TV Spinoffs (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The 4th Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
Himself
Network Notes (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Inside TV Land: Primetime Politics (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 SoapTalk (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 December 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 December 2001 (2001) … Himself
Episode dated 3 December 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 31st NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: The Best Show You're Not Watching
 
2000 2000 Essence Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 The 13th Annual Genesis Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Surperfly: Ron O'Neal Story (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 
1998 Hollywood & Vinyl (TV series)
Himself
Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1997 Wheel of Fortune (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Celebrity Week 2 (1997) … Himself - Celebrity Contestant
 
1994 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
My Shadow (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
1994 Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1994 The Making of 'The Lion King' (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1992 Jeopardy! (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 5 (1992) … Himself - Contestant
 
1992 In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS (TV documentary)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.86 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 Great American Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 September 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 June 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 22nd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1985-1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Female Television Performer
 
1978-1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 26 February 1980 (1980) … Himself
Episode dated 5 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1985-1989 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 March 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 15 November 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1989 The Debbie Allen Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 October 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1986 Passion and Memory (TV documentary)
Himself - Host and Narrator
 
1986 The Bob Monkhouse Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.2 (1986) … Himself
 
1986 The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The 37th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play & Performer
 
1984 The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1984 The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
 
1979-1983 Family Feud (TV series)
Himself
Battle of the Perfect 10s (1983) … Himself
One Day at a Time vs. Benson (1979) … Himself
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1983 The 37th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1983 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
Robert Guilaume/Duran Duran (1983) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1983 Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 The 34th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Best Directing/Writing for a Comedy Series
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 Magic with the Stars (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1981 Games People Play (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 August 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 12 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 11 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 10 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 9 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 8 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1980 3-2-1 Contact (TV series)
Himself
Food/Fuel: Fueling Machines (1980) … Himself
Food/Fuel: Human Food (1980) … Himself
Food/Fuel: Animal Food (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Hot Hero Sandwich (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 December 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1979 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 October 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series & Presenter: Best Lead Actress/Actor in a Drama Series
 
1978 The Alan Hamel Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 December 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 December 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1978 The Jim Nabors Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.29 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Rich Little's Washington Follies (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 The Leslie Uggams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.9 (1969) … Himself
Episode #1.6 (1969) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 The Wire (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

Bob Guillaume

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Trivia:

Along with James Garner, he was among the original cast for "The Powers That Be" (1992) in the TV Guide Fall Preview. See more »

Trademark:

Gravelly, gregarious voice. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius