Robert Guillaume(1927-2017)

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Producer
Director

An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed and a detective arrives to begin the investigation.

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Columbus Circle (2012)

Robert Peter Williams Guillaume was an actor from St. Louis, Missouri who was known for playing Rafiki from The Lion King, Benson DuBois from Soap and Benson, and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls. He had five children from two marriages. He passed away in October 24, 2017 due to prostate cancer complications.

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 6 wins & 18 nominations total

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Robert Guillaume in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Cal Gibson and Robert Guillaume in Good Times (1974)

Robert Guillaume in 8 Simple Rules (2002)

Robert Guillaume, Caroline McWilliams, James Noble, and Lewis J. Stadlen in Benson (1979)

Robert Guillaume and Caroline McWilliams in Benson (1979)

Missy Gold, Robert Guillaume, Caroline McWilliams, and James Noble in Benson (1979)

Robert Guillaume and James Noble in Benson (1979)

Robert Guillaume and Inga Swenson in Benson (1979)

Known for

Benson

7.1

TV Series

Benson DuBois

The Lion King

8.5

Rafiki(voice)

1994

Sports Night

8.3

TV Series

Isaac Jaffe

Big Fish

8.0

Dr. Bennett (senior)

2003

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Actor

Off the Beach
- Dr. Black
- Short
- 2013
Wanda Sykes Presents Herlarious
- Historian
- TV Series
- 2013
Columbus Circle
- Howard Miles
- 2012
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
- Rafiki (voice)
- Video Game
- 2012
Satin
- Doc Bishop
- 2011
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Sonny Bridges
- TV Series
- 2008
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
- Mr. Barnes
- 2008
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Dr. Eli Vance (voice)
- Video Game
- 2007
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
- Rafiki (English version, voice)
- Video Game
- 2007
Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Dr. Eli Vance (voice)
- Video Game
- 2006
Kingdom Hearts II
- Rafiki (English version, voice)
- Video Game
- 2005
Half-Life 2
- Dr. Eli Vance (voice)
- Video Game
- 2004
Rafiki's Challenge
- Rafiki (voice)
- Video Game
- 2004
Century City
- Judge
- TV Series
- 2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 1.5
- Rafiki (voice)
- Video Game
- 2004

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Director

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Official sites
- Broadway org.
- Facebook
Alternative name
- Bob Guillaume
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- November 30, 1927
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
- October 24, 2017
- Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from prostate cancer)
Spouses
Children
Other works
TV commercial for Philip's Milk of Magnesia.
Publicity listings
- 5 Articles
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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Trivia
Is the first Black actor to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. As of 2016, he is the only Black performer to win both of them, and he was the only Black to win any of the two awards until 2017 (when Donald Glover won Lead Actor in a Comedy Series). He still remains the only Black to win an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as of 2017.