Biography
Robert Guillaume
Acting
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 Wikip…
Career works
97
Movies
52
Series
45
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
11/30/1927
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Date of death
10/24/2017
Filmography highlights
Movies
Once Upon a Studio
2023 · 8.3
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Columbus Circle
2012 · 5.8
Satin
2011 · 3.8
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · 7.2
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008 · 6.9
The Lion King 1½
2004 · 6.6
Big Fish
2003 · 7.8
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003 · 5.3
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003 · 5.2
13th Child
2002 · 2.8
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001 · 6.1
Silicon Towers
1999 · 5.0
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · 6.9
His Bodyguard
1998 · 10.0
Series
Century City
2004 · 6.0
8 Simple Rules
2002 · 6.8
The Proud Family
2001 · 7.7
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · 7.6
Sports Night
1998 · 7.3
Pandora's Clock
1996 · 5.5
Promised Land
1996 · 6.5
Moesha
1996 · 7.1
Timon and Pumbaa
1995 · 7.2
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · 6.3
Children of the Dust
1995 · 7.1
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Burke's Law
1994 · 6.8
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · 7.1