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Robert Guillaume

Acting · Born November 30, 1927 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Movies with Robert Guillaume

• The Lion King (1994) — Rafiki (voice)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) — Rafiki (voice)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004) — Rafiki (voice)
• Big Fish (2003) — Dr. Bennett (senior)
• Once Upon a Studio (2023) — Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
• Spy Hard (1996) — Agent Steve Bishop
• Death Warrant (1990) — Hawkins
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) — Philmore Walker
• The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001) — Mr. Thicknose (voice)
• First Kid (1996) — Wilkes
• Lean On Me (1989) — Dr. Frank Napier
• The Meteor Man (1993) — Ted Reed

TV shows with Robert Guillaume

• Timon and Pumbaa (1995) — Rafiki (voice)
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) — Narrator (voice)
• Benson (1979) — Benson DuBois
• Soap (1977) — Benson
• Sports Night (1998) — Isaac Jaffe
• Fish Police (1992) — Det. Catfish (voice)
• Pacific Station (1991) — Bob Ballard
• The Robert Guillaume Show (1989) — Edward Sawyer