Robert Guillaume

Acting · Born 1927-11-30 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
• Columbus Circle (2012)
• Satin (2011)
• Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
• The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)
• Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 (2004)
• Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 (2004)
• Big Fish (2003)
• Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari (2003)
• Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
• 13th Child (2002)
• Silicon Towers (1999)
• His Bodyguard (1998)
• Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
• Spy Hard (1996)
• Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
• Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
• Panic in the Skies! (1996)
• First Kid (1996)
• Cosmic Slop (1994)
• Greyhounds (1994)
• The Making of the Lion King (1994)
• The Meteor Man (1993)
• Mastergate (1992)