Robert Guillaume

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-11-30

Day of death

2017-10-24 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Robert Guillaume

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • A Different World

    A Different World

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Lion King

    The Lion King

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Sanford and Son

    Sanford and Son

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Julia

    Julia

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • North and South

    North and South

  • 8 Simple Rules

    8 Simple Rules

  • Timon and Pumbaa

    Timon and Pumbaa

  • Benson

    Benson

  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

    The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

  • The Lion King 1½

    The Lion King 1½

  • Soap

    Soap

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • Big Fish

    Big Fish

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio

  • The Meteor Man

    The Meteor Man

  • Sports Night

    Sports Night

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

    The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

  • Lean On Me

    Lean On Me

  • Death Warrant

    Death Warrant

  • Spy Hard

    Spy Hard

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • Saved by the Bell: The College Years

    Saved by the Bell: The College Years

  • Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

  • The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

    The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze

  • The Making of the Lion King

    The Making of the Lion King

  • Magic with the Stars

    Magic with the Stars

  • Jack's Place

    Jack's Place

  • S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

    S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

  • His Bodyguard

    His Bodyguard

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

    Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

  • The Kid from Left Field

    The Kid from Left Field

  • The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

    The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

  • Century City

    Century City

  • Children of the Dust

    Children of the Dust

  • Super Fly T.N.T.

    Super Fly T.N.T.

  • Pacific Station

    Pacific Station

  • Cosmic Slop

    Cosmic Slop

  • Pandora's Clock

    Pandora's Clock

  • The Kid with the Broken Halo

    The Kid with the Broken Halo

  • Prince Jack

    Prince Jack

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • Panic in the Skies

    Panic in the Skies

  • Purlie

    Purlie

  • Columbus Circle

    Columbus Circle

  • Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

    Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Fire and Rain

    Fire and Rain

  • Fish Police

    Fish Police

  • The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

    The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

  • Silicon Towers

    Silicon Towers

  • Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

    Merry Christmas, George Bailey!

  • Shari's Passover Surprise

    Shari's Passover Surprise

  • You Must Remember This

    You Must Remember This

  • Satin

    Satin

  • The Robert Guillaume Show

    The Robert Guillaume Show

  • Seems Like Old Times

    Seems Like Old Times

  • The Penthouse

    The Penthouse

  • 13th Child

    13th Child

  • Greyhounds

    Greyhounds

  • They Still Call Me Bruce

    They Still Call Me Bruce

  • John Grin's Christmas

    John Grin's Christmas

  • Mastergate

    Mastergate

  • Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

    Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

  • Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

    Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari

  • The Donna Summer Special

    The Donna Summer Special

  • Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

    Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

  • Passion and Memory

    Passion and Memory