Acting credits
92
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Robert Guillaume
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 48Series: 45Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 8294
IMDb ID: nm0347039
Known for: Acting
Born: November 30, 1927
Died: October 24, 2017
Age: 89
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2023
Years active: 80
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q465442
Also known as
Bob Guillaume
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert Guillaume.
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Once Upon a Studio
2023 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Movie
as Howard Miles
Columbus Circle
2012 • Movie
as Doc Bishop
Satin
2011 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 • Movie
as Mr. Barnes
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008 • Movie
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King 1½
2004 • Movie
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Big Fish
2003 • Movie
as Ben (voice)
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003 • Movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003 • Movie
as Riley
13th Child
2002 • Movie
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
2001 • Movie
as Detective Green
Silicon Towers
1999 • Movie
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 • Movie
as Garrett
His Bodyguard
1998 • Movie
as Mr. Gower
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997 • Movie
as Rob Barnes
Panic in the Skies!
1996 • Movie
as Wilkes
First Kid
1996 • Movie
as Agent Steve Bishop
Spy Hard
1996 • Movie
as Robert
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996 • Movie
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Cosmic Slop
1994 • Movie
as Self - Host
The Making of the Lion King
1994 • Movie
as Robert Smith
Greyhounds
1994 • Movie
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King
1994 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Robert Guillaume.
as Judge • 1 eps
Century City
2004 • Series
as Cody Grant • 1 eps
8 Simple Rules
2002 • Series
as Dr. Parker (voice) • 1 eps
The Proud Family
2001 • Series
as Sonny Bridges • 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 • Series
as Isaac Jaffe • 45 eps
Sports Night
1998 • Series
as Ambassador Lee Lancaster • 2 eps
Pandora's Clock
1996 • Series
1 eps
Promised Land
1996 • Series
as Arthur • 1 eps
Moesha
1996 • Series
as Rafiki (voice) • 169 eps
Timon and Pumbaa
1995 • Series
as Mr. Brown • 1 eps
The Outer Limits
1995 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 39 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 • Series
as Mossburger • 2 eps
Children of the Dust
1995 • Series
as Judge Dawes • 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
1994 • Series
as Eugene Sayers • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1994 • Series
as Father Morrissey • 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 • Series
as Dr. Arthur Hemmings • 1 eps
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993 • Series
1 eps
Jack's Place
1992 • Series
as Det. Catfish (voice) • 6 eps
Fish Police
1992 • Series
as Bob Ballard • 13 eps
Pacific Station
1991 • Series
as Pete Fletcher • 1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 • Series
as Edward Sawyer • 12 eps
The Robert Guillaume Show
1989 • Series
as Dean Winston • 2 eps
A Different World
1987 • Series
2 eps
Crossbow
1987 • Series
as Edward Rollins • 1 eps
L.A. Law
1986 • Series