Robert Guillaume
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-11-30 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
2017-10-24
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.
Most Known For
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sonny Bridges
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
Jeopardy!
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
The Love Boat
as Frank Belloque
The Love Boat
as Allan Curtis
Diagnosis: Murder
as Father Morrissey
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Outer Limits
as Mr. Brown
Touched by an Angel
as Judge Dawes
L.A. Law
as Edward Rollins
Timon and Pumbaa
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King
as Rafiki (voice)
Hotel
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Pete Fletcher
North and South
as Frederick Douglass
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Aaron Carothers