Robert Guillaume
American actor (1927-2017) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 89
Robert Guillaume was an American actor and singer. He played Benson DuBois in the ABC television series Soap and its spin-off, Benson. He also voiced the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King, and played Isaac Jaffe in Aaron Sorkin's dramedy Sports Night.
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2017Died24 October 20172011
SatinFilm, Doc Bishop2008
The Secrets of Jonathan SperryFilm, Mr. Barnes2003
Big FishFilm, Dr. Bennett (senior)2002
8 Simple RulesSeries, Cody Grant2001
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeFilm, Mr. Thicknose (voice)2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries, Sonny Bridges1998
The Lion King II: Simba's PrideFilm, Rafiki (voice)1996
First KidFilm, Wilkes1995Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for ChildrenAward
The Outer LimitsSeries, 1995Mr. Brown1992
MastergateFilm, Senator Sellers1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries, Pete Fletcher1989
Lean On MeFilm, Dr. Frank Napier1986
L.A. LawSeries, Edward Rollins
John Grin's ChristmasFilm, 1986Director1985Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesAward1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Film, Producer1982
HotelSeries1981
PurlieFilm, Purlie1979Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesAward
The Kid from Left FieldFilm, 1979Larry Cooper1977
The Love BoatSeries, Frank Belloque1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinFilm1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series, Aaron Carothers1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1927Born30 November 1927
SatinFilm, Doc Bishop2008The Secrets of Jonathan SperryFilm, Mr. Barnes2003Big FishFilm, Dr. Bennett (senior)20028 Simple RulesSeries, Cody Grant2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeFilm, Mr. Thicknose (voice)2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries, Sonny Bridges1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideFilm, Rafiki (voice)1996First KidFilm, Wilkes1995Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for ChildrenAwardThe Outer LimitsSeries, 1995Mr. Brown1992MastergateFilm, Senator Sellers1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries, Pete Fletcher1989Lean On MeFilm, Dr. Frank Napier1986L.A. LawSeries, Edward RollinsJohn Grin's ChristmasFilm, 1986Director1985Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesAward1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Film, Producer1982HotelSeries1981PurlieFilm, Purlie1979Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesAwardThe Kid from Left FieldFilm, 1979Larry Cooper1977The Love BoatSeries, Frank Belloque1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinFilm1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Series, Aaron Carothers1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1927Born30 November 1927People around Robert
Close ties
Richard D. Zanuck Produced Driving Miss Daisy and Big Fish
Leslie H. Martinson Directed The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
Matthew Broderick Also in The Lion King (1994)
James Earl Jones Also in The Meteor Man and The Lion King
Moira Kelly Also in The Lion King (1994)
Nathan Lane Also in The Lion King (1994)
Jim Cummings Also in The Lion King (1994)
Bill Conti Wrote Spy Hard, North and South and Lean on Me
Ernie Sabella Also in The Lion King (1994)
Gary Sherman Directed Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)
Gary Coleman Also in The Kid from Left Field (1979)
Morgan Freeman Also in Driving Miss Daisy and Lean on Me
Eddie Murphy Also in Oil Is Us
Whoopi Goldberg Also in The Lion King and The Lion King 1½
Tim Burton Directed Big Fish (2004)
John G. Avildsen Directed Lean on Me (1989)
Kevin Pollak Produced Columbus Circle (2012)
Lesley-Anne Down Also in North and South and 13th Child
Inga Swenson Also in North and South and Benson
Robert Townsend Directed The Meteor Man (1993)
Edward Hibbert Also in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)- Ron O'Neal Directed Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
- David L. Wolper Produced North and South (1994)
Roger Birnbaum Produced First Kid (1996)
Known for
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Once Upon a Studio 2023
The Lion King 1994
Big Fish 2003
Lean On Me 1989
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
107 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2017 · aged 89
