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Robert Guillaume
Deceased

How Did Robert Guillaume Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 89
Also known asBob GuillaumeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/11/1927Born inSt. Louis, Missouri, USADied24/10/2017 (aged 89)Died inLos AngelesCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ465442 ↗Buried atInglewood Park CemeteryTMDb#8294 ↗

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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Filmography77 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023Once Upon a StudioMovieRafiki (voice) (archive sound)96
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovieSelf94
2012Columbus CircleMovieHoward Miles85
2009Waking Sleeping BeautyMovieSelf (archive footage)82
2008The Secrets of Jonathan SperryMovieMr. Barnes81
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0MovieRafiki (voice) (archive audio)77
2003Big FishMovieDr. Bennett (senior)76
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaMovieBen (voice)76
20028 Simple RulesSeriesCody Grant75
2001The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeMovieMr. Thicknose (voice)74
2001The Proud FamilySeriesDr. Parker (voice)74
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesSonny Bridges73
1999Silicon TowersMovieDetective Green72
1998Sports NightSeriesIsaac Jaffe71
1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideMovieRafiki (voice)71
1998The Easter Story KeepersMovieBen (voice)71
1997Merry Christmas, George BaileyMovieMr. Gower70
1996Promised LandSeries—69
1996MoeshaSeriesArthur69
1996Spy HardMovieAgent Steve Bishop69
1996Pandora's ClockSeriesAmbassador Lee Lancaster69
1996First KidMovieWilkes69
1996Panic in the Skies!MovieRob Barnes69
1996Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover SurpriseMovieRobert69
1995The Outer LimitsSeriesMr. Brown68
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesNarrator (voice)68
1995Timon and PumbaaSeriesRafiki (voice)68
1995Children of the DustSeriesMossburger68
1994Touched by an AngelSeriesJudge Dawes67
1994Burke's LawSeriesEugene Sayers67
1994The Lion KingMovieRafiki (voice)67
1994Cosmic SlopMovieGleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')67
1994GreyhoundsMovieRobert Smith67
1994The Making of the Lion KingMovieSelf - Host67
1993Diagnosis: MurderSeriesFather Morrissey66
1993The Meteor ManMovieTed Reed66
1993Saved by the Bell: The College YearsSeriesDr. Arthur Hemmings66
1992Jack's PlaceSeries—65
1992Fish PoliceSeriesDet. Catfish (voice)65
1992MastergateMovieSenator Sellers65
1992You Must Remember ThisMovieUncle Buddy65
1991Pacific StationSeriesBob Ballard64
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeriesPete Fletcher63
1990Death WarrantMovieHawkins63
1989Lean On MeMovieDr. Frank Napier62
1989Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefMovieSelf62
1987A Different WorldSeriesDean Winston60
1987CrossbowSeries—60
1987Wanted: Dead or AliveMoviePhilmore Walker60
1987They Still Call Me BruceMovieV.A. Officer Johnson60
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelMovieHarlan Wade60
1986L.A. LawSeriesEdward Rollins59
1985North and SouthSeriesFrederick Douglass58
1984Jeopardy!SeriesSelf57
1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)56
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.MovieProf. Jason Mills56
1982HotelSeries—55
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf55
1982Magic with the StarsMovieSelf - Host55
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloMovieBlake55
1980Seems Like Old TimesMovieFred53
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSeriesSelf53
1980The Donna Summer SpecialMovieAn Angel53
1979BensonSeriesBenson DuBois52
1977The Love BoatSeriesAllan Curtis50
1977SoapSeriesBenson50
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Host48
1975The JeffersonsSeries—48
1974Good TimesSeries—47
1973Super Fly T.N.T.MovieJordan Gaines46
1972Sanford and SonSeries—45
1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S GershwinMovieSelf45
1971All in the FamilySeriesDr. Franklin44
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.SeriesAaron Carothers42
1968JuliaSeries—41
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf34
1950The Bob Hope ShowSeriesThe Singer23