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Aliases: Bob Guillaume

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Movie Involvements: 38

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

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 Famous Work

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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8

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

(2000) Sonny Bridges
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Father Morrissey
Tony Awards
Average
5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Performer
The Outer Limits
Average
8

The Outer Limits

(1995) Mr. Brown
Marcus Welby, M.D.
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7

Marcus Welby, M.D.

(1969) Aaron Carothers
L.A. Law
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7

L.A. Law

(1986) Edward Rollins
North and South
Average
7

North and South

(1985) Frederick Douglass
Burke's Law
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7

Burke's Law

(1994) Eugene Sayers

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)
2021 Self
2012 Howard Miles
2011 Doc Bishop
2009 Self (archive footage)
2008 Mr. Barnes
2004 Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
N/A
Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Rafiki (voice)
2003 Dr. Bennett (senior)
Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Ben (voice)
N/A
2002 Riley
Cody Grant
2001 Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Dr. Parker (voice)
2000 Sonny Bridges
1999 Detective Green
1998 Rafiki (voice)
Isaac Jaffe
Garrett
1997 Mr. Gower
1996 Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Rob Barnes
N/A
Reverend Devers
Agent Steve Bishop
Robert
N/A
1995 N/A
Mr. Brown
Narrator (voice)
Mossburger
1994 Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Judge Dawes
Rafiki (voice)
Robert Smith
Self - Host
Eugene Sayers
1993 Father Morrissey
Ted Reed
Dr. Arthur Hemmings
1992 Senator Sellers
N/A
N/A
Uncle Buddy
1991 Detective Bob Ballard
1990 Carter
Hawkins
Pete Fletcher
1989 Edward Sawyer
Eugene St. Clair
Dr. Frank Napier
1987 Harlan Wade
Dean Winston
Prof. Murphy
V.A. Officer Johnson
Philmore Walker
1986 John Grin
Edward Rollins
Host
1985 Martin Luther King
Frederick Douglass
1983 Himself - Narrator (voice)
Prof. Jason Mills
1982 N/A
Blake
Self
Host
1981 Purlie
1980 Fred
Self
An Angel
1979 Larry Cooper
Benson DuBois
1977 Frank Belloque
Allan Curtis
Benson
1975 Self - Host
N/A
1974 N/A
1973 Jordan Gaines
1972 Self
N/A
1971 Self
Dr. Franklin
1969 Aaron Carothers
1968 N/A
1962 Self
1961 Self
Self - Co-Host
1956 Self (archive footage)
Self - Presenter
Self - Performer
1950 The Singer
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1986 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1984 Executive Producer
1983 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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