Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Award — Best Spoken Word Album for Children · 1995
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1985
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1979
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1977 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
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Once Upon a Studio
The Lion King
Reading Rainbow
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
Good Times
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Big Fish
All in the Family
The Proud Family
The Outer Limits
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
North and South
Sanford and Son
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sports Night
Lean on Me
Soap
The Jeffersons
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Timon and Pumbaa
Touched by an Angel
Moesha
Diagnosis: Murder
A Different World
L.A. Law
Benson
Greyhounds
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Jeopardy!
Saturday Night Live
8 Simple Rules
The Lion King 1½
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Seems Like Old Times
The Love Boat
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Death Warrant
Great Performances
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Columbus Circle
First Kid
The Penthouse
Spy Hard
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Silicon Towers
13th Child