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.
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
Filmography49 titles
You Must Remember This
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
The Proud Family
All in the 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
L.A. Law
Benson
Greyhounds
A Different World
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Saturday Night Live
8 Simple Rules
Jeopardy!
The Lion King 1½
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Seems Like Old Times
The Love Boat
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Death Warrant
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
Great Performances
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Columbus Circle
First Kid
The Penthouse
Spy Hard
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
13th Child