Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor. He is known for his role as Benson 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.

Guillaume died on October 24, 2017 at his home in Los Angeles, California from prostate cancer at the age of 89.

Filmography

 * Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) – Jordan Gaines
 * Good Times (1977) – Fishbone – Theodopius P. Johnson
 * Soap (1977–1980, TV series) – Benson DuBois
 * The Kid from Left Field (1979, TV movie) – Larry Cooper
 * Benson (1979–1986, TV series) – Benson DuBois
 * Seems Like Old Times (1980) – Fred
 * The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982, TV movie) – Blake
 * The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983, TV movie) – Professor Mills
 * Prince Jack (1985) – Martin Luther King Jr.
 * John Grin's Christmas (1986) – John Grin. Guillaume also directed film.
 * North and South (1985, TV miniseries) – Frederick Douglass
 * Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) – Philmore Walker
 * They Still Call Me Bruce (1987) – V.A. Officer
 * Lean on Me (1989) – Dr. Frank Napier
 * The Penthouse (1989) – Eugene St. Clair
 * Death Warrant (1990) – Hawkins
 * Fish Police (1992) – Detective Catfish (voice)
 * The Meteor Man (1993) – Ted Reed, Jeff's Father
 * The Lion King (1994) – Rafiki (voice)
 * Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1994) – Citizen (voice)
 * Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995–2000, TV series) – Narrator (voice)
 * Spy Hard (1996) – Agent Steve Bishop
 * First Kid (1996) – Wilkes
 * The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998, Video) – Rafiki (voice)
 * Sports Night (1998–2000, TV series) – Isaac Jaffe
 * Silicon Towers (1999) – Detective Green
 * The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001, Video) – Mr. Thicknose (voice)
 * The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil (2002) – Riley
 * Unchained Memories (2003) – Reader
 * Big Fish (2003) – Dr. Bennett
 * The Lion King 1½ (2004, Video) – Rafiki (voice)
 * The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2009) – Mr. Barnes
 * Satin (2011) – Doc Bishop
 * Columbus Circle (2012) – Howard Miles

Other websites

 * St. Louis Walk of Fame
 * Robert Guillaume's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
 * St. Louis Walk of Fame
 * Robert Guillaume's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
 * Robert Guillaume's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project