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Robert Guillaume

Name in Native Language: "Robert Peter Williams" (English/EN)
Actor / Postal Worker / Motorman (rail Transportation) / Comedian | * 11/30/1927 († 89, 10/24/2017) | St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) 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. In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage, television and film. For his efforts he was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, and twice won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the character Benson DuBois, once in 1979 on Soap and in 1985 on Benson. He also won a Grammy Award in 1995 for his spoken word performance ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosoph ...

The Lion King

G

1994 | 4.1/5 | 1h 29min
Kids & Family, Animation, Drama
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When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, ...

Lean On Me

PG-13

1989 | 3.7/5 | 1h 48min
Drama
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A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion. ...

Benson

Certification unknown

1979 | 3.6/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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The offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment. ...

Sports Night

Certification unknown

1998 | 3.6/5 | 22min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Guillaume

Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Robert Guillaume as Actor(42)

as Rafiki (voice) (archive footage)2023 Once Upon a Studio
as himself2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Howard Miles2012 Columbus Circle
as Doc2011 Satin
as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Mr. Barnes2008 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
as Rafiki (voice)2004 The Lion King 1½
as Older Dr. Bennett2003 Big Fish
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
as Riley2002 13th Child
as Ben (voice)2002 The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)2001 The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze
as Detective Green2000 Silicon Towers
as Garrett1998 His Bodyguard
as Rafiki (voice)1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Agent Steve Bishop1996 Spy Hard
as Reverend Devers1996 Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story
as Rob Barnes1996 Panic in the Skies
as Robert1995 Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
as Robert Smith1994 Greyhounds
as Self - Host1994 The Making of the Lion King
as Gleason Golightly ("Space Traders")1994 Cosmic Slop
as Rafiki (voice)1994 The Lion King
as Ted Reed1993 The Meteor Man
as Uncle Buddy1992 You Must Remember This
as Senator Sellers1992 Mastergate
as Carter1990 Fire and Rain
as Hawkins1990 Death Warrant
as Dr. Frank Napier1989 Lean On Me
as Eugene St. Clair1989 The Penthouse
as Harlan Wade1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as Philmore Walker1987 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as V.A. Officer Johnson1987 They Still Call Me Bruce
as Host1986 Passion and Memory
as John Grin1986 Christmas
as Martin Luther King1985 Prince Jack
as Prof. Jason Mills1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Blake1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Purlie1981 Purlie
as Fred1980 Seems Like Old Times
as Larry Cooper1979 The Kid from Left Field
as Jordan Gaines1973 Super Fly T.N.T.

TV Shows/Series with Robert Guillaume as Actor(34)

2004 Century City
as Cody Grant2002 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
2001 The Proud Family
as Sonny Bridges2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Isaac Jaffe1998 Sports Night
1996 Promised Land
as Ambassador Lee Lancaster1996 Pandora's Clock
1996 Moesha
1995 Timon & Pumbaa
as Mossburger1995 Children of the Dust
as Judge Dawes1994 Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Arthur Hemmings1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years
as Father Morrissey1993 Diagnosis: Murder
1992 Fish Police
as Detective Bob Ballard1991 Pacific Station
as Pete Fletcher1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Edward Sawyer1989 The Robert Guillaume Show
as Dean Winston1987 A Different World
as Prof. Murphy1987 A Different World
as Edward Rollins1986 L.A. Law
1982 Hotel
as himself1980 Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Benson DuBois1979 Benson
as Frank Belloque1977 The Love Boat
as Allan Curtis1977 The Love Boat
as Benson1977 Soap
1975 The Jeffersons
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
1974 Good Times
1972 Sanford and Son
as Dr. Franklin1971 All in the Family
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Aaron Carothers1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1968 Julia

Movies with Robert Guillaume as Crew(3)

Directing/Director1986 Christmas
Production/Executive Producer1984 The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Production/Executive Producer1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Full Name: Robert Williams
Born: Wednesday, 11/30 1927 (November) in St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 10/24 2017 (October) in Los Angeles (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis University, Sumner High School, Karamu House
Other names for Robert Guillaume (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bob Guillaume"
"Robert Peter Williams"
"Guillaume" (Pseudonym)
Robert Guillaume frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Rue McClanahan (10x, Actress)
Norman Lear (10x, Crew)
Betty White (9x, Actress)
Dick Van Patten (9x, Actor)
Susan Harris (9x, Crew)
Frank Welker (5x, Actor)
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