Robert Guillaume
Sign in to saveAmerican actor (1927-2017)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927-11-30
- Died
- 2017-10-24
- Works
- 13
Top works
- How to Manage Personal Finances Made Easy and Avoiding the College Debt Trap
- Deadly Purpose
- Cinderella
- The boy who cried wolf
- Why American Schools Are Unsafe
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Film & TV
Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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…
Known for
- Once Upon a Studio — Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)2023
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
- Columbus Circle — Howard Miles2012
- Satin — Doc Bishop2011
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self (archive footage)2009
- The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry — Mr. Barnes2008
- The Lion King 1½ — Rafiki (voice)2004
- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 — Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)2004
- Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 — Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)2004
- Century City2004
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Robert "Bob" Guillaume (born 30 November 1927) is 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 has spanned more than 50 years he has worked extensively on stage (including a Tony Award nomination), television (including winning two Emmy Awards), and film. In 1995 he received a Grammy Award in the category: Best Spok
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,771x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,716x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,737x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,081x
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Peter Williams , ( 1927-11-30 ) November 30, 1927, St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
- Died
- October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) (aged 89), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 1959–2017
- Known for
- Soap , Benson , Guys and Dolls , The Lion King
- Spouses
- Marlene Williams ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1984 ) Donna Brown-Guillaume ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 30 November 1927
- Died
- 24 October 2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
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, Guillaume worked extensively on stage, television and film. 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 again in 1985 on Benson. He also won a Grammy Award in 1995 for his spoken-word performance of an audiobook version of The Lion King. Guillaume was the first African-American actor to portray the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.
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