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Robert Guillaume
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American actor (1927-2017)
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Robert Peter Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor, singer, voice actor, and former motorman. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was an African American citizen of the United States who served in the United States Army. Guillaume studied at Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University. He resided in Los Angeles, where he died of prostate cancer.
His career included work in acting, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Guillaume is recognized by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He spoke English and used the pseudonym Guillaume.
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Person · Open Library
- 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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 2017
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,335
- Total plays
- 20,907
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
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 342
- Cited by
- 7,459
Research areas
Most cited works
- Correlated gene expression supports synchronous activity in brain networks2015 · 689 cit
- Metformin, Independent of AMPK, Induces mTOR Inhibition and Cell-Cycle Arrest through REDD12011 · 619 cit
- Resveratrol Promotes Autophagic Cell Death in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Cells via JNK-Mediated p62/SQSTM1 Expression and AMPK Activation2010 · 367 cit
- Is it time to revise the diagnostic criteria for apathy in brain disorders? The 2018 international consensus group2018 · 301 cit
- Metformin inhibits melanoma development through autophagy and apoptosis mechanisms2011 · 295 cit
via OpenAlex · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,762x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,528x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,809x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,769x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,465x
via Crossref · CC0
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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Encyclopedic overview
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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