Robert Guillaume: movies and TV shows
Robert Guillaume has 106 credits in the archive: 56 films and 50 TV series, from 1944 to 2023. Highest rated: Once Upon a Studio (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2023 · busiest year: 1996 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Rafiki (voice) (archive sound) | Film | 8.3 | 95 |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film | — | 93 |
| 2012 | Columbus Circle | Howard Miles | Film | 5.8 | 84 |
| 2011 | Satin | Doc Bishop | Film | 3.8 | 83 |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 81 |
| 2008 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | Mr. Barnes | Film | 6.9 | 80 |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Rafiki (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 76 |
| 2004 | Century City | Judge | TV | 6.0 | 76 |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 | Rafiki (voice) (archive audio) | Film | — | 76 |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 | Rafiki (voice) (archive sound) | Film | — | 76 |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Dr. Bennett (senior) | Film | 7.8 | 75 |
| 2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Ben (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 75 |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Film | 5.2 | 75 | |
| 2003 | Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari | Rafiki (voice) (archive audio) | Film | — | 75 |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Cody Grant | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 2002 | 13th Child | Riley | Film | 2.8 | 74 |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Dr. Parker (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 73 |
| 2001 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | Mr. Thicknose (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 73 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sonny Bridges | TV | 7.6 | 72 |
| 1999 | Silicon Towers | Detective Green | Film | 5.0 | 71 |
| 1998 | Sports Night | Isaac Jaffe | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Rafiki (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 70 |
| 1998 | His Bodyguard | Garrett | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Mr. Gower | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1996 | Moesha | Arthur | TV | 7.1 | 68 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | TV | 6.5 | 68 | |
| 1996 | Spy Hard | Agent Steve Bishop | Film | 5.4 | 68 |
| 1996 | Pandora's Clock | Ambassador Lee Lancaster | TV | 5.5 | 68 |
| 1996 | First Kid | Wilkes | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 1996 | Panic in the Skies! | Rob Barnes | Film | 5.8 | 68 |
| 1996 | Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise | Robert | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Reverend Devers | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Mr. Brown | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1995 | Timon and Pumbaa | Rafiki (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 67 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1995 | Children of the Dust | Mossburger | TV | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Rafiki (voice) | Film | 8.3 | 66 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Judge Dawes | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Eugene Sayers | TV | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1994 | The Making of the Lion King | Self - Host | Film | 10.0 | 66 |
| 1994 | Greyhounds | Robert Smith | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop | Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders') | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Father Morrissey | TV | 7.1 | 65 |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The College Years | Dr. Arthur Hemmings | TV | 6.9 | 65 |
| 1993 | The Meteor Man | Ted Reed | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1992 | Jack's Place | TV | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Det. Catfish (voice) | TV | 5.7 | 64 |
| 1992 | Mastergate | Senator Sellers | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1992 | You Must Remember This | Uncle Buddy | Film | 8.5 | 64 |
| 1991 | Pacific Station | Bob Ballard | TV | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Pete Fletcher | TV | 7.9 | 62 |
| 1990 | Death Warrant | Hawkins | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1990 | Fire and Rain | Carter | Film | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1989 | Lean On Me | Dr. Frank Napier | Film | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Edward Sawyer | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1989 | Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 1989 | The Penthouse | Eugene St. Clair | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1989 | The Debbie Allen Special | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 1987 | A Different World | Dean Winston | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1987 | A Different World | Prof. Murphy | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1987 | Crossbow | TV | 6.3 | 59 | |
| 1987 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Philmore Walker | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1987 | They Still Call Me Bruce | V.A. Officer Johnson | Film | 5.3 | 59 |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Harlan Wade | Film | 7.4 | 59 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Edward Rollins | TV | 7.1 | 58 |
| 1986 | John Grin's Christmas | John Grin | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1986 | John Grin's Christmas | Film | 6.5 | 58 | |
| 1986 | Passion and Memory | Host | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 1985 | North and South | Frederick Douglass | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1985 | Prince Jack | Martin Luther King | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | Self | TV | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Film | 5.4 | 56 | |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 55 |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | Prof. Jason Mills | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | Film | 5.6 | 55 | |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1982 | Magic with the Stars | Self - Host | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Blake | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1981 | Purlie | Purlie | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Self | TV | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times | Fred | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1980 | The Donna Summer Special | An Angel | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1979 | Benson | Benson DuBois | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left Field | Larry Cooper | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Frank Belloque | TV | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Allan Curtis | TV | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1977 | Soap | Benson | TV | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 47 | |
| 1974 | Good Times | TV | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1973 | Super Fly T.N.T. | Jordan Gaines | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1972 | S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Self | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Dr. Franklin | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Aaron Carothers | TV | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1968 | Julia | TV | 6.4 | 40 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 28 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 28 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 28 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | The Singer | TV | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 16 |