Robert Guillaume

His distinctive voice has also been used for characters in television series Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Fish Police, and Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child and for the voice of Rafiki in the movie The Lion King and its sequels. Fluent in the French language, he maintains a home outside Paris, France where he lives with actress Sandrine Bonnaire with whom he has a daughter. Guillaume has also appeared in a number of films, including Seems Like Old Times (1980), Lean on Me (1989), First Kid (1996), and Big Fish (2003). He has also appeared in Eyewitness, Body Heat, The Big Chill, Kiss of the Spider Woman (winning the Academy Award for Best Actor), Children of a Lesser God (Oscar nomination), Broadcast News (another Oscar nomination), Gorky Park, The Accidental Tourist, I Love You to Death and Alice. He recovered and his character was later also depicted as having had a stroke. He appeared on stage, then debuted in films in the starring role in Altered States. Guillaume suffered a mild stroke on January 14, 1999, while filming an episode of the latter series. He studied theology when young, but turned to acting after attending the Juilliard School.

He also appeared as marriage counselor Edward Sawyer on The Robert Guillaume Show (1989), Detective Bob Ballard on Pacific Station (1991), and television executive Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night (1998-2000). Born in Washington, DC, he is the stepson of Henry Luce, the founder of Time Magazine. Guillaume made his television debut in the series Soap, playing Benson DuBois on that series from 1977 to 1979 and then on a spinoff series, Benson, until 1986; he won Emmy Awards for both series, in 1979 and 1985. William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor. Other stage appearances included Golden Boy, Guys and Dolls, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Phantom of the Opera (succeeding Michael Crawford in the lead role), and Purlie Victorious, for which he won a Tony Award. He made his Broadway debut in Kwamina in 1961.

Louis University and Washington University and served in the United States Army before pursuing an acting career. He studied at St. Louis, Missouri. Guillaume was born as Robert Williams in St.

Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is an American stage and television actor.