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. She died at the age of 59 after falling from the window of her flat in London, while she was under therapy for depression. 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). After climbing to stardom towards the end of 1950s, she performed in more than 75 films between 1959 and 1991. He recovered and his character was later also depicted as having had a stroke. Suad Husni (1942 - June 22, 2001) was an Egyptian actress, from Syrian origins, and one of the most influential people in the Arabic art world. Guillaume suffered a mild stroke on January 14, 1999, while filming an episode of the latter series.

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). 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. 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.