ACTOR

Robert Guillaume

1927 - 2017

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Guillaume has received more than 3,488,305 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Guillaume is the 4,565th most popular actor (down from 4,413th in 2019), the 6,692nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,620th in 2019) and the 2,041st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Robert Guillaumes by language

Over the past year Robert Guillaume has had the most page views in the with 368,868 views, followed by German (6,673), and Italian (5,875). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (187.80%), Southern Azerbaijani (95.44%), and Interlingua (87.91%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Guillaume ranks 4,565 out of 13,578. Before him are Bai Yang, Theresa Russell, Balraj Sahni, Alison Doody, Maria Bonnevie, and Willy Birgel. After him are Aruna Irani, Bibi Besch, Kate Bruce, Signe Hasso, Kazuya Nakai, and Joe Alwyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Robert Guillaume ranks 311. Before him are Ad-Diba, Walter Zeman, Karl Stotz, Brock Peters, Charles Jarrott, and Corín Tellado. After him are Qurratulain Hyder, Maati Bouabid, Elliot See, Ramsey Clark, David Padilla, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Among people deceased in 2017, Robert Guillaume ranks 346. Before him are Sandra Reemer, Sue Grafton, Paul J. Weitz, Roberto Ferreiro, Karl Stotz, and Vladimir Shainsky. After him are Josef Musil, Tankred Dorst, Carlos Humberto Romero, Anne-Marie Colchen, Halit Akçatepe, and Leonid Kharitonov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Guillaume ranks 6,692 out of 20,380. Before him are Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954), Theresa Russell (1957), James Worthy (1961), Leigh Harline (1907), Nicole Aniston (1987), and James L. Peters (1889). After him are Kate Bruce (1860), Dexter Holland (1965), Campbell Scott (1961), John E. Blaha (1942), Candy Barr (1935), and Elliot See (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Guillaume ranks 2,041. Before him are Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), Jason Lee (1970), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Wendie Malick (1950), Melissa Rauch (1980), and Theresa Russell (1957). After him are Kate Bruce (1860), Campbell Scott (1961), Jeremy Davies (1969), Tom Kane (1962), Harold Gould (1923), and Noah Emmerich (1965).

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Television and Movie Roles

Big Fish
Dr. Bennett (senior)
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Dec 25o 20037.761 / 10
The Lion King
Rafiki (voice)
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
Jun 24o 19948.257 / 10
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Rafiki (voice)
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?
Oct 24o 19986.942 / 10