Actor, Robert Guillaume, who voiced Rafiki in The Lion King is dead.
He was 89 and was battling prostrate cancer.
Guillaume is most known for playing Benson on the ABC sitcom Soap and its spinoff, Benson. He also played Isaac Jaffe in Sports Night.
His wife confirmed the news to AP.
He earned a Tony nomination for his role in Guys & Dolls and two Emmys for his work on the sitcoms.
This post first appeared on TNS.