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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.
Robert Peter Williams Guillaume was an actor from St. Louis, Missouri who was known for playing Rafiki from The Lion King, Benson DuBois from Soap and Benson, and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls. He had five children from two marriages.
Robert Peter Williams Guillaume was an actor from St. Louis, Missouri who was known for playing Rafiki from The Lion King, Benson DuBois from Soap and Benson, and Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls. He had five children from two marriages.
Oct 24, 2017 · Actor Robert Guillaume, best known for his title role in the TV series “Benson,” died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His wife Donna Guillaume told CNN he had battled prostate...
Oct 24, 2017 · NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings in St. Louis slums to become a star in stage musicals and win Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the TV sitcoms “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89.
Oct 24, 2017 · Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, best known as the title character in the TV sitcom “ Benson ,” died Tuesday. He was 89. His wife Donna Brown Guillaume told the Associated Press he...
Oct 24, 2017 · Robert Guillaume, who dreamed of being the first black tenor to sing at the Metropolitan Opera but settled for acting onstage and on television — and won Emmy Awards for playing the same...
Stage and screen actor Robert Guillaume has passed away at age 89 from complications from prostate cancer, the Associated Press has reported. Guillaume made history in 1990 as the first...
Oct 25, 2017 · Guillaume, who had early sights on becoming a tenor with the Metropolitan Opera, earned acclaim as a respected actor. With a career spanning nearly 50 years, Guillaume's standout TV role was his portrayal of Benson DuBois — a witty butler-turned-lieutenant governor — on the sitcom "Soap" (1977–1981) and its spinoff, "Benson" (1979–1986 ...
Oct 24, 2017 · Actor Robert Guillaume, who became the first black actor to win comedy Emmys for playing sharp-tongued butler turned lieutenant governor Benson DuBois on Soap and its spinoff, Benson, died...
