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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. [1]
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 Guillaume. Actor: 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.
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 · 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...
Oct 24, 2017 · Robert Guillaume, the gravel-voiced and urbane actor who won Emmys for playing a sarcastic butler-turned-politician on two different sitcoms, died of complications from prostate cancer...
Oct 24, 2017 · The Associated Press. NEW YORK — 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...
Oct 24, 2017 · Actor Robert Guillaume, best known for playing acerbic butler Benson DuBois on two ABC sitcoms, died Tuesday at the age of 89. His wife, Donna Brown Guillaume, confirmed to The Associated Press that the actor had been battling prostate cancer. He died at home in Los Angeles.
Oct 25, 2017 · Emmy-winning actor Robert Guillaume has died. He was best known as TV butler Benson DuBois, a role which could have been an awful stereotype, but was transformed by Guillaume into a classic.