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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 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.
Oct 24, 2017 · Award-winning US actor Robert Guillaume has died aged 89 following complications from prostate cancer, his family has confirmed. Guillaume, who became one of the most prominent black actors on...
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...
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 has died at the age of 89 following a battle with prostate cancer. The American star was best known for sitcoms Benson and Soap, as well as voicing Rafiki in Disney classic...
Nov 9, 2017 · Robert Guillaume, the American actor, who has died aged 89, was best known as the eponymous star of the 1980s sitcom Benson, about a black butler who turns the tables on his white employers;...
Oct 25, 2017 · Robert Guillaume, who was best known for playing the title role in the American sitcom ‘Benson’ and providing the voice of Rafiki in Disney’s ‘The Lion King’, has died at the age of 89.
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.
