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.

2017年10月24日 · 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 …

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.

2017年10月24日 · 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...

2017年10月24日 · 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...

2017年10月24日 · 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...

2017年10月24日 · Robert Guillaume, the actor known best for his starring roles on TV’s “Soap,” and “Benson,” has died at the age of 89, according to multiple news reports.

Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) [1] was an American actor. He is known for his role as Benson on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, [2] voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King [3] and as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night.

2017年10月24日 · Emmy and Grammy-winning actor Robert Guillaume died Tuesday at age 89. His representative, Laura Ackermann, confirmed the cause of death, at the Los Angeles home he shared with wife Donna Brown...