Death Pool Update: Robert Guillaume at 89...

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http://deadline.com/2017/10/robert-guillaume-dies-death-benson-soap-the-lion-king-obituary-emmy-winner-broadway-1202194010/

 

Award-winning actor from stage and screen Robert Guillaume died today at the age of 89. Known best for his roles on the iconic sitcoms Soap and Benson, Guillaume died at his home Tuesday after battling prostate cancer. His widow, Donna Brown Guillaume made the announcement today to the Associated Press.

 

Guillaume was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended St. Louis University and Washington University. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army before going on to pursue an acting career.

 

As a black actor, Guillaume broke ground in the theater scene, performing in the first all-black version of Guys and Dolls His role as Nathan Detroit in the musical earned him a Tony Award nomination in 1977. In addition to many stage roles, Guillaume played the first black actor to play the title role in Phantom of the Opera during the Los Angeles production.

 

His television career spanned many decades, but it was his role on ABCs Soap (1977-1979) and the spin-off series Benson (1979-1986) that earned him recognition. He won an Emmy for both shows playing the acerbic, dry-witted butler Benson Du Bois. He also starred in the short-lived critically acclaimed Aaron Sorkin series Sports Night (1998-2000 where he played television executive Isaac Jaffe.)

 

His TV career was diverse and plentiful throughout the decades with roles in Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, A Different World, All in the Family as well as The Robert Guillaume Show. He also appeared in the television mini-series North and South as abolitionist Fredrick Douglass.

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Loved Benson.

[Reality 2,710]

Loved Benson.

 

 

I thought that dude died years ago...

[Cloaca du jour 2,064]

The butler did it.

[Mike Honcho 4,034]

Rafiki

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Man he was so great on Saved by the Bell

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That's an entirely different guy that I was thinking of. The guy I'm thinking of pretty much was known as a lounge singer as far as I know. Did a lot of cameos Like Love Boat if I remember right. White guy with a Cheesy mustache and cheesy voice. Perfect for a lounge singer though. I f******, that's going to haunt me all night.

 

But yeah, Benson was freaking hilarious back in the day.

[kutulu 1,545]

That's an entirely different guy that I was thinking of. The guy I'm thinking of pretty much was known as a lounge singer as far as I know. Did a lot of cameos Like Love Boat if I remember right. White guy with a Cheesy mustache and cheesy voice. Perfect for a lounge singer though. I f******, that's going to haunt me all night.

 

 

Robert Goulet

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Robert Goulet

Fockin A! Thank You!

 

Don't know how you did it, but you just saved my night!

[Gepetto 987]

Fockin A! Thank You!

 

Don't know how you did it, but you just saved my night!

 

Bad news, wiki page says he died in 2007.