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Genero36
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Posted: 10/24/17 6:04 pm ::: Robert Peter Williams-November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017 |
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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 prostrate cancer on Tuesday. He was 89.
"Donna Brown Guillaume is deeply saddened by the passing of her husband, Emmy-award winning actor Robert Guillaume," his wife said in a statement from his manager. "Robert died at their Los Angeles home of complications of prostate cancer."
Guillaume, whose quietly legendary career on stage and screen spanned decades, was best known for playing the wry, sharp-tongued Benson DuBois, first as a supporting player on the primetime soap opera parody "Soap" (1977-81) and later as the star of the ABC spin-off series "Benson" (1979-86), in which his character rose from butler to lieutenant governor.
He earned two Emmys for his work on those shows, becoming the first African-American performer to win the award for best actor in a comedy series in 1985. |
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/robert-guillaume-emmy-winning-star-benson-dies-89-n813941
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Youth Coach
Joined: 23 Mar 2008 Posts: 4752
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Posted: 10/25/17 6:16 am ::: |
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This was such a heartbreaking piece of news when I read it yesterday.
Between Benson and Isaac Jaffe, he played two of my favorite characters on sitcoms. |
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stever
Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 6916 Location: https://womensbasketballdaily.net
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Posted: 10/25/17 5:04 pm ::: |
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relevant af:
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CamrnCrz1974
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18371 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 10/25/17 6:01 pm ::: |
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LOVED Benson as a young kid, especially the exchanges between Benson and Kraus.
Such a talented character actor. Rest in peace.
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