Guillaume at the premiere of Seems Like Old Times in 1980
Born
Robert Peter Williams
(1927-11-30)November 30, 1927
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died
October 24, 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Washington University in St. Louis
Occupations
Actor
singer
Years active
1959–2017
Known for
Soap Benson Guys and Dolls The Lion King
Spouses
Marlene Williams
(m. 1955; div. 1984)
Donna Brown-Guillaume
(m. 1986)
Children
5
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] He also voiced the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King, and played Isaac Jaffe in Aaron Sorkin's dramedy Sports Night.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Guillaume worked extensively on stage, television and film. For his efforts, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, and twice won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the character Benson DuBois, once in 1979 on Soap and again in 1985 on Benson. He also won a Grammy Award in 1995 for his spoken-word performance of an audiobook version of The Lion King. He played Eli Vance in the video game Half-Life 2. Guillaume was the first African-American actor to portray the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.
^Huff, Richard (January 21, 2011). "Stroke Sidelines Guillaume". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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