Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is an acclaimed Tony Award-nominated and two-time Emmy Award-winning American stage and television actor, perhaps best known for portraying the character Benson DuBois on the ABC sitcom Soap and its spinoff Benson.<p>Guillaume was born as Robert Peter Williams (Guillaume is the French form of William) in St. Louis, Missouri. He studied at St. Louis University and Washington University and served in the United States Army before pursuing an acting career. He made his Broadway debut in Kwamina in 1961. Other stage appearances included Golden Boy, Tambourines to Glory, Guys and Dolls, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, the Los Angeles production of Phantom of the Opera (succeeding Michael Crawford in the lead role), and Purlie!<p>Guillaume made several guest appearances on sitcoms such as Good Times and The Jeffersons before making his series-regular debut on the ABC series Soap, playing...
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