OT: RIP Robert Guillaume

[TenerHallTerror]

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some may remember him from "Sports Night", or his more famous TV show "Benson"

but he first won an Emmy as Benson the sarcastic butler on the groundbreaking TV show "Soap"

an acting legend who shall be missed

 

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some may remember him from "Sports Night", or his more famous TV show "Benson"

but he first won an Emmy as Benson the sarcastic butler on the groundbreaking TV show "Soap"

an acting legend who shall be missed

Wow thats too bad.
He was awesome on Soap.
I am and was a huge Soap fan.

 

[T J]

Robert Guillaume was a very talented performer, who had a wide range of skills, from comedy to opera.

Robert Peter Williams was born in St. Louis, Mo., changing his name only after he decided on a career in acting.

He served his country,
joining the Army in 1945.

Another impressive member
of "The Greatest Generation"
now laid to rest.

Thank you Robert for your service
and many years of creative rolls,
entertainment and laughter.​

RIP​

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Guillaume also possessed a powerful, mellifluous voice, which he used most notably to play the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” onstage.​

 

[psuro]

Damn. Always liked his acting chops. RIP.

 

[artsandletters]

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some may remember him from "Sports Night", or his more famous TV show "Benson"

but he first won an Emmy as Benson the sarcastic butler on the groundbreaking TV show "Soap"

an acting legend who shall be missed

These days it’s easier to be referred to as a legend than it is to get into the R&R HoF.

 

[Nittany Ziggy]

SOAP was an awesome series. What a cast of characters including Robert Guillaume! RIP Benson!

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

An incredible talent...loved him on Sports Night. RIP Mr. Guillaume.

 

[PSURAHJ]

This is a shame.

That scene between he and Morgan Freeman in Lean On Me was fire.

Dr. Frank Napier vs Principal Joe Clark

 

[Sharkies]

 

[Op2]

Ironically I was just watching SOAP repeats on Youtube the other day. It has aged pretty well. Benson's smart ass butler thing was good. Chuck and Bob were especially good.

BTW, here is some obscure trivia. Ever see a guy named Sam Harris who is kind of a famous public intellectual discussing various social and political issues (and has a popular podcast named "Waking Up.) His mother is Susan Harris. Susan Harris created lots of TV shows, such as Golden Girls and Empty Nest and also...SOAP.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

SOAP could still clean up the competition if if was run prime time these days.....it was a great well-written, well-acted series.

 

[BBrown]

SOAP could still clean up the competition if if was run prime time these days.....it was a great well-written, well-acted series.

Might have had the first openly gay character on TV.
Chuck and Bob were probably my favorites but I liked them all.

 

[LionJim]

An incredible talent...loved him on Sports Night. RIP Mr. Guillaume.

I didn't watch that many episodes of Sports Night but I do recall the one where his character said he was at the 1951 National League playoff game but was in the bathroom when Bobby Thompson hit the shot heard 'round the world.

 

[Op2]

I didn't watch that many episodes of Sports Night but I do recall the one where his character said he was at the 1951 National League playoff game but was in the bathroom when Bobby Thompson hit the shot heard 'round the world.

That reminds me of how Myron Cope was in the elevator when The Immaculate Reception happened.

 

[LionJim]

That reminds me of how Myron Cope was in the elevator when The Immaculate Reception happened.

Was he really? Damn, that really sucks.