Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume
Birth name	Robert Peter Williams
Born	November 30, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	October 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA from prostate cancer
Notable Roles	Benson DuBois in Soap & Benson
Notable Episodes
Awards	star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Soap	Benson DuBois	1977–1979	1	2
Benson	Benson DuBois	1979–1986	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
The Robert Guillaume Show	Edward Sawyer	1989	1
Pacific Station	Bob Ballard	1991–1992	1
Sports Night	Isaac Jaffe	1998–2000	1	2

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Julia	Robert Barron	2x02 - The Wheel Deal	September 23, 1969
The Leslie Uggams Show	Himself	1x06 - Show 6	November 9, 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.	Carothers	1x15 - The Soft Phrase of Peace	January 6, 1970
Sanford and Son	Fred's Lawyer	5x05 - Steinberg and Son	October 10, 1975
All in the Family	Dr. Franklin	6x06 - Chain Letter	October 20, 1975
The Jeffersons	Charles Thompson	2x09 - George Won't Talk	November 8, 1975
Good Times	Fishbone	5x11 - Requiem for a Wino	December 14, 1977
The Love Boat	Frank Belloque	3x18/19 - Kinfolk / Sis & the Slicker / Moonlight & Moonshine / Too Close for Comfort / The Affair	January 19, 1980
Soap	Benson DuBois	3x23 - Episode 71	March 27, 1980
The Love Boat	Allan Curtis	5x05 - Two Grapes on the Vine / Aunt Sylvia / Deductible Divorce	October 17, 1981
Saturday Night Live	Host	8x16 - Robert Guillaume/Duran Duran	March 19, 1983
Hotel	Frank Stoner	4x10 - Shadow Play	December 17, 1986
A Different World	Dean Winston	4x24 - Never Can Say Goodbye	April 25, 1991
A Different World	Dean Winston	4x25 - To Be Continued	May 2, 1991
L.A. Law	Edward Rollins	6x14 - Diet, Diet, My Darling	February 27, 1992
A Different World	Prof. Murphy	6x05 - Really Gross Anatomy	October 22, 1992
Diagnosis Murder	Father Morrissey	1x01 - Miracle Cure	October 29, 1993
Saved by the Bell: The College Years	Dr. Arthur Hemmings	1x13 - A Question of Ethics	December 21, 1993
Burke's Law	Eugene Sayers	1x02 - Who Killed the Fashion King?	January 14, 1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Pete Fletcher	4x19 - You'd Better Shop Around	February 21, 1994
Sparks		1x11 - Porky's Revenge	November 18, 1996
Promised Land	Martin Woolridge	1x11 - Christmas	December 17, 1996
Goode Behavior	Dr. Baxter	1x18 - Goode Daddy	February 24, 1997
Touched by an Angel	Judge Dawes	4x05 - Jones vs. God	October 19, 1997
The Outer Limits	Mr. Brown	4x18 - Monster	July 10, 1998
Moesha	Arthur	6x10 - All This and Turkey, Too	November 20, 2000
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter	Cody Grant	1x20 - Every Picture Tells a Story	February 25, 2003
Century City	Judge	1x02 - To Know Her	March 23, 2004
CSI	Sonny Bridges	9x08 - Young Man with a Horn	December 4, 2008

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Larry King Live		May 20, 2005

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(2 Wins in 6 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1979)

Soap

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1985)

Benson