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Robert Guillaume (born November 30, 1927) is an Emmy and Grammy Award- winning American stage and television actor, perhaps best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV series Soap and the spin-off Benson, and voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King and also voicing Dr. Eli Vance in the Half-Life 2 series.
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 The Phantom of the Opera (succeeding Michael Crawford in the lead role), and Purlie!.
Guillaume made several guest appearances on sitcoms such as Good Times and The Jeffersons...
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