Emmy-winning actor Robert Guillaume has died. He was best known as TV butler Benson DuBois, a role which could have been an awful stereotype, but was transformed by Guillaume into a classic.

Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings ... was directly across the street from the studio. The 71-year-old actor was taken there and treated for a stroke — the result of a blood ...

By Duane Byrge, Mike Barnes Robert Guillaume, the urbane actor who received two Emmy Awards for portraying the acidic butler Benson on a pair of ABC sitcoms, died Tuesday. He was 89. In 1999 ...

NEW YORK -- Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings ... St. Joseph Hospital was directly across from the studio. The 71-year-old actor was taken there and treated for a stroke- the ...

Actor Robert Guillaume, best known for his title role in the TV series “Benson,” died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His wife Donna Guillaume told CNN he had battled prostate ...

Robert Guillaume, the Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated star who is distinguished in theater circles as the first African-American actor to take on the title role in The Phantom of the Opera ...

In this photo, actor Robert Guillaume arrives at the premiere of Walt Disney Studios' "The Lion King 3D" at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, California, Aug. 27, 2011. Getty Images / Kevin ...

It was in Cleveland that Robert Williams officially became Robert Guillaume; the late actor recalled in his memoir Guillaume: A Life (with David Ritz), “Robert Williams was too common a name.

Robert Guillaume has not appeared in the West End. What awards has Robert Guillaume been nominated for? Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Guys and Dolls and Best Performance by ...

FILE – In this Sept. 4, 1991 file photo, actor Robert Guillaume poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Guillaume, who won Emmy Awards for his roles on “Soap” and “Benson,” died Tuesday ...

"Also let's remember that Robert Guillaume was among the first celebs to appear at AIDS fundraisers. Thank you, sir." Actor Josh Charles tweeted "Robert Guillaume radiated such warmth, light ...

Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings ... St. Joseph Hospital was directly across from the studio. The 71-year-old actor was taken there and treated for a stroke-- the result of ...