Guillaume, TVs “Benson”, Dead At 89

NEW YORK (AP) – Robert Guillaume, who won Emmy Awards for his roles on “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89.
Guillaume’s widow Donna Brown Guillaume says the actor and singer died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles.
She tells The Associated Press he had been battling prostate cancer.
In addition to his television work, Robert Guillaume was the first African-American to sing the title role of “Phantom of the Opera,” appearing with an all-white cast i