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Robert Guillaume, star of TV's Benson, dies at age 89

Thu, Oct 26, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Robert Guillaume, one of the most prominent black actors on US television, died of complications from prostate cancer on Tuesday. It is unclear how long he had been battling cancer.

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TWO-TIME Emmy Award-winning actor Robert Guillaume, who became one of the most prominent black actors on US television playing the cantankerous title character in the hit 1980s series Benson, died of complications from prostate cancer on Tuesday, his wife said. He was 89....

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