Sad news came from American actor, Robert Guillaume aged 89 years. He is the voice of Eli Vance in the game Half-Life 2. Has died of prostate cancer
Guillaume is also known outside of video games for voice acting Rafiki at Disney’s The Lion Kingplay in Dr. Bennet in 2003 Ewan McGregor-starring Big Fishand like Benson DuBois in the popular sitcom Soap.
In his last performance he earned an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1979. Then in 1985, the same role made him the first black actor to win an outstanding lead actor award.
Actors, celebrities and personalities have taken to social media to pay their respects to the venerable actor, like this from Soap co-star Billy Crystal:
Sad to hear of the passing of Robert Guillaume. He was a great support to me on “Soap”.
Great timing, charisma and class. Rest in Peace.— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) October 24, 2022
And this is from Valve writer Marc Laidlaw:
When casting for Eli Vance, we told our talent scouts, “Someone like Robert Guillaume.”
They said, “They said why not Robert Guillaume?”
— Marc Laidlaw (@marc_laidlaw) October 25, 2022
