James Noble, who played the scatterbrained Gov. Eugene X. Gatling on the long-running ABC sitcom Benson, has died. He was 94. Family spokesman Douglas Moser told The New York Times that the actor suffered a stroke last week and died Monday at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital. Benson, which ran for seven seasons (1979-86), starred Robert Guillaume as the title character, the same role he played on ABC's Soap. (Both comedies were created by Susan Harris.) On the spinoff, Benson started out as Gatling's director of household affairs but eventually became lieutenant governor. Benson and Gatling then ran
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- 3/29/2016
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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