Benson (1979)
Benson (1979)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Robert Guillaume
Benson DuBois
James Noble
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling
Inga Swenson
Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus
Missy Gold
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling
René Auberjonois
Clayton Runnymede Endicott III
Ethan Phillips
Peter 'Pete' John Downey
Paul Junger Witt
Producer / Producer / Executive Producer
Didi Conn
Denise Florence Stevens
Tony Thomas
Producer / Producer / Executive Producer
Edward Stephenson
Production Design
Caroline McWilliams
Marcy Hill
Billie Bird
Mrs. Rose Cassidy
Lewis J. Stadlen
John Taylor
Susan Harris
Writer
Judy Evans
Costume Design
John Rich
Director
Rob Dames
Director / Writer
Jay Sandrich
Director
Tony Mordente
Director
Peter Baldwin
Director
Linda Day
Director
Asaad Kelada
Director
Gilbert Moses
Director
Eugene L. Kahn
Script Supervisor
Don Barnhart
Director
Bill Foster
Director
Mark Warren
Director
Lee Shallat Chemel
Director
Alan Keath Walker
Lighting Design
Tommy Reeder
Producer
Don Richetta
Producer
Bob Fraser
Writer
Terry Grossman
Writer
Kathy Speer
Writer
Bob Colleary
Writer / Executive Story Editor
Barry Fanaro
Writer
Mort Nathan
Writer
Winifred Hervey
Writer
Tom Whedon
Writer
Clay Graham
Writer
Russ Woody
Writer
Lee Maddux
Writer
Michael Weinberger
Writer
Paul Wayne
Writer
Bernard Dilbert
Writer
Bud Slocomb
Writer
Debra Frank
Writer
Michael J. Weithorn
Writer
Wally Dalton
Writer
Jurgen Wolff
Writer
Shelley Zellman
Writer
Len Riley
Writer
Beverly Todd
Casey Turner
Kene Holliday
Jake
Ralph Manza
Crazy
G.W. Bailey
Bartender
Jack O'Leary
Ernie Pulaski
Joy Garrett
Lady
Les Lannom
Bulldog
George Pentecost
Wesley Corbett
Millie Slavin
Mary Lou Waverly
Bob Delegall
Father Patton
Paul Marin
Rabbi Weiss
Ray Stewart
Mr. Pruitt
Jerry Seinfeld
Frankie
Katherine Helmond
Jessica Tate / Director
Bobby Vinton
Raymond Singer
Larry Hankin
Robert Rockwell
Norman Bartold
René Enríquez
Mel Stewart
Stephen Pearlman
Meg Wyllie
Tracey Gold
Marty Allen
Roscoe Lee Browne
Alex Henteloff
Tom Smothers
Helen Martin
Anthony Charnota
Clyde Kusatsu
Robert Karnes
Richard Stahl
Rosie Malek-Yonan
Bill Henderson
Michael Bell
David Ruprecht
Denise Nicholas
Luis Ávalos
Barney Martin
Meeno Peluce
Art Metrano
David Huddleston
Judyann Elder
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 13, 1979
StatusEnded
Seasons7
Episodes158
Running Time30m
Genres
Wiki.
Benson is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986. The show stars Robert Guillaume in the title role of Benson DuBois, the head of the household for Governor Eugene X. Gatling, played by James Noble. The show focused on the conflicts and relationships within the Governor's household, with Benson generally providing the sarcastic voice of reason. Inga Swenson, Missy Gold, Didi Conn, Ethan Phillips, and René Auberjonois all played long-term supporting roles.
The series was a spin-off of Soap in which the character Benson first appeared as the wise-cracking yet level-headed African-American butler for the highly dysfunctional Tate family. However, Benson avoided the soap opera format of its parent series for a more conventional sitcom structure, and the lead character eventually moved from his service position to a role as lieutenant governor. The series was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. In 1985, Guillaume won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in the series.