Robert Goulet | |
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 Goulet in 1988 | |
| Born | Robert Gérard Goulet (1933-11-26)November 26, 1933 Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2007(2007-10-30) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States (from birth) Canada (from 2007) |
| Education | Victoria School of the Arts |
| Alma mater | The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto |
| Occupations | Singer, actor, entertainer |
| Years active | 1951–2007 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3, includingNicolette |
| Website | www |
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Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was an American-Canadian singer and actor. His parents and ancestry wereFrench Canadians. Goulet was born and raised inLawrence, Massachusetts, until age 13, and then spent his formative years in Canada.
Cast asSir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960Broadway musicalCamelot starring opposite established Broadway starsRichard Burton andJulie Andrews, he achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the song "If Ever I Would Leave You", which became his signature song. His debut inCamelot marked the beginning of a stage, screen, and recording career. AGrammy Award winner, his career spanned almost six decades.
Goulet starred in an acclaimed 1966 television version of the musicalBrigadoon, a production which won five primetimeEmmy Awards. He gained recognition for his performance as Billy Bigelow in an abridged 1967network television version of the musicalCarousel.[1][2]
In 1968, he won Broadway'sTony Award for Best Actor in a Musical forThe Happy Time, a musical about a French-Canadian family set in Ottawa, in the role of photographer Jacques Bonnard, which gave Goulet the opportunity to display an authentic French-Canadian accent. He later returned to Broadway in 1993 asKing Arthur in arevival ofCamelot.[3]
Goulet was born inLawrence, Massachusetts, on Haverhill Street, where he also lived. He was the only son of Jeanette (née Gauthier) and Joseph Georges André Goulet. Both of his parents worked in the mills, but his father was also an amateur singer and wrestler.[4] His parents wereFrench Canadian and Canadian citizens, and he was a descendant of French-Canadian pioneersZacharie Cloutier[5] andJacques Goulet.[6] Shortly after his father's death, 13-year-old Goulet moved with his mother and sister Claire toGirouxville, Alberta, where his uncle and other relatives lived, and he spent his formative years in Canada.[7]
After living in Girouxville for several years, they moved to the provincial capital ofEdmonton to take advantage of the performance opportunities offered in the city. There, he attended the voice schools founded by Herbert G. Turner and Jean Létourneau, and later became a radio announcer for radio stationCKUA.[8] Upon graduating fromVictoria Composite high school (nowVictoria School of the Arts), Goulet received a scholarship toThe Royal Conservatory of Music inToronto, where he studied voice withoratoriobaritonesGeorge Lambert and Ernesto Vinci. Goulet performed in opera productions with other Conservatory vocal students, includingJon Vickers andJames Milligan.
In 1952, at the age of 18, he competed inCBC Television'sPick the Stars, ultimately making the semifinals. This led to other network appearances on shows likeSinging Stars of Tomorrow,Opportunity Knocks,Juliette, and the Canadian version ofHowdy Doody in which he starred as Trapper Pierre oppositeWilliam Shatner.[9] From 1957 to 1959, he co-hosted the CBC Television programmeShowcase withJoyce Sullivan.[10][11]
Goulet's first U.S. bookings were insummer stock theatre with theKenley Players.[12] He appeared in eight productions, includingPajama Game (1959),Bells Are Ringing (1959),Dream Girl (1959),South Pacific (1960),Meet Me in St. Louis (1960) andCarousel (1960).[13]John Kenley came to his dressing room after the opening ofPajama Game and gave him a raise, saying it was "because he knew he could never afford to again", Goulet said in 2006. "He was right."[12] Goulet repeated his role inSouth Pacific for Kenley in a 1995 production.[13]
In 1959, Goulet was introduced tolibrettistAlan Jay Lerner and composerFrederick Loewe, who were having difficulty casting the role ofLancelot in their new stage production destined for Broadway, the musicalCamelot. Lerner and Loewe, impressed by Goulet's singing capabilities, signed the virtual newcomer to play the part, oppositeRichard Burton (King Arthur) andJulie Andrews (Queen Guenevere).Camelot opened inToronto in October 1960 (Goulet was at that time still under contract to host musical programs for CBC Television). It then played a four-week engagement in Boston, and finally opened on Broadway two months later. Goulet received favorable reviews, for his introductory ariaC'est Moi,[14] and most notably for his show-stopping romanticballad,If Ever I Would Leave You which would become hissignature song.[15][16] The music of the production was greatly appreciated byPresident Kennedy, who would play the cast recording at the White House before going to bed at night.[17][18]
Goulet starred in an award-winning two-hour 1966 television version of the Broadway musicalBrigadoon,[19] which had been the first notable success for librettistAlan Jay Lerner and composerFrederick Loewe. His co-star in the strong cast wasSally Ann Howes, who had achieved great acclaim in the female lead role inBrigadoon on Broadway in the 1963 revival of the musical, and also for a special performance at the White House forPresident Kennedy.[20] Also in the cast werePeter Falk as the cynical traveling friend, famed ballet dancerEdward Vilella as the jilted courter, andFinlay Currie, in his final performance, as the minister. The production was highly praised and won five prime-timeEmmy Awards.[21]
Goulet also performed the lead roles in television productions ofCarousel in 1967,[22] andKiss Me Kate in 1968,[23] opposite his then-wifeCarol Lawrence. The musicals were produced by Goulet's company Rogo Productions and aired on ABC, but none have been rebroadcast since the 1960s or released on video. All three were recorded onvideotape rather than film.
In 1968, Goulet was back on Broadway in theKander and Ebb musicalThe Happy Time,[24] a story about a French-Canadian family in Ottawa. Goulet performed the role of photographer Jacques Bonnard, which had been taken in the1952 non-musical film version byLouis Jourdan, and which gave Goulet the opportunity to display an authentic French-Canadian accent.[25] The musical ran on Broadway from January 18 to September 28, 1968. Goulet won aTony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role.Gower Champion also won two Tony awards for the musical, Best Choreography and Best Direction of a Musical. The musical co-starredDavid Wayne.John Serry Sr. collaborated as the orchestral accordionist.
Goulet, costumed as anRCMP officer or "Mountie", andInga Swenson sang a medley of staged arias and duets from the 1924 Broadway musicalRose-Marie in the opening presentation at the 1982Tony Awards ceremony, as well as two other Broadway songs from the 1981 season.[26]
He starred as King Arthur inCamelot in a 1992 National Tour and returned to Broadway in 1993 with the same production.
Goulet played Don Quixote in the 1997–98 U.S. national tour ofMan of La Mancha and recorded the theme song for the talk showJimmy Kimmel Live! in 2003.
In 2005, he appeared on the Broadway stage for the last time as a mid-run replacement inLa Cage aux Folles and found critical success once again.Clive Barnes ofThe New York Post wrote of his performance:
Goulet's still radiant grin is in better shape than his joints, giving his movements rather less grace than before. But when he sings, or even speaks, the years fall away. His gorgeous voice seems untouched by time, and his dapper presence fills the stage... With Robert Goulet's new, expansively embracing Georges, Beach seems revitalized, appearing to find a passion and pathos in the role previously eluding him.[27][28]
Goulet's first film performance was the animated musical featureGay Purr-ee (1962), in which he provided the voice of the male lead character, 'Jaune Tom', opposite the female lead character, 'Mewsette', voiced byJudy Garland.[29]
Goulet began a recording career withColumbia Records in 1962, which resulted in more than 60 best selling albums. His first non-singing film role was inHoneymoon Hotel (1964), co-starringJill St. John.
Goulet frequently appeared on U.S. network television programs singing withJudy Garland[30] andJulie Andrews.[31]
On May 25, 1965, Goulet mangled the lyrics to theU.S. national anthem at the opening of the secondMuhammad Ali–Sonny Liston heavyweight championship fight inLewiston, Maine in front of the smallest crowd in a heavyweight championship: 2500. It was actually the last fight for Cassius Clay before he chose the name Muhammad Ali. It was supposed to have been held in Boston but there was a mix-up and Lewiston was a last minute site replacement. Goulet had never sung the U.S. anthem in public before; the only anthem that he had ever performed publicly was "O Canada". Goulet replaced the lyric "dawn's early light" with "dawn's early night" and also fervently intoned "gave proof through the fight." The fans booed, whileHoward Cosell chortled thinking it good fun and all part of the spectacle. Now there was something to talk about besides the strange fight that ended in the first round with what has become known in the history books as the "phantom punch". The gaffes were reported in newspapers nationwide the next morning, and Goulet was criticized in opinion columns for a lack of knowledge of the lyrics.[32] AsDorothy Kilgallen had predicted on Goulet's appearance onWhat's My Line? a few days before, the anthem lasted longer than the fight, which was over early in the first round.[33] Goulet had his biggest pop hit that year, when his single "My Love, Forgive Me" reached No. 16 on theBillboard Hot 100[citation needed] and No. 22 in Canada.[34]
In 1966, Goulet starred in the television seriesBlue Light, in which he played a journalist working undercover inNazi Germany as a spy on behalf of theAllies. The series ran for 17 episodes between January 12, 1966, and May 18, 1966. In December, a theatrical film starring Goulet,I Deal in Danger, was released, made up of the first four episodes ofBlue Light edited together.
Goulet guest starred onThe Lucy Show in 1967 as himself and two additional characters who entered a Robert Goulet look-alike contest.
In 1972, he played a lead villain in the season finale of television originalMission: Impossible. In 1978, he sang "You Light Up My Life" at theMiss Universe Pageant to the five finalists. Goulet was featured in a two-part episode of the sitcomAlice during the 1981 season, again playing himself. The plot involves Mel (Vic Tayback) and the girls winning a free trip to Las Vegas, and while there, losing his diner in a gambling spree. Alice (Linda Lavin) plans to impersonate Goulet in an effort to persuade the casino owner to return the diner to Mel. The real Goulet appears and sings a duet with the (much shorter) fake Robert Goulet portrayed by Alice.
Goulet made a cameo appearance as himself inLouis Malle'sAtlantic City (1980). The movie was nominated for fiveAcademy Awards, includingBest Picture. He recorded the song "Atlantic City (My Old Friend)" forApplause Records in 1981.
In 1988,Tim Burton cast him as a houseguest blown through the roof byBeetlejuice and also played himself inBill Murray'sScrooged (both 1988). He performed theCanadian national anthem to openWrestleMania VI atSkyDome inToronto in 1990. Goulet also made several appearances on the ABC sitcomMr. Belvedere during its five-year run.
In 1991, Goulet starred, withJohn Putch andHillary Bailey Smith, in the unsold television series pilotActing Sheriff. That same year, he appeared as Quentin Hapsburg, oppositePriscilla Presley andLeslie Nielsen, in the comedy filmThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear. This followed a cameo as a "Special Guest Star" in the episode "The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)" of the 1982 TV seriesPolice Squad! in which he died by firing squad during the opening credits. The television series spawnedThe Naked Gun film series.
In 1992, Goulet made an uncredited appearance as the piano player who suffers agonizing injuries in the"Weird Al" Yankovic video for "You Don't Love Me Anymore". That same year, Goulet guest-starred as country music singer Eddie Larren in an episode of the TV seriesIn the Heat of the Night, "When the Music Stopped".
In 1993, he played himself inThe Simpsons episode "$pringfield". In that episode,Bart Simpson booked him into his owncasino (actually Bart'streehouse), where he sang "Jingle Bells (Batman Smells)".
In 1995 he appeared fronting a big band in a small sports themed nightclub, for a series of humorous 30-secondESPN ads revolving aroundNCAA basketball. NCAA head coaches appeared in the audience as Goulet happily, not to mention strongly and authoritatively, sang variations on popular songs, with lyrics changed to include college basketball references. He appeared in the commercials for two seasons before ending the run in 1996.
In 1996, Goulet appeared inEllen DeGeneres' first starring movie,Mr. Wrong, as an insecure TV host; and he returned to Broadway inMoon Over Buffalo, co-starringLynn Redgrave. He provided the singing voice of Wheezy the penguin in the big band-style finale of the 1999 Pixar filmToy Story 2, singing a new version of "You've Got a Friend in Me". In 2000, he played himself on two episodes of theRobert Smigel seriesTV Funhouse; as a sort-of mentor to the show's animal puppet troupe, he was the only character who had the respect ofTriumph the Insult Comic Dog. Goulet also appeared in the Disney animated seriesRecess, as the singing voice for Mikey Blumberg, and in the filmRecess: School's Out.
His commercial work included a 30-second spot for the 1998Mercedes-BenzC-Class, showing him in different costumes (toll collector, construction worker, meter maid, etc.), all while singing"It's Impossible"; and anEmerald Nuts television advertising campaign in 2006, which debuted duringSuper Bowl XL and continued until his death.
In 2006, he appeared in an episode ("Sold'y Locks") ofThe King of Queens as himself.[35] In 2007, Goulet received the Voice Education Research Awareness (VERA) Award from The Voice Foundation.[36]
His last public performance was on the PBS televised special,My Music: 50's Pop Parade, broadcast on August 1, 2007, in which he sang "Sunrise, Sunset" and "If Ever I Would Leave You".[37]
Goulet and his first wife Louise Longmore had one daughter,Nicolette (died April 17, 2008). He also had two sons, Christopher (b. 1964) and Michael (b. 1966),[38] by his second wife, actress and singerCarol Lawrence.
In 1982, he married artist and writer Vera Novak. Novak, who was born inBitola,Yugoslavia, was also his business partner and manager.[39] He sang "God Bless America" on Friday, August 8, 2003, when she was sworn in as a citizen of the United States in Las Vegas. Goulet and his wife Vera resided in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
In 2006, he received a star onCanada's Walk of Fame,[40] and was inducted together withAlex Trebek andPaul Shaffer. At the induction ceremony, accompanied by Canadian Prime MinisterStephen Harper, Goulet mentioned to the Prime Minister, a fellow Albertan, "This is great, but what I really want is my Canadian citizenship."[41] Goulet, who owned residential property in Montreal, had always believed that he was a Canadian citizen until late in life when he was informed otherwise. Goulet then applied for official Canadian citizenship, which was approved by the Canadian government and became officially registered shortly after his death.[42]
On September 30, 2007, Goulet was hospitalized in Las Vegas, where he was diagnosed withidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare but rapidly progressive condition with extremely poor long term survival rates.[43] On October 13 he was transferred toCedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after it was determined he would not survive without an emergencylung transplant.[44] While awaiting a lung transplant, Goulet died from pulmonary fibrosis on the morning of October 30 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at the age of 73.[45] Theater marquees in New York and in cities across North America were dimmed in his memory the following day.[46] On November 9, the day of his funeral at theShrine of the Most Holy Redeemer, Las Vegas honored Goulet by closing the Las Vegas Strip for his funeral procession.[47] Several venues also posted his name on their marquees as a final tribute.[48]
In the early 2000s, Goulet was often subject to parody inSaturday Night Live skits in which he was portrayed by comedianWill Ferrell. In one segment Will Ferrell, portraying Goulet, performed several songs from a farce compilation album titledCoconut Bangers Ball: It's a Rap! Ferrell performed "Big Poppa" byThe Notorious B.I.G., as well as the "Thong Song" bySisqo, in a mock crooning style similar to that of Goulet.[49]
Ferrell portrayed Goulet on the April 7, 2001, episode ofSNL in a lengthy sketch opposite fellow cast memberChris Parnell and hostAlec Baldwin. A cult favorite, the sketch is ostensibly a commercial for a stage production of a new musical titled "Red Ships of Spain" in which Robert Goulet (Ferrell) is appearing in the leading role of Captain Ferdinand Poncho. Parnell and Baldwin portray Goulet's (fictitious) brothers Wes and Ken Goulet, respectively, who have supporting roles in the production.Ana Gasteyer also appears as Robert's (fictitious) daughter Sheila Goulet, who is oddly cast as her father's character's love interest.[50]
He is also known for singing the theme song for the talk showJimmy Kimmel Live!, which he recorded in 2003.[51]
The musicalA Chorus Line included a reference to him in "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love".[52]
TheAmerican Mustache Institute presents The Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year Award to the person who best represents or contributes to the Mustached American community during that year.[53]
JournalistScott Simon, host ofWeekend Edition Saturday onNPR, said in 2007:
A professional entertainer doesn't give any less of himself just because the audience gets a little smaller. What Robert Goulet taught us ... is that people who've been up and down are more interesting than people who are on their way up and think that's the only direction life has. ... He worked hard; he made people happy.[54]
In 2016, Goulet was portrayed byBroadway star Matt Bogart in episode 4 of HBO'sVinyl as an act for American Century.[55]
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[56] | US AC[57] | |||
| 1961 | "I'm Just Taking My Time" b/w "One Life" | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| 1962 | "Too Soon" b/w "Two Different Worlds" (fromMy Love Forgive Me) | – | – | |
| "What Kind of Fool Am I?" b/w "Where Do I Go from Here" (fromTwo of Us) | 89 | – | My Love Forgive Me | |
| "Don't Be Afraid of Romance" b/w "Young at Love" | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| 1963 | "Two of Us" b/w "(These Are) The Closing Credits" (Non-album track) | 132 | – | Two Of Us |
| "Believe in Me" b/w "How Very Special You Are" | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| "Under the Yum Yum Tree" b/w "If You Go" | – | – | ||
| 1964 | "The Name of the Game" b/w "Choose" | – | – | |
| "Too Good" b/w "Seventh Dawn" (Non-album track) | – | – | My Love Forgive Me | |
| "My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, scusami)" / | 16 | 2 | ||
| "I'd Rather Be Rich" | 131 | – | Non-album track | |
| 1965 | "Begin to Love" b/w "I Never Got to Paris" | 110 | – | Begin to Love |
| "Summer Sounds" b/w "The More I See of Mimi" (fromBegin to Love) | 58 | 14 | Summer Sounds | |
| "Come Back to Me, My Love" / | 118 | 5 | On Broadway | |
| "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" | 119 | 13 | ||
| "Everlasting" b/w "Crazy Heart of Mine" | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| 1966 | "Why Be Ashamed" / | – | 28 | |
| "Young Only Yesterday" | – | 37 | I Remember You | |
| "Daydreamer" (fromThe Daydreamer (soundtrack)) b/w "My Best Girl" | – | 22 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Once I Had a Heart" b/w "I Hear a Different Drummer" | – | 15 | ||
| "There But for You Go I" b/w "Fortissimo" (fromRobert Goulet's Greatest Hits) | – | – | On Broadway, Volume 2 | |
| 1967 | "World of Clowns" b/w "Ciao Compare" (fromOn Broadway, Volume 2) | – | 20 | Non-album tracks |
| "One Life, One Dream" b/w "There's a Way" | – | 33 | ||
| "The Sinner" b/w "How Can I Leave You" | – | 29 | ||
| "Mon Amour, Mon Amour" b/w "This Year" | – | – | ||
| "If Ever I Would Leave You" b/w "Follow Me" | – | – | ||
| 1968 | "The Happy Time" b/w "I Don't Remember You" | – | 33 | The Happy Time (Soundtrack) |
| "What a Wonderful World" b/w "I Don't Want to Hurt You Anymore" (Non-album track) | – | 26 | Woman, Woman | |
| "Thirty Days Hath September" b/w "A Chance to Live in Camelot" (Non-album track) | – | 17 | Both Sides Now | |
| "Hurry Home for Christmas" b/w "A Wonderful World of Christmas" | – | – | Robert Goulet's Wonderful World of Christmas | |
| 1969 | "Wait for Me" b/w "I'll Catch the Sun" | – | – | Non-album tracks |
| "Didn't We" b/w "Bon Soir Dame" (fromBoth Sides Now) | – | 33 | I Wish You Love | |
| "Only Yesterday" b/w "One Life to Live" | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| "One Night" b/w "I Can't Live Without You" | – | – | ||
| 1970 | "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" b/w "Come Saturday" | – | – | Robert Goulet Sings Today's Greatest Hits |
| "Healing River" b/w "One at a Time" | – | – | Non-album tracks | |
| 1973 | "God Is at Work Within You" b/w "One Solitary Life" | – | – | |
| 1974 | "Pages of Life" b/w "Summer Green, Autumn Gold" | – | – | |
| "The Little Prince" b/w "I Won't Send Roses" | – | – | After All Is Said and Done | |
| 1975 | "Someone to Give My Love To" b/w "Something to Believe In" | – | – | |
| 1976 | "After All Is Said and Done" b/w "The Little Prince" | – | – | |
| 1999 | "You've Got a Friend in Me" | - | - | Toy Story 2: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack |
| 2001 | "Green Tambourine" | - | - | Recess: School's Out (Original Movie Soundtrack) |
Columbia Records (except as noted):
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Gay Purr-ee | Jaune-Tom | Voice |
| 1964 | Honeymoon Hotel | Ross Kingsley | |
| 1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich | Paul Benton | |
| 1966 | The Daydreamer | The Singer | Voice |
| I Deal in Danger | David March | ||
| 1970 | Underground | Dawson | |
| 1980 | Atlantic City | Singer | |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | Maxie Dean | |
| Scrooged | Himself | He portrays himself in a commercial for "Robert Goulet's Cajun Christmas" on the fictional IBC television network. | |
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Quentin Hapsburg | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Dick Braxton | |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Wheezy the Penguin | Singing Voice, Uncredited |
| 2000 | The Last Producer | Henry Moore | |
| G-Men from Hell | The Devil | ||
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Mikey Blumberg | Singing voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Howdy Doody | Trapper Pierre | |
| 1954–1955 | Scope | Mal Tompkins | 2 episodes |
| 1955–1958 | Folio | Jeff | 4 episodes |
| 1955–1960 | Encounter | Jim Mercer / Laz / Frank Taylor | 5 episodes |
| 1957 | On Camera | Michael | Episode: "Innocent Deception" |
| 1959 | The Unforeseen | Episode: "Heaven Can Wait" | |
| 1959–1960 | Wayne and Shuster | 4 episodes | |
| 1960 | Startime | The Traveller / Prince Zorn | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | First Person | Episode: "At the Railing" | |
| 1961 | The Enchanted Nutcracker | Johnny | TV movie |
| 1962 | The Garry Moore Show with Barbra Streisand | Himself | |
| 1963 | The Jack Benny Program | Himself | Episode: "The Robert Goulet Show" |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Private LeRoy Brubaker / James O. Vitelli | Episode: "Operation Greif" |
| 1965 | The Patty Duke Show | Gregory Noble | Episode: "Don't Monkey with Mendel" |
| 1965–1966 | The Red Skelton Show | Nathan Nothing / Harry Handout | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Blue Light | David March | 17 episodes |
| 1966 | Brigadoon | Tommy Albright | TV movie |
| 1967 | The Jackie Gleason Show | Ace Fargo | Episode: "The Honeymooners: Life Upon the Wicked Stage" |
| 1967 | The Big Valley | Brother Love | Episode: "Brother Love" |
| 1967 | Carousel | Billy Bigelow | TV movie |
| 1967 | The Lucy Show | Chuck Willis | Episode: "Lucy and Robert Goulet" |
| 1968 | Kiss Me Kate | Fred Graham / 'Petruchio' | TV movie |
| 1968 | The Carol Burnett Show | Season 2 Episode 25 | |
| 1968 | That's Life | Episode: "The Honeymoon" | |
| 1968 | The Pepsodent Show | Pilot | Episode dated December 19, 1968 |
| 1969 | The Name of the Game | Dr. Claude Evenhauer | Episode: "Keep the Doctor Away" |
| 1969 | Muhammad Ali, The Greatest | Documentary | |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Joe Epic | Episode: "Leona" |
| 1972 | The Couple Takes a Wife | Randy Perkins | TV movie |
| 1973 | Cannon | Capt. Mel Danvers | Episode: "A Well Remembered Terror" |
| 1975 | Police Woman | Eddie Diamond | Episode: "Pawns of Power" |
| 1977 | Police Story | Glenn Talbot | Episode: "Prime Rib" |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Charlie Godwin | Episode: "A Time for Everything/The Song Is Ended/Accidental Cruise/Anoushka" |
| 1978 | Flying High | Reggie | Episode: "Brides and Grooms" |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants | Craig Warren | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Alice | Himself | Episode: "Too Many Robert Goulets" |
| 1980–1983 | Fantasy Island | Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin Frank Miller / Avery Williams | 4 episodes |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Executed Man | Episode: "The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)" |
| 1983 | Matt Houston | Johnny Foster | Episode: "The Showgirl Murders" |
| 1984 | Glitter | Episode: "Illusions" | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Willard Kaufmann | Episode: "Paint Me a Murder" |
| 1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Gabe McGuire | Episode: "Haunted Memories" |
| 1986–1990 | Mr. Belvedere | Himself | 4 episodes |
| 1991 | Acting Sheriff | Sheriff Brent McCord | TV movie |
| 1992 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Prince Reynaldo | Episode: "Jennifer and the Prince" |
| 1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Eddy Larren | Episode: "When the Music Stopped" |
| 1993 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice; Episode: "$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" |
| 1993 | Based on an Untrue Story | Remo | TV movie |
| 1995 | Boy Meets World | Himself | Episode: "The Thrilla in Phila" |
| 1995 | Get Smart | Agent 0 / Himself | Episode: "Casino Evil" |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | Earl Rankin | Episode: "Who Killed the Centerfold?" |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | Documentary | |
| 1998–2000 | Recess | Mikey Blumberg's singing voice | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Himself | Episode: "Toy Story" |
| 1999 | Two Guys and a Girl | Himself | Episode: "Out with the Old" Episode: "El matrimonio Loco" |
| 2000 | TV Funhouse | Himself | |
| 2001 | Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | Mikey Blumberg | Direct-to-Video; Singing voice |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age | Himself | Documentary |
| 2003 | Gary the Rat | Himself | Voice, Episode: "Manratten" |
| 2006 | The King of Queens | Himself / Performer | Episode: "Sold-Y Locks" |
| 2008 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Asst. Coach Ferret | Voice, Episode: "Animal School Musical", Posthumous release, (final appearance) |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Grammy Award for Best New Artist 1962 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Theatre World Award 1961 forCamelot | Succeeded by |
Awards for Robert Goulet | |
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