Photo: Vera Goulet / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What gets me about Robert Goulet is that he basically arrived fully formed. He stepped onto Broadway as Lancelot in Camelot opposite Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, sang "If Ever I Would Leave You," and that was that. The Grammy for Best New Artist in 1963 and the Tony in 1968 confirm what audiences already knew. I find it telling that he trained at the University of Toronto and carried himself with that polished, almost old-school baritone confidence. He's the kind of mid-century entertainer whose star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels earned rather than handed out, and his signature song still defines him to me.
Overview
Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was an American singer and actor. Cast as Sir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot starring opposite established Broadway stars Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, he achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the song "If Ever I Would Leave You", which became his signature song.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Goulet
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・グーレ
- Reading
- ろばーと・ぐーれ
- Born
- November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musicologist / stage actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Toronto
Awards & achievements
- 1963 Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- 1961 Theatre World Award
- 1968 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- 2006 Canada's Walk of Fame
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.robertgoulet.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.