James Wilkes [citation needed] Noble (March 5, 1922 – March 28, 2016) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of sweet-natured, dense, naive Governor Eugene X. Gatling on ABC's 1979–1986 sitcom Benson.

James Noble. Actor: 1776. The son of a Dallas wholesale coal dealer, Noble spent much of his youth attending pool halls and movie houses.

Mar 29, 2016 · 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...

Mar 29, 2016 · James Noble, a Broadway-seasoned actor who appeared on soap operas and films but perhaps was best known for playing the absent-minded governor to Robert Guillaume's patient head of household in the 1980s sitcom "Benson," has died in Connecticut.

Mar 31, 2016 · James Noble, a stage actor who gained his widest fame playing the dimwitted governor in the sitcom 1980s Benson, but who began his career playing politicians when he appeared in the original...

Mar 29, 2016 · James Noble, the actor who played the absent-minded Gov. Eugene Gatling on the 1980s hit TV sitcom "Benson," died March 28 in Norwalk, Connecticut, according to multiple news...

A remarkable life: James Noble, died on a Monday, March 28, 2016 (at age 94) at Norwalk Hospital after suffering a stroke, according to his daughter, Jessica Katherine Noble Cowan. Born in Dallas, Noble studied acting under Lee Strasberg at the NYC Actors Studio.

James Noble may refer to: James Noble (actor) (1922–2016), American actor; James Noble (American football) (born 1963), American football wide receiver; James Noble (clergyman) (c. 1876–1941), Australian missionary; James Noble (computer scientist), professor at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Mar 29, 2016 · James Noble, the actor best known for his role as the absent-minded governor on the hit 1980s sitcom “Benson,” died on Monday in Norwalk, Conn. He was 94. Douglas Moser, a family...

Mar 29, 2016 · James Noble, best known for his role as Gov. Eugene Gatling on “Benson,” died on Monday in Connecticut, The New York Times reports. He was 94.