René Auberjonois profile
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René Auberjonois

1st June 1940 New York City, New York, USA Acting

René Auberjonois (June 1, 1940 – December 8, 2019) was an American actor, best known for playing Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Clayton Endicott III on Benson. He first achieved fame as a stage actor, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1970 for his portrayal of Sebastian Baye opposite Katharine Hepburn in the André Previn-Alan Jay Lerner musical Coco. He went on to earn three more Tony nominations for performances in Neil Simon's The Good Doctor (1973), Roger Miller's Big River (1985), and Cy Coleman's City of Angels (1989); he won a Drama Desk Award for Big River. A screen actor with more than 200 credits, Auberjonois was most famous for portraying characters in the main casts of several long-running television series, including Clayton Endicott III on Benson (1980–1986), for which he was an Emmy Award nominee; and Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal (2004–2008). In films, Auberjonois appeared in several Robert Altman productions, notably Father John Mulcahy in the film version of M-A-S-H (1970); the expedition scientist Roy Bagley in King Kong (1976); Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid (1989), in which he sang "Les Poissons"; and Reverend Oliver in The Patriot (2000). In the American animated musical comedy film Cats Don't Dance (1997), Auberjonois voiced Flanagan. Auberjonois also performed as a voice actor in several video games, animated series and other productions.

96 Movies 112 TV Shows 214 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Eulogy poster
Eulogy 15th October 2004 as Parson Banke
Longarm poster
Longarm 6th March 1988 as Gov. Lew Wallace
Walker poster
Walker 4th December 1987 as Maj. Siegfried Hennington
The Birdmen poster
The Birdmen 8th November 1973 as Halden Brevik / Olav Volda
Images poster
Images 18th December 1972 as Hugh
M*A*S*H poster
M*A*S*H 18th February 1970 as Father John Mulcahy
Petulia poster
Petulia 10th June 1968 as Fred Six (uncredited)
Lilith poster
Lilith 1st October 1964 as Howie (uncredited)
Archer poster
Archer 17th September 2009 as Mannfred (voice)
Archer poster
Archer 17th September 2009 as Cardinal Giancarlo Morelli (voice)
NCIS poster
NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Dr. Felix Blackwell
Justice League poster
Justice League 17th November 2001 as Kanjar-Ro / Galius Zed / Guardian of Oa (voice)
Justice League poster
Justice League 17th November 2001 as Desaad / General Steppenwolf / Minion (voice)
Richie Rich poster
Richie Rich 14th September 1996 as Richard Rich, Chef Pierre, Professor Keenbean
Aladdin poster
Aladdin 6th February 1994 as Nefir Hasenuf (voice)
Frasier poster
Frasier 16th September 1993 as William Tewksbury
Lucky Luke poster
Lucky Luke 27th March 1992 as Mr. Edgar Rockbottom / Mendez
Rugrats poster
Rugrats 11th August 1991 as Jonathan (voice)
Superman poster
Superman 17th September 1988 as General Zod (voice)
DuckTales poster
DuckTales 18th September 1987 as Dr. Nogood (voice)
L.A. Law poster
L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Kevin Richardson
Matlock poster
Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Doug Michaels
Snorks poster
Snorks 15th September 1984 as Dr. Strangesnork
Benson poster
Benson 13th September 1979 as Clayton Endicott III