René Auberjonois
Born June 01, 1940 (Age: 85)
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New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
First Cow
2020
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as Man with Raven
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Age: 79
Way Out on a Limb
2016
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as
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Age: 76
Certain Women
2016
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as Albert
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Age: 76
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
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as Concierge (voice)
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Age: 74
Eulogy
2004
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as Parson Banke
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Age: 64
The Princess Diaries
2001
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as Philippe Renaldi (uncredited)
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Age: 61
The Patriot
2000
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as Reverend Oliver
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Age: 60
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
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as James Callender
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Age: 59
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000
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as Chef Louis (voice)
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Age: 59
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
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as Self
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Age: 59
Inspector Gadget
1999
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as Artemus Bradford
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Age: 59
Cats Don't Dance
1997
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as Flanigan (voice)
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Age: 56
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The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
1996
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as Self
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Age: 56
Batman Forever
1995
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as Dr. Burton
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Age: 55
The Ballad of Little Jo
1993
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as Streight Hollander
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Age: 53
The Sands of Time
1992
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as Prime Minister
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Age: 52
The Player
1992
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as René Auberjonois
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Age: 51
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
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as Colonel West (uncredited)
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Age: 51
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Timeless Tales from Hallmark: Puss in Boots
1991
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as voice
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Age: 51
The Little Mermaid
1989
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as Louis (voice)
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Age: 49
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
1988
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as Tony
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Age: 47
Walker
1987
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as Maj. Siegfried Hennington
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Age: 47
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
1987
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as Modoc
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Age: 47
The Last Unicorn
1982
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as The Skull (voice)
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Age: 42
The Kid From Nowhere
1982
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as Howard
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Age: 41
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
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as Harris
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Age: 39
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
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as Donald Phelps
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Age: 38
King Kong
1976
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as Roy Bagley
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Age: 36
Upcoming Season
1975
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as Roberts
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Age: 35
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
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as Andre Stryker
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Age: 31
M*A*S*H
1970
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as Father John Mulcahy
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Age: 29
Petulia
1968
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as Fred Six (uncredited)
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Age: 28