René Auberjonois
An image from Batman Forever, one of the productions that also features René Auberjonois.
René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

June 1, 1940 — New York City, New York, USA

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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The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1989

The Patriot

The Patriot

2000

Batman Forever

Batman Forever

1995

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1970

Joseph: King of Dreams

Joseph: King of Dreams

2000

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

King Kong

King Kong

1976