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René Auberjonois
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<p>René Marie Murat Auberjonois was an American actor, best known for playing <a href="/facts/Odo_(Star_Trek)/JkowTY17">Odo</a> on <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine/ESUWjCmK">Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</a></i> (1993–1999) and Clayton Endicott III on <i><a href="/facts/Benson_(TV_series)/G7fUHHty">Benson</a></i> (1980–1986). </p><p>He first achieved fame as a stage actor, winning the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical/AMyM4Htp">Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical</a> in 1970 for his portrayal of Sebastian Baye opposite <a href="/facts/Katharine_Hepburn/fKvRzBAP">Katharine Hepburn</a> in the <a href="/facts/Andr%C3%A9_Previn/7A67Xd81">André Previn</a>-<a href="/facts/Alan_Jay_Lerner/DKLwj7vg">Alan Jay Lerner</a> musical <i><a href="/facts/Coco_(musical)/eHRmfK4h">Coco</a></i>. He went on to earn three more Tony nominations for performances in <a href="/facts/Neil_Simon/GqY3QNUk">Neil Simon</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/The_Good_Doctor_(play)/yV3D29NA">The Good Doctor</a></i> (1973), <a href="/facts/Roger_Miller/mgz1n3U3">Roger Miller</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Big_River_(musical)/j3wb4EBw">Big River</a></i> (1985), and <a href="/facts/Cy_Coleman/Bpb477ja">Cy Coleman</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/City_of_Angels_(musical)/loBTEJ45">City of Angels</a></i> (1989); he won a <a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award/CUoeA8sc">Drama Desk Award</a> for <i>Big River</i>. </p><p>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 <i><a href="/facts/Benson_(TV_series)/G7fUHHty">Benson</a></i> (1980–1986), for which he was an <a href="/facts/Emmy_Award/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Award</a> nominee; and <a href="/facts/List_of_Boston_Legal_characters/EGccUd6b">Paul Lewiston</a> on <i><a href="/facts/Boston_Legal/v9jJ9L46">Boston Legal</a></i> (2004–2008). In films, Auberjonois appeared in several <a href="/facts/Robert_Altman/z8muAk9r">Robert Altman</a> productions, notably <a href="/facts/List_of_M*A*S*H_characters/NpJQEkyg">Father John Mulcahy</a> in the film version of <i><a href="/facts/M*A*S*H_(film)/w0Fo6St6">M*A*S*H</a></i> (1970); the expedition scientist Roy Bagley in <i><a href="/facts/King_Kong_(1976_film)/UuLI1NTu">King Kong</a></i> (1976); Chef Louis in <i><a href="/facts/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film)/jX1tKy1b">The Little Mermaid</a></i> (1989), in which he sang "<a href="/facts/Les_Poissons/SelYdvS9">Les Poissons</a>"; and Reverend Oliver in <i><a href="/facts/The_Patriot_(2000_film)/cbSNQgaB">The Patriot</a></i> (2000). In the American animated musical comedy film <i><a href="/facts/Cats_Don%27t_Dance/Ym03aU9V">Cats Don't Dance</a></i> (1997), Auberjonois voiced Flanigan. </p><p>Auberjonois also performed as a voice actor in several video games, animated series and other productions. </p>