René Auberjonois has passed at 79 (1 Viewer)

[Ron1973]

https://variety.com/2019/tv/people-...ace-nine-boston-legal-benson-mash-1203429137/

I mainly remember him from Benson and playing bad guys on 70's and 80's shows.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Was very good in the two Altman films McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Brewster McCloud.

 

[Doug Wallen]

Remember him first as Clayton Endicott III, a fine foil for Benson.

I remember him best as Odo, the Constable.

Rest in peace.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Well, this sucks. Rest in peace.

For me, his iconic role is Chef Louis.

 

[DaveF]

“René Auberjonois Dies: ‘Benson’ And ‘Star Trek’ Actor Was 79”

https://deadline.com/2019/12/rene-auberjonois-dies-benson-and-star-trek-actor-was-79-1202804076/amp/

 

[Tino]

https://deadline.com/2019/12/rene-auberjonois-dies-benson-and-star-trek-actor-was-79-1202804076/

 

[Tino]

RIP.

He was also great in King Kong ‘76 and The Eyes Of Laura Mars.

 

[GMBurns]

Absolutely love him as Odo on Deep Space Nine. He will be missed a lot.

 

[Sam Favate]

Very sad about it. He was great in everything. I always hoped we'd see him as Odo one more time.

 

[MatthewA]

https://variety.com/2019/tv/people-...ace-nine-boston-legal-benson-mash-1203429137/

I mainly remember him from Benson and playing bad guys on 70's and 80's shows.

He was very good in that show, but he also had a successful stage career:



And like Robert Guillaume, he was part of the so-called "Disney Renaissance," but he did his part first:

 

[Dave Lawrence]

Very sad to read this news.

Benson. Boston Legal. And guest appearances on so many other series I like. Memorable appearances in several Altman films, among others. Such a wonderfully talented and versatile actor.

R.I.P., René.

 

[David Weicker]

Was very good in the two Altman films McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Brewster McCloud.

And don't forget the original Father Mulcahey blessing a Jeep in M*A*S*H


Loved him in Benson and DS9

 

[Josh Steinberg]

He was the first actor I ever met in person, at my very first Star Trek convention, I think I was nine or ten. Those were the days when you could meet people without having to pay extra fees for the experience, and I remember waiting on an extraordinarily long line, and how he seemed to have boundless energy and enthusiasm and kindness, particularly towards the small, awkward boy that I was. One of those things I’ll never forget.

 

[John*Wells]

RIP. Sir thank you for providing comic relief when I needed it at times

 

[Dave Upton]

I had the pleasure of meeting Rene at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention a few years ago, where he spoke to Lauren and I for a few minutes. He was an incredibly gracious guy, and left a lasting impression. It's really unfortunate that cancer has taken another person too soon.

 

[JohnHopper]

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¶ I remembered him in three parts from the seventies:
McMillan & Wife: “Once Upon a Dead Man” (1971)
Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: “Camera Obscura” (1971)
Baa, Baa, Blacksheep: “Small War” (1976)
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[Nelson Au]

One of my favorite characters he played is a french psychologist on The Bob Newhart Show who comes to Chicago and stays with Bob and Emily.

 

[The Drifter]

Sad news. Not a big Star Trek or Benson fan, but remember seeing RA in numerous other films/TV shows over the years, and he always cracked me up - even when he wasn't trying to be funny.

The last thing I saw him in was a small but important role in Kelly Reichardt's excellent film Certain Women (2016).

 

[John*Wells]

When I collected the Star Trek franchise, the only series I had seen in full was TOS. I purchased DS9 Sight unseen. When I saw the opening episode, the meeting with Sisko , Odo and quark was hilarious. Sisko asked Quark to be the community leader. QUark laughs and Odo compares Quark to a Politician.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Odo was a brilliant creation - it shows how an idea that can sound silly on the surface can be Shakespearean in the right hands.