'Benson,' 'Star Trek' actor Rene Auberjonois has died at 79

[Dennis Donovan]

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Posted: 5:08 PM, Dec 08, 2019 Updated: 5:30 PM, Dec 08, 2019
By: Associated Press



René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for the TV shows “Benson” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” has died. He was 79.

His son Remy Auberjonois told The Associated Press he died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles of metastatic lung cancer.

The actor won a Tony on Broadway in 1969’s “Coco” opposite Katharine Hepburn. His first major movie role was as Father Mulcahy in the 1970 film “M.A.S.H.”

In the 1980s, he played Clayton Runnymede Endicott III, a snooty staffer in a governor’s mansion on “Benson.” And in the 1990s, he played the shape-shifting alien Odo on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

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*Great* actor! Cross gently, René...

[maryellen99]

1. He also was in The Little Mermaid and sang "Les Poissons"

[Dagstead Bumwood]

4. And the original Father Mulcahey in the movie M*A*S*H,

one of my faves.

[underpants]

6. Yep.

[dhol82]

10. Wow, did not realize that.

Need to see the original again.

[Anon-C]

2. RIP!

[emmaverybo]

3. Sorry to hear this. He had a wonderful life. He said his stint on tv had enabled him to do

the theater he loved without sacrificing his family’s future. It was inspiring to listen to him.

[VOX]

5. An excellent character-actor, appeared in many of Robert Altman's films.

He will be missed.

[marble falls]

7. He was wonderful in Boston Legal and the Patriot, too.

[TomSlick]

19. I had forgotten about his role in The Patriot.

You are correct. He was wonderful.

[marble falls]

20. One of not many actors who can play in front of a small or big camera.

[The Wielding Truth]

8. awwww

[hlthe2b]

9. Heavens. He's been in a ton of things. What a great character actor!

RIP Rene'

[JHB]

11. Aww, man... "Comes in threes"

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Also passed on in this week:

Writer D. C. (Dorothy Catherine) Fontana (December 2.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._C._Fontana
Story editor for the first two seasons of the original series, and a huge contributor to the lore of the setting.

Actor Robert Walker Jr. (December 5): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907480/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Walker played the title character in the original series first-season episode "Charlie X", but whose highest visibility was from around the same time when he starred int he movie Ensign Pulver, with Peter Ustinov and Walter Matthau.

[Takket]

12. DS9 one of my favorite shows. watched every episode 10 times at least. miss him so much

[Marcuse]

13. Returning to the Great Lake.

[Igel]

22. Great Link. n/t

[Blue_playwright]

14. Was fortunate to somewhat know him

He was one of my favorite actors & my favorite interview from my journalism days. He kept in touch with this random writer. Had me mail the article I wrote to his dad. Encouraged my Playwrighting when I Tweeted it. Good man. Good Democrat. #RIPReneAuberjonois

[CTyankee]

15. He was in my class in drama school (Carnegie Mellon) and was striking looking and quite

the cosmopolitan. Unfailingly polite and nice, he developed brilliantly as an actor. I knew him only shortly as I transferred after my second year to NYU in New York City (following the man who would be my first husband) but we lost touch with Rene.

Sad to lose him. I really liked him and watching him develop into such a fine actor...

[spiderpig]

16. As an avid Audible Book listener, I can say he was unsurpassed as a narrator.

No one could do Pendergast the way he did.

RIP, Father Mulcahy, and "Bless this Jeep".

[whistler162]

17. Robert Walker Jr. and D.C. Fontana

also

Like I said in another thread rough week for trekies.

[Chicago1980]

18. Police Academy 5

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[FakeNoose]

21. To me, he'll always be Father Mulcahy of the original MASH movie (1970)

Rest in peace, Rene Aberjonois!

[ucralum]

23. The Bob Newhart Show

Season 4, Episode 7: Rene is hilarious as a snooty French psychologist. He was also wonderful in City of Angels on Broadway.