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René Auberjonois

Born
Jun 1, 1940 · Aged 79
Died
Dec 8, 2019
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
101
TV credits
115
Directing credits
2
Also known as (3)
  • René Murat Auberjonois
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • René Marie Murat Auberjonois

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…