Rene Auberjonois' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Boston Legal Paul Lewiston Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Constable Odo Xiaolin Showdown Master Fung Benson Clayton Run… The Mummy: The Animated Series Scarab SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show DeSaad Mighty Max Arachnoid Nadja The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne Cavois Wildfire (1986) Alvinar Bruno the Kid Leonard DaL… Xyber 9: New Dawn Xyber 9 Ashenden (UK) John Quincy… Rosetti and Ryan Jonathan The Rhinemann Exchange Dr. Eugene …

Main Movie Roles 2001 - The Princess Diaries 2000 - The Patriot 1999 - Inspector Gadget 1997 - Cats Don't Dance 1995 - Batman Forever 1992 - The Player 1991 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1989 - The Little Mermaid 1988 - Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 1982 - The Last Unicorn 1980 - Where The Buffalo Roam 1978 - Eyes of Laura Mars 1976 - The Big Bus 1976 - King Kong 1975 - The Hindenburg 1972 - Images 1971 - McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1970 - MASH

BIOGRAPHY:

René Murat Auberjonois was born on June 1, 1940, in New York City. René was born into an already artistic family, which included his grandfather, a well-known Swiss painter, and his father Fernand, a writer. The Auberjonois family moved to Paris shortly after World War II, and it was there that René made an important career decision at the age of six. When his school put on a musical performance for the parents, little René was given the honor of conducting his classmates in a rendition of Do You Know the Muffin Man? When the performance was over, René took a bow, and, knowing that he was not the real conductor, imagined that he had been acting. He decided then and there that he wanted to be an actor. After leaving Paris, the Auberjonois family moved into an Artist's Colony in upstate New York. At an early age, René was surrounded by musicians, composers, and actors. Among his neighbors were Helen Hayes (I), Burgess Meredith and John Houseman (I), who would later become an important mentor. Houseman gave René his first theater job at the age of 16, as an apprentice at a theater in Stratford, Connecticut. René would later teach at Juilliard under Houseman. René attended Carnegie-Mellon University and studied theater completely, not only learning about acting but about the entire process of producing a play. After graduating from CMU, René acted with various theater companies, including San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum. In 1969, he won a role in his first Broadway musical, Coco (with Katharine Hepburn), for which he won a Tony. Since then, René has acted in a variety of theater productions, films, and television presentations, including a rather famous stint as Clayton Endicott III on the comedy series "Benson" (1979), not to mention 7 years on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) as Odo. René has also done dramatic readings of a variety of books on tape. René's most recent projects have included The Patriot (2000), starring Mel Gibson (I), and Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) (TV). Look for him the fall of 2000 on NBC's "Frasier" (1993), and ABC's "The Practice" (1997).


TRIVIA:

• Outside of the _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) cast, he is the oldest "Star Trek" cast member.
• Won Broadway's 1970 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Coco." He was also nominated as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) in 1974 for "The Good Doctor," and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) in 1985 for "Big River" and in 1990 for "City of Angels."
• Is one of only 32 actors or actresses to have starred in both the original Star Trek (up to and including _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv)) and then in one of the spin offs.
• Has two children, 'Tessa Auberjonois' (qv) and 'Remy Auberjonois' (qv).
• Siblings: Anne Auberjonois, Michael Auberjonois and 2 stepsisters named Ghislaine Vautier (author) as well as Marie-Laure Degener (opera performer).
• In the same tradition as 'Jonathan Frakes' (qv), of _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) reprising Cmdr. Riker, Auberjonois voiced his Constable Odo from _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv) for an episode of _"Family Guy" (1999)_ (qv).
• Tried changing his surname very early on to "Aubert" because casting directors were unable to pronounce "Auberjonois." When he discovered that his new name caused just as much trouble, he decided to keep the real one.
• Has appeared in two different productions which featured a character named General Hammond: _MASH (1970)_ (qv) and _"Stargate SG-1" (1997)_ (qv).