René Auberjonois facts for kids
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René Auberjonois
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René Murat Auberjonois
June 1, 1940 New York, New York, U.S.
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| Died | December 8, 2019 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1962–2019 |
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Judith Helen Mihalyi (m. 1963)
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| Children | Tessa Auberjonois Remy Auberjonois |
| Parent(s) | Fernand Auberjonois Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat |
| Relatives | René Auberjonois (grandfather) Joachim Murat (great-great-great-grandfather) Caroline Bonaparte (great-great-great-grandmother) |
René Murat Auberjonois (/rəˈneɪ oʊˌbɛərʒənˈwɑː/; June 1, 1940 – December 8, 2019) was an American actor and singer.
In films, Auberjonois portrayed Father Mulcahy in MASH (1970), the expedition scientist Roy Bagley in King Kong (1976), and Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid (1989), in which he sang "Les Poissons". In the American animated musical comedy film Cats Don't Dance (1997), Auberjonois lent his voice as Flanagan, the human film director of "Li'l Ark Angel".
In various long-running television series, Auberjonois portrayed a number of characters, including: Clayton Endicott III on Benson (for which he was an Emmy Award nominee), Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal.
He also branched out into voice acting for video games, having appeared in a number of popular video games. He portrayed the Greek mythological figure Talos in the first God of War (2005) game, the enigmatic Mr. House in Fallout: New Vegas (2010), Karl Schafer in the Uncharted video game series, and Odo in Star Trek Online.
Personal life
He had been married to his wife Judith since 1963. They had two children, Tessa and Remy, and three grandchildren.
René Auberjonois died December 8, 2019 at his home in Los Angeles of metastatic lung cancer, his son Rèmy-Luc Auberjonois told The Associated Press.
Images for kids
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Auberjonois (right) with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-stars Armin Shimerman (left) and Nana Visitor (center)
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Pictured in 2010
