Rene Auberjonois, 79, actor, singer and voice actor, has died. Generally recognised by the Fallout fanbase to be mankind's only hope of long-term survival, Mr. Auberjonois' passing may well sound a death knell for the entire human race.
René Auberjonois, was one hell of an entertainer, at least i think he was and he has a rich family history which surprised me. His mother was Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat who was born 1913 and died in 1986. She was a great-great granddaughter of Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's marshals and King of Naples during the First French Empire, and his wife, Caroline Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest sister. Wow i never thought one of Marshal Murat's' descendants would part of the sci fi star trek franchise. we will miss you Odo, thank you June 1, 1940- December 8, 2019
When I started watching DS9 I was fascinating by Odo, it remember me to Data but in a different way and rapidly became my favorite character from all DS9. When I knew about Rene I was really impressed by his acting career and voice career. Rene is a really good actor and I'm thankful he did odo.
Thank you for everything, Rene Auberjonois. It was an honor to meet you a decade ago. You are a kind and sweet man with a humble and nurturing spirit. Love you sir.
I saw this reading his obit tonight, had NO IDEA. I want to see it now though, just to see how he played the role vs. how William Christopher. Can't even fathom it honestly. May he RIP.
I started watching DS9- the third episode in season 1 where odo was framed. Just now, I thought to myself, this odo guy is a great actor, I wonder who it is... I typed in "odo actor deep space nine ", and it was just announced less than an hour ago that he died. Strange coincidence. RIP Rene Aberjonois. I'm going to finish DS9 with special attention to you!
The episode that Rene is talking about where he turns into a bird is called "The Begotten" from season 5 episode 12, if anyone is interested. It actually is a good episode. Personally, I think my favorite episode is the one where everyone is chasing Chief O'Brien and it turns out that there's something about him (I don't want to give the end away for those who have not seen it. It's called "Whispers" from Season 2 [episode 14]). It has a really cool ending, I thought. JW3HH
In the spirit of your concern about plot giveaways, I would say in advance there is a slight spoiler alert included in this reply. I just wanted to say I totally agree about 'Whispers'. I think what makes it so great is that we see everything through the eyes of O'Brien, so we identify only with him and how he views Sisko, Bashir and the rest. Like O'Brien - we only learn the truth at the end. That's quite thought-provoking - a lesson about making assumptions without being in full possession of the facts.
Yep! Smartly written and executed. And when you get the answer at the end, everything we saw up to that point finally makes sense (like how Keiko treats him, etc). Very nicely done. JW3HH
I keep forgetting that he was in An Undiscovered Country. I think his scene got cut from some versions. He had the "We'll clean their chronometers" line.
In 1966, Rene Auberjonois was at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where I got to see him as the lead in "Charley's Aunt" a very famous late Victorian farce. Absolutely hilarious. (You can look up the plot on Wikipedia.) When his character agreed to take on the task of impersonating Charley's Aunt, he had to dash across the stage and leap into Charley's Aunt's black dress all in one go. Very flashy, and very funny. I was going on ten at the time and made my mother (who was a drama professor) take me twice.
I ‘knew’ you since I saw you in the MASH Movie (1970). It was awesome seeing you in everything from ‘Benson’ , Star Trek DS9, and Boston Legal (with fellow Star Trek alum William Shatner). RIP, Sir.
I remember...before the internet now....reading that he was going to be Odo in the new Star Trek series. I was thinking "the guy from Soap is going to be in Star Trek?..Huh!?" But he nailed the part and made the show better for it. Thanks Rene.
Was he on Soap also? I guess that's not a stretch since Benson was a spinoff of Soap. But I don't remember him on that (though honestly I watched Benson more than Soap so I'm far from an expert.)
My country being a small one usually don't have conventions but some years ago surprisingly we did. We had Jason Momoa who was the one I wanted to meet (and he gave me a memory I will never forget) and we had Robert Englund and some other ones from Star Wars and Rene Auberjonois. I am sure that what they experienced here was a first for them. In London they have long ques and there is no talking to the "star". Well here there were no ques and people would just come over and have a chat with them and they could walk around the place as if no one knew them. And I felt so very sorry for Rene because no one came to chat or get an autograph at least I didn't see any and he just sat there and it must have been humiliating for him. At the time I hadn't watched DS9 but only maybe part of one episode and didn't like Odo but I didn't think he deserved to sit there by himself. Actors like to come here because people leave them alone and they are not used to that so they can walk around the city like ordinary people:) Well Michael Jackson had our old amusement park shut down for the day so he could go there and not be disturbed but I think he liked being "the star" because if he had put on regular clothing he could have had much more fun amongst people and no one would probably have recognized him
The producers of Star Trek ENT took that idea and put it into the realm of ENT. The relationship between Work and Jadzia produced children and the relationship between Commander Trip Tucker and T'Pol also produced their "Spock". A Vulcan/Human hybrid man named Lorian.
Star Trek has become as big as it has because of that fundamental thing that makes René do what he does. It's what makes sculptors sculpt, musicians to compose, painters to paint, writers to write, audiences to be engaged in movies, theater or TV. Every person who creates something or enjoys something created by someone else do what they do because of one thing simple thing. Imagination. It's a fantasy world so far from anything we know and it's easy for someone who watches Star Trek to wonder what the future will be like. Will we ever be able to travel to other star systems faster than light? Will we ever meet other species from other galaxies? Will we even have space vessels that fly through space like our airplanes fly through the air? We all have it and we all share it in one way or another. That's what makes Star Trek so fascinating. Imagination.
Odo is one of the best characters in science fiction, and am happy that he return to his home planet to be with his people and to spent lots of time with them.
Omg I can't believe the funny baddie gangster from Police Academy 5 Miami was the guy from Star Trek. No way. I'd have never made that connection. I never liked Star Trek but a guy from my hostel always watched his vhs boxsets of all that stuff and I didn't realise how calming and safe having that show on can make you feel. There was one episode that impressed me, something about droids or borgs, I remember them being really scary. Omg, I can't believe I'm actually thinking about putting it on just now, I guess since I got a month of Paramount plus, I may as well use it since I nearly watched all the episodes of Kenan and Kel.
Rene Auberjonois portrayed the original Father Mulcahy in the movie M*A*S*H and his demeaner couldn't have been more opposite of the character ODO in Star Trek DS9.
he sings too ..Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.... from 'Where the Buffalo Roam'. He's on the press plane with Hunter Thompson, who gives him a pill and he washes it down with beer. Next thing ya know, he's singing in the aisle and trying to get into the cockpit.
It is so weird watching Rene on Benson and then Deep Space Nine and his voice is similar in both shows but COMPLETELY different from his day to day speaking voice.
Its so worth it. I kind of struggle with rewatching TNG and TOS, and honestly never made it through VOY, but DS9 is so strong, its worth a rewatch, particularly the Dominion arc Surprisingly though, ENT gets better with rewatches.
Shayne O'Neill I watched Enterprise and I LIKED it. Season 4 was actually getting pretty damn good... people give it too much shit. :-)Re-watching all of the Star Trek TV shows is something I've been meaning to do. I think I've only seen TNG, DS9 and ENT all the way through, and this needs to be remedied.
Founder, you honor us with your presence.
I wanna go to a Star Trek convention dressed as a Vorta and say that to him.
@@nicholasmaslennikov2128 Alternatively, you can hire Jeffrey Coombs to reprise his role as Weyoun and say that to him :)
RIP Rene
Nicholas Maslennikov that would have been awesome
You will be missed, Rene. Long live Odo.
Damn he really got good at shapeshifting, well done, very realistic :)
Rene Auberjonois, 79, actor, singer and voice actor, has died.
Generally recognised by the Fallout fanbase to be mankind's only hope of long-term survival, Mr. Auberjonois' passing may well sound a death knell for the entire human race.
Rest in peace constable odo, youve finally rejoined the great link
Quark is currently running amok on the station
I'm surprised at how different his real voice is from the one he used when playing Odo.
+Maestro_T Exactly what I was thinking.
As he gets older, his voice is getting gravelier, particularly his laugh
Yah, he's said that when fans hear his real voice, they are a little surprised/confused that he doesn't sound more like Odo.
Nah. Odo is his real voice. This voice is the fake.
If you re-watch the first season, you could hear him slip between his own voice and his Odo voice from time to time.
I can just hear his gravelly voice "Quarrrrrk!" Rene is missed.
Rest in Peace Rene Auberjunois 1940-2019
God bless you sir
René Auberjonois, was one hell of an entertainer, at least i think he was and he has a rich family history which surprised me. His mother was Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat who was born 1913 and died in 1986. She was a great-great granddaughter of Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon's marshals and King of Naples during the First French Empire, and his wife, Caroline Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest sister. Wow i never thought one of Marshal Murat's' descendants would part of the sci fi star trek franchise.
we will miss you Odo, thank you
June 1, 1940- December 8, 2019
Odo's stories were my favourite on DS9. He was always my favourite character.
same.
Delivery of the Platinum Chip is non-negotiable.
A Tragedy Has Befallen All Mankind
BIIIIIIG IRONNNNNN
Now I will stop Killing Mr. House to take over the strip
What a very sweet man. May he rest in peace.
Did you ever see Rene in the movie "eyes of Laura mars " he's great in that I recommend that movie !
When I started watching DS9 I was fascinating by Odo, it remember me to Data but in a different way and rapidly became my favorite character from all DS9. When I knew about Rene I was really impressed by his acting career and voice career. Rene is a really good actor and I'm thankful he did odo.
RIP. Loved him in M.A.S.H.
Thank you for everything, Rene Auberjonois. It was an honor to meet you a decade ago. You are a kind and sweet man with a humble and nurturing spirit. Love you sir.
Miss you so much already René. R.I.P Constable.
I beleive that Rene is one of the most elegant actors. I remember him from the 80's when I arrived to the United States.
May he Rest In Peace. He will be greatly missed.
R.I.P. highly underrated actor.
He doesn't seem to be underrated, he was in some really good shows, which is exactly what an actor and actress wants
You're the best Rene, loved your portrayal of Odo! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent!
He was fantastic as Mr. House, such a great, calculating character and voice to match!
LOOOVE RENE!!! Since I was young watching him in Benson and then fell for him as Odo!
My heart is breaking 💔 . Thank you 🙏 for everything, Rene.
The original Father Mulcahy from M*A*S*H (the movie), Clayton from BENSON, and Odo from DS9 are my favorite characters of his!
I saw this reading his obit tonight, had NO IDEA. I want to see it now though, just to see how he played the role vs. how William Christopher. Can't even fathom it honestly. May he RIP.
Rest in peace Rene' you will be sorely missed!
I started watching DS9- the third episode in season 1 where odo was framed. Just now, I thought to myself, this odo guy is a great actor, I wonder who it is... I typed in "odo actor deep space nine ", and it was just announced less than an hour ago that he died. Strange coincidence. RIP Rene Aberjonois. I'm going to finish DS9 with special attention to you!
What an elegant man he was.. so charming and graceful. We will remember you, mr Auberjonois.
Such an incredible actor. He had so many great roles outside of Trek as well.
I was in ballet class with NANA VISITOR around late 70s in her mother's class at NYU DANCE DEPARTMENT. Her mother's name was NENETTE CHARISSE
Any relation to Cyd?
Her aunt was Cyd Charisse 😊
The episode that Rene is talking about where he turns into a bird is called "The Begotten" from season 5 episode 12, if anyone is interested. It actually is a good episode.
Personally, I think my favorite episode is the one where everyone is chasing Chief O'Brien and it turns out that there's something about him (I don't want to give the end away for those who have not seen it. It's called "Whispers" from Season 2 [episode 14]). It has a really cool ending, I thought.
JW3HH
In the spirit of your concern about plot giveaways, I would say in advance there is a slight spoiler alert included in this reply.
I just wanted to say I totally agree about 'Whispers'. I think what makes it so great is that we see everything through the eyes of O'Brien, so we identify only with him and how he views Sisko, Bashir and the rest. Like O'Brien - we only learn the truth at the end. That's quite thought-provoking - a lesson about making assumptions without being in full possession of the facts.
Yep! Smartly written and executed. And when you get the answer at the end, everything we saw up to that point finally makes sense (like how Keiko treats him, etc). Very nicely done.
JW3HH
RIP rené thanks for the great character that was odo 🙏
Odo finally figured out how to do the ears.
I wish I got into DS9 before he passed. I would've loved to meet him
mhm. i just finished it a lil bit ago. amazingly done show.
René's ancestors. Joachim Murat (Napoleon's general and brother in law) and Caroline Bonaparte (Murat's wife)
I keep forgetting that he was in An Undiscovered Country. I think his scene got cut from some versions. He had the "We'll clean their chronometers" line.
Did you know Rene Auberjonois is the great great grandson from the sister Of Napoleon Bonaparte?
Really?
3 greats not 2
@@campbelldowler1396 yeah
@@campbelldowler1396 yes he has french imperial blood.
Three Greats...........Great, Great, Great grandson of Napoleon's sister.
Rene also worked with "Ethan Phillips" (Neelix from Star Trek: Voyager) in the 1980's sitcom, "Benson."
Odo and Quark were my fav characters....those two had great scenes together.
RIP Rene! :-(
In 1966, Rene Auberjonois was at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where I got to see him as the lead in "Charley's Aunt" a very famous late Victorian farce. Absolutely hilarious. (You can look up the plot on Wikipedia.) When his character agreed to take on the task of impersonating Charley's Aunt, he had to dash across the stage and leap into Charley's Aunt's black dress all in one go. Very flashy, and very funny. I was going on ten at the time and made my mother (who was a drama professor) take me twice.
I ‘knew’ you since I saw you in the MASH Movie (1970). It was awesome seeing you in everything from ‘Benson’ , Star Trek DS9, and Boston Legal (with fellow Star Trek alum William Shatner). RIP, Sir.
I didn't know he passed away.... Found out today.... Cried hard. One of the greats.
His performance as Odo and Mr. House from Fallout: New Vegas are what make him absolutely unforgettable to me. He will be missed, heavily.
rest in peace ........heartbreaking
I remember...before the internet now....reading that he was going to be Odo in the new Star Trek series. I was thinking "the guy from Soap is going to be in Star Trek?..Huh!?" But he nailed the part and made the show better for it. Thanks Rene.
Was he on Soap also? I guess that's not a stretch since Benson was a spinoff of Soap. But I don't remember him on that (though honestly I watched Benson more than Soap so I'm far from an expert.)
My country being a small one usually don't have conventions but some years ago surprisingly we did. We had Jason Momoa who was the one I wanted to meet (and he gave me a memory I will never forget) and we had Robert Englund and some other ones from Star Wars and Rene Auberjonois. I am sure that what they experienced here was a first for them. In London they have long ques and there is no talking to the "star". Well here there were no ques and people would just come over and have a chat with them and they could walk around the place as if no one knew them. And I felt so very sorry for Rene because no one came to chat or get an autograph at least I didn't see any and he just sat there and it must have been humiliating for him. At the time I hadn't watched DS9 but only maybe part of one episode and didn't like Odo but I didn't think he deserved to sit there by himself. Actors like to come here because people leave them alone and they are not used to that so they can walk around the city like ordinary people:) Well Michael Jackson had our old amusement park shut down for the day so he could go there and not be disturbed but I think he liked being "the star" because if he had put on regular clothing he could have had much more fun amongst people and no one would probably have recognized him
Good writing, actual stories, character development, and actors with chops. No wonder they did so well, they understood respect and responsibility.
Agree with the Benson mentions--he was great fun in that show and in his work since.
Rest In Peace Rene...
I keep thinking this is future Odo from that episode when they all got marooned on a planet etc...
Children Of Time.
The producers of Star Trek ENT took that idea and put it into the realm of ENT. The relationship between Work and Jadzia produced children and the relationship between Commander Trip Tucker and T'Pol also produced their "Spock". A Vulcan/Human hybrid man named Lorian.
@@Xallisto1 the sunburned one? Lol
I always see him is Clayton Endicott the III from Benson. He was brilliant then as always!
From Clayton to Odo, a fantastic acting range.
I must say, out of all the actors from the show I've seen as of late, Rene has held his age particularly well.
Well, Nana Visitor did too
DirtyHarry yeah she did
Incredible actor. Loved the Odo character and his sleeping bucket.
REST IN PARADISE ODO😢✨🙏
An extremely talented actor (with a talented family too) in a great role.
R.I.P.
RIP Rene, much loved and much missed
Had a hilarious guest starring role in an episode of _It's Always Sunny_ xD
Mr. House. :)
Karl Schafer :D
The House Always Wins!
MrSalambard yay
Haha, they should have cut off the video at 7:53!
Thanks for the memories, Rene. You were great and loved.
RENE AUBERJONOIS IS AWESOME!!!!
I love the idea of Trek being a fantasy and not a sci fi story, really cool perspective.
The themes in Star Trek are timeless.
R.I.P beautiful soul
Star Trek has become as big as it has because of that fundamental thing that makes René do what he does. It's what makes sculptors sculpt, musicians to compose, painters to paint, writers to write, audiences to be engaged in movies, theater or TV. Every person who creates something or enjoys something created by someone else do what they do because of one thing simple thing. Imagination.
It's a fantasy world so far from anything we know and it's easy for someone who watches Star Trek to wonder what the future will be like. Will we ever be able to travel to other star systems faster than light? Will we ever meet other species from other galaxies? Will we even have space vessels that fly through space like our airplanes fly through the air? We all have it and we all share it in one way or another. That's what makes Star Trek so fascinating. Imagination.
Always good to see a Founder.
DS9 was my favorite Trek series
Mine too
Seemed like a real down to Earth guy. Will miss you
Odo is one of the best characters in science fiction, and am happy that he return to his home planet to be with his people and to spent lots of time with them.
Loved him as Paul Lewiston in Boston Legal
Omg I can't believe the funny baddie gangster from Police Academy 5 Miami was the guy from Star Trek. No way. I'd have never made that connection. I never liked Star Trek but a guy from my hostel always watched his vhs boxsets of all that stuff and I didn't realise how calming and safe having that show on can make you feel. There was one episode that impressed me, something about droids or borgs, I remember them being really scary. Omg, I can't believe I'm actually thinking about putting it on just now, I guess since I got a month of Paramount plus, I may as well use it since I nearly watched all the episodes of Kenan and Kel.
Rip. Thank you
The episode where he let Rom get captured was savage, but we wouldn’t understand because weren’t changlings
Odo Vs Quark was what made this series the best!!
I really liked Odo. Favorite character from all of Star Trek, aside from James Doohan (Scotty).
Those actors sure enjoyed working together.
Rene Auberjonois portrayed the original Father Mulcahy in the movie M*A*S*H and his demeaner couldn't have been more opposite of the character ODO in Star Trek DS9.
He was also in Warehouse 13
The Skull is my favorite scene and character in The Last Unicorn. That part still gives me chills :)
The sentry skeleton was excellent. He did a great job.
And he played the padre in the original MASH movie. Great actor.
Great actor and an even greater narrator.
I'll always remember him from the Police Academy movie where they went to Miami Beach and he played a bungling burglar named Tony. Lol
I miss him ❤ RIP
RIP, Rene.
i was so hypnotized by his forehead creases, when the video ended i realized i didnt hear a word they said
You're pretty dumb
he sings too ..Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.... from 'Where the Buffalo Roam'.
He's on the press plane with Hunter Thompson, who gives him a pill and he washes
it down with beer. Next thing ya know, he's singing in the aisle
and trying to get into the cockpit.
Nice to hear his real voice and accent.
Give the 1974 spoof "The Big Bus" a look, his portrayal of Father Kudos was amusing.
It is so weird watching Rene on Benson and then Deep Space Nine and his voice is similar in both shows but COMPLETELY different from his day to day speaking voice.
Man it is so surreal to hear what the man who voiced Janos Audron really sounds like.
I loved him in Benson and Police Academy 5.
looking at the comments am surprised that no one is talking about how Rene is related to napoleon
Could he Shape-Shift, into Ice Cream? Oh, it says "Napoleon." I thought it said "Neapolitan." (Not really.)
R.I.P. Rene Auberjonois.
Seems like a very genuine man.
George Takei and Rene Auberjonois, have very different opinions of William Shatner, to say the least.
great actor
Coolest thing about his makeup is that he could continue to play odo on any Star Trek and look the same age
Odo was a favorite of mine. I recently rented the Pilot with 2 episodes. Oh how i wish i had the time to watch the entire series again
Its so worth it. I kind of struggle with rewatching TNG and TOS, and honestly never made it through VOY, but DS9 is so strong, its worth a rewatch, particularly the Dominion arc
Surprisingly though, ENT gets better with rewatches.
I have seen them all and miss the joy, but there's so much to do and so little time
Shayne O'Neill I watched Enterprise and I LIKED it. Season 4 was actually getting pretty damn good... people give it too much shit. :-)Re-watching all of the Star Trek TV shows is something I've been meaning to do. I think I've only seen TNG, DS9 and ENT all the way through, and this needs to be remedied.
Vivzid
Have time to fart around TH-cam.. no time to watch Star Trek
-logic-
Such a great guy