Rene Auberjonois
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| Nickname: |
Rene Auberjonois / René Auberjonois / Renee Auberjonois / |
| Known for: |
The Little Mermaid, The Patriot, MASH |
| Birth name: |
Rene Murat Auberjonois |
| Birthday: |
1 June 1940, New York, New York, USA |
| Height: |
6' (1.83 m) |
Trivia

Has two children,
Tessa Auberjonois and
Remy Auberjonois.

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."

His mother was Princess Laure of Murat.

Graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University.

Taught acting at Juilliard.

On his mother's side, Rene is descended from Joachim Murat, King of Naples, and his wife Caroline Bonaparte, sister of the famous Napoleon.

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.

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) and then in one of the spin offs.

Son of Pulitzer Prize-nominated Swiss journalist and author Fernand Auberjonois (1910-2004).

Grandson of well-known Swiss post-impressionist painter Rene Auberjonois (1872-1957).

Has appeared in two different productions which featured a character named General Hammond:
MASH and
Stargate SG-1.

Has appeared with
Michael Dorn in five different productions:
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,
Aladdin,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
The Savage Dragon and
Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys.

Both he and his
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-star
Colm Meaney appeared in 'Stargate', playing the leader of a human civilisation on another planet whose population lived under the surface. In both cases, the main characters of the series in question attempted to form an alliance and arrange an exchange of technology before learning that this civilisation could not be trusted. Auberjonois played Alar, leader of the Eurondans in the
Stargate SG-1 episode 'The Other Side'; Meaney played Cowen, leader of the Genii in the
Stargate: Atlantis episodes 'Underground' and 'The Storm'.

Outside of the
Star Trek cast, he is the oldest "Star Trek" cast member.

Turned down the role of Bosley in Charlie's Angels.

Turned down the role of Father Mulcahey in the TV series M*A*S*H. He had played the role in the 1969 motion picture version.

Is mentioned in "Big Lou," the biography of actor Louis Edmonds, because he and Edmonds both starred in an avant garde Broadway play that flopped after just a few performances in the late 1960s. The play was called "Fire!", and it is covered in detail in "Big Lou."

Appears in both Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Forever.
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