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<\/p>\nBreaking News<\/p>\n
Getty<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Rene Auberjonois<\/strong> \u2014 who starred in \u201cBenson,\u201d \u201cStar Trek: Deep Space Nine\u201d and several other hit shows over the decades \u2014 has died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The veteran TV, movie and voice actor passed away Sunday at his L.A.-based home after a battle with metastatic lung cancer, according to his son, Remy, who spoke to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Auberjonois is perhaps best known as Clayton Endicott III on \u201cBenson\u201d \u2014 the snobbish chief of staff to Governor Eugene X Gatling in the hit \u201980s sitcom \u2014 which itself was a spinoff of \u201cSoap.\u201d He played the role for 6 seasons, acting in 135 episodes through 1986.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n In the \u201990s, he went on to play Odo on \u2018Deep Space Nine\u2019 opposite Avery Brooks<\/strong> \u2014 starring in all 173 episodes. His TV career was even more prolific beyond that though \u2014 Auberjonois had supporting roles in hits like \u201cNET Playhouse,\u201d \u201cRhoda,\u201d \u201cCharlie\u2019s Angels,\u201d \u201cFrasier,\u201d \u201cStarsky and Hutch\u201d \u201cThe Jeffersons,\u201d \u201cL.A. Law,\u201d \u201cMatlock,\u201d \u201cBoston Legal,\u201d \u201cMadam Secretary\u201d and many, many more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n As far as movies are concerned, he might be best remembered as Father John Mulcahy in \u201cM.A.S.H.\u201d \u2026 and for voicing Chef Louis in \u201cThe Little Mermaid.\u201d He acted in plenty of others too \u2014 \u2018Police Academy 5,\u201d \u201cKing Kong,\u201d \u201cThe Patriot,\u201d \u201cEyes of Laura Mars,\u201d \u201cBatman Forever,\u201d etc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n The guy might\u2019ve been an even busier voice actor, having lent his talents to animated series like \u201cJonny Quest,\u201d \u201cPound Puppies,\u201d \u201cThe Looney Tunes Show,\u201d \u201cScooby-Doo,\u201d \u201cArcher,\u201d \u201cJustice League\u201d and a bunch of others. In short, he worked a lot \u2026 and had an extensive resume.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Auberjonois is survived by his wife, Judith, his 2 children and three grandchildren. He was 79.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n