Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Farewell to Odo



René Auberjonois, actor featured in ‘Star Trek’ and Altman films, dies at 79, Andrew Dalton

As I said on Facebook, this has not been a good month for Star Trek fans. Auberjonois did a fantastic and extremely memorable job bringing Odo to life on DS9. My brother Matt and I adored his chemistry with both Armin Shimerman and Nana Visitor in particular.

Godspeed, sir. You will be sorely missed!
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  1. turk187December 15, 2019 at 12:52 AM

    I was a fan of René Auberjonois BEFORE it was cool. I have fond of him ever since his roll on Benson from ''80-'86, and ever after. His Wikipedia page is huge. He had such an epic career. He played a vampire in the comedy My Best Friend is a Vampire alongside Dr House's best freind Foreman, he was in Trek before DS9, in Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country. He was always great.

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    1. The Right GeekDecember 15, 2019 at 3:46 AM

      I'm a little too young to have seen him in Benson, but I definitely respect Auberjonois's long resume as a working actor. Like so many who ended up associated with Trek, he did the right thing and took all the jobs he could get!

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    2. Chris LopesDecember 15, 2019 at 12:33 PM

      Actors of a certain generation tended to be that way. They saw it as a job and treated it that way. They took everything offered, showed up on time, knew their lines, and always hit their cues. They understood that being able to play pretend for a living is a rare privilege.

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    3. The Right GeekDecember 15, 2019 at 12:54 PM

      Chris - Yep. They had class and a genuine work ethic.

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