René Auberjonois, DEEP SPACE NINE’s Odo, Dead at 79

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René Auberjonois, DEEP SPACE NINE’s Odo, Dead at 79

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It’s with a heavy heart that we share with you today’s sad news that another member of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine family has left us: beloved character actor René Auberjonois, who starred as the acerbic shapeshifter Odo for seven seasons, has died at age 79.

As reported by several trade publications this evening, Auberjonois had been fighting lung cancer for some time and, and the actor passed away on December 8, 2019, at his home in Los Angeles.

Before his time aboard station Deep Space 9, Rene Auberjonois starred as the devious Colonel West in the director’s cut of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and then returned to the franchise in 2002 to guest star in “Oasis” in the first season of Star Trek: Enterprise.

While best known for his on-screen roles in Deep Space Nine, Benson, Boston Legal and others, Auberjonois was also prolific photographer, frequently sharing images from his life and travels on social media, when not attending one of the many fan conventions he would participate in throughout each calendar year.

Married for more than 56 years to his wife Judith, Auberjonois is also survived by two children.

The actor is the second member of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine cast to pass away, following the tragic death of Nog actor Aron Eisenberg earlier this fall, and is the first regular cast member of a Star Trek television series to pass from the post-Original Series era.

Members of the franchise, along with many others, shared their thoughts on social media:

https://twitter.com/sepinwall/status/1203819449641570305

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