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René morphing his face to look like Lloyd Bridges is one of the great moments of cinema.
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Dec 17, 2019 - 11:54 PM
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Before "Benson" there was "Soap", in which from 1977-80 Robert Guillaume played "Benson DuBois," the black butler and only sane member of the Tate household headed by "Jessica Tate" (Katherine Helmond).
In 1979, Benson was sent by Jessica Tate to help her widowed cousin, "Gov. James Gatling" (James Noble). Benson found himself moved from one loony bin to another. Gov. Gatling was a sweet, well-meaning man, but terribly naive; "Katie" (Missy Gold) was his precocious daughter; "Gretchen" (Inga Swenson, who had also been on "Soap") was the formidable German housekeeper; and "Marcy" (Caroline McWilliams) was his secretary.
Benson, though theoretically only in charge of the governor's household, kept order around the executive mansion, did constant battle with Gretchen, helped raise little Katie, and generally assisted the meek governor in deciding what to do, both politically and personally. Of less help to the chief executive were his political aide "John Taylor" (Lewis J. Stadlen) (replaced by "Clayton Endicott III" (Rene Auberjonois) after the first season), his bumbling press assistant "Pete" (Ethan Phillips), and messenger boy "Frankie" (Jerry Seinfeld, during season 2).
"Benson" ran for 159 episodes over 7 seasons, ending in 1986. Rene Auberjonois appeared in 135 episodes, winning an Emmy Nomination in 1979 as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He lost to Pat Harrington for “One Day At a Time.”
Rene Auberjonois, Inga Swenson, James Noble, Robert Guillaume, and Ethan Phillips, in “Benson”
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Dec 18, 2019 - 2:19 PM
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The Police Academy's commandant (George Gaynes) will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picksup a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners"--diamond thief “Tony” (Rene Auberjonois) and his confederates--want them back, in POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT MIAMI BEACH. Harvey Korman was the first choice for the role of Tony, but was unavailable for the filming dates, leading to Rene Auberjonois being cast instead.
Rene Auberjonois in POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT MIAMI BEACH
Regarding his experience working on this film, Auberjonois stated, "Why I choose to do things is a mystery to me sometimes. I've done things that, on the face of it, you think, 'why would anybody do Police Academy 5?' I had to look at the role, and see if there's a reason to do it. I did it because it was an opportunity to play a character that nobody else was ever going to let me play. I had a great time doing it, don't regret it for a moment, and I'd do it again in a minute."
Alan Myerson directed the 1988 film. Robert Folk’s score has not had a release.
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Dec 18, 2019 - 4:01 PM
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In 1991, Rene Auberjonois filmed some scenes for STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISOVERED COUNTRY, playing “Colonel West,” that did not appear in the released film, but later showed up in the VHS and DVD releases of an expanded version of the film.
In 1992, Auberjonois appeared as himself in his fifth Robert Altman film, THE PLAYER, Altman’s tale of Hollywood and its denizens.
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When his father is murdered, “Ned Blessing” (Daniel Baldwin) is hauled into court and accused of the crime, on the strength of his reputation as a gunman, in the made-for-television film NED BLESSING: THE TRUE STORY OF MY LIFE. Rene Auberjonois appeared as “Marquis” in the western, which aired on CBS on 14 April 1992. Peter Werner directed, and Basil Poledouris provided the unreleased score.
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Dec 18, 2019 - 11:00 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” was a television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. It originally aired from January 1993 to June 1999, in syndication, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. The fourth series in the Star Trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to “Star Trek: The Original Series.’ Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, it is based on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy.
The series starred Avery Brooks as Commanding Officer “Benjamin Sisko,” Nana Visitor as First Officer “ Kira Nerys,” and Rene Auberjonois as Chief of Security “Odo.” Constable Odo is a Changeling, capable of assuming any shape he wishes, but usually assumes the shape of a male adult humanoid. He was found in the Denorios Belt, brought back to the planet Bajor by the Cardassians (who maintained a military occupation of Bajor), and raised in a laboratory by a Bajoran scientist, Doctor Mora. Odo yearns to find his own people, but when he finally does, he is less than pleased to discover that they rule the Gamma Quadrant with an iron fist.
Nana Visitor and Rene Auberjonois in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”
Constable Odo was originally envisioned as a young Clint Eastwood type or a "kind of young John Wayne Sheriff-in-town." When Rene Auberjonois was called in for his audition, the casting director told him that none of the previous actors had been "grouchy enough." So Auberjonois improvised his lines using his most gravelly voice, and secured the role.
In 1999, Aubejonois won an award as “Best Actor in a Syndicated Series” from the Online Film & Television Association.
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Dec 19, 2019 - 1:13 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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“Boston Legal” was a legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley. A spin-off of the long-running Kelley series “The Practice,” “Boston Legal” followed the exploits of former “Practice” character “Alan Shore” (James Spader) at the legal firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt where he is best friends with founding partner “Denny Crane” (William Shatner) and is arguably their best lawyer. Candice Bergen was “Shirley Schmidt,” and René Auberjonois was Senior Partner “Paul Lewiston.” The Lewiston character was rarely seen in a courtroom, and even less often had dialogue when seen there.
Candice Bergen and Rene Auberjonois in “Boston Legal”
“Boston Legal” aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. Auberjonois appeared regularly during the show’s first three seasons and in a recurring role in the final two seasons. In all, he appeared in 71 of the series’ 101 episodes.
The Season 2 cast of “Boston Legal”: (top row) – Justin Mentell and Ryan Michelle Bathe
(bottom row) – William Shatner, Mark Valley, Julie Bowen, James Spader, Candice Bergen, and Rene Auberjonois
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Dec 19, 2019 - 1:51 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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CERTAIN WOMEN follows a handful of intersecting lives across Montana. A lawyer (Laura Dern) tries to defuse a hostage situation and calm her disgruntled client (Jared Harris), who feels slighted by a workers' compensation settlement. A married couple (Michelle Williams and James Le Gros) breaks ground on a new home but exposes marital fissures when they try to persuade an elderly neighbor (Rene Auberjonois) to sell his stockpile of sandstone. A ranch hand (Lily Gladstone) forms an attachment to a young lawyer (Kristen Stewart), who inadvertently finds herself teaching a twice-weekly adult education class, four hours from her home.
Kelly Reichardt wrote and directed the 2016 film. Jeff Grace provided the unreleased score.
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