Rene Auberjonois in Walker
Rene Auberjonois (1940 - 2019)
Film Deaths[]
- Images (1972) [Hugh]: Hit by a car and knocked off a cliff by Susannah York.
- The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) [Donald Phelps]: Stabbed in the eye with an icepick by Tommy Lee Jones.
- Walker (1987) [Major Sigfried Hennington]: Bleeds to death after his arm is shot off by American soldiers, while the Americans are being evacuated from Nicaragua.
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) [Colonel West]: Shot by James Doohan and knocked out of a window when Rene attempts to shoot Kurtwood Smith and Kim Cattrall while disguised as a Klingon; his identity is revealed when Michael Dorn removes his mask.
- The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) [Streight Hollander, Peddler Killed by Soldiers]: I haven't seen this movie, but the IMDB's identification of his character gives away his fate.
- Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (1995) [Fortunato]: Suffocated after John Heard seals him up inside an alcove, in the "Cask of Amontillado" segment.
- Inspector Gadget (1999) [Professor Artemus Bradford]: Shot by Rupert Everett's remote-controlled miniature laser-tank in Rene's laboratory. We only see the laser firing; his body is shown afterwards when Matthew Broderick discovers Joely Fisher kneeling over him.
- The Patriot (2000) [Reverend Oliver]: Shot in the stomach with a flintlock pistol by Jason Isaacs when Rene attacks their encampment. In his final moments, Rene is able to throw his musket to Heath Ledger, so that Heath can attempt to kill Jason.
Television Deaths[]
- Hart to Hart: Max in Love (1979) [Donald Springfield]: Possibly killed in a car crash after Robert Wagner shoots out Rene's windshield and causes him to flip his car. (It's not definitely established whether or not the crash was fatal, but I'll list it just in case.)
- DuckTales: Double-O-Duck (1987; animated) [Dr. NoGood]: Drowns in a vat of spray formula after being blinded by Launchpad (Terence McGovern).
- Eerie, Indiana: Zombies in P.J.'s (1992) [The Donald]: Falls into Hell after banging on the floor repeatedly causing a human-shaped hole.
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Crossover (1994) [Odo (mirror)]: Playing both the "real" Odo and his mirror-universe counterpart, the mirror-universe version explodes after being shot by Alexander Siddig.
- The Outer Limits: Promised Land (1998) [Dlavan]: Shot in the chest by Caroline Goodall during the final battle between the aliens and the humans. (Rene was wearing heavy alien make-up for this role.)
- Justice League: Hearts and Minds Part I (2003) [Galius Zed]: Killed along with Michael Rosenbaum in battle with the Legion of the Third Eye.
- Saving Grace: Have a Seat, Earl (2008) [Father Patrick Murphy]: Killed (off-screen) by Dean Norris. (There is also an earlier dream sequence in which he is shot in the head by Holly Hunter.)
Video Game Deaths[]
- Soul Reaver 2 (2001) [Janos Audron]: Heart torn out by a gang of vampire hunters led by Michael Bell - as Michael's future self looks on in horror. (Note: This death is only temporary, as Rene only remains dead as long as his heart is disconnected from his body, and is eventually restored later in the series.)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) [Karl Schäfer]: Dies of blood loss after being tortured by Graham McTavish, with Nolan North by his side.
- Fallout: New Vegas (2010) [Mr House]: Assassinated by the player character if they choose to work for any of the other factions. The player has the option of shooting his body, sabotaging his life-support equipment to electrocute him, or exposing him to airborne contaminants and leaving him to die from infections over the course of a year. Should the player decide to remain loyal to him, Rene ultimately survives the game.
Gallery[]
Rene Auberjonois in The Patriot
Rene Auberjonois' video game death in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Notable Connections[]
- Father of Tessa Auberjonois and Remy Auberjonois