Rene Auberjonois René Murat Auberjonois is the actor best known for portraying Chief of Security Odo on . He has also directed many episodes of the series . Prior to assuming the role of Odo , he appeared as Colonel West in , although his scenes were initially cut for the film ' s theatrical release . In addition , he made a guest appearance as Ezral in the episode . His costume from the " Deep Space Nine " episode was sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Personal life . Auberjonois was born in New York City on 1 June 1940 . His father , Fernand Auberjonois , was a journalist , and his grandfather , also called René Auberjonois , a Swiss painter . His mother was Princess Laure Murat , who was descended from , one of ' s marshals , and husband of Caroline Bonaparte , Napoleon ' s youngest sister . Actor Armin Shimerman , who played Odo ' s nemesis Quark on DS9 , was and remains a close friend of Auberjonois . They acted in a play together prior to DS9 and spent many hours together in make - up chairs while starring in DS9 . Auberjonois initially disliked DS9 ' s season three premiere , , in which his orphan character , Odo , met his people , the Founders , for the first time and discovered his origin . Auberjonois felt part of Odo ' s mystery and vitality as a character stemmed from his not knowing where he came from . However , Auberjonois soon came to like the development because new twists were added as more was learned about Odo ' s past – whether Odo ' s loyalties would reside with the Founders and leaders of the Dominion or with the Federation , and whether others would trust Odo during the Dominion War added complexity to his character even after his origin was established . ( DS9 Season 3 DVD special features ) Career . Broadway . Auberjonois has been performing on the Broadway stage since the late 1960s , beginning with a revival of William Shakespeare ' s " King Lear " and a play called " A Cry of Players " as part of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center . Both productions ran from November 1968 through February 1969 with a total of 72 performances each ; on " A Cry of Players " , he co - starred with Frank Langella , who later guest - starred on " DS9 " . He also appeared in the short - running drama " Fire ! " in 1969 . In 1970 , Auberjonois won a as Best Featured Actor for his portrayal of Sebastian Baye in " Coco " , which ran from 18 December 1969 through 3 October 1970 . In 1972 , Auberjonois co - starred with Stephen McHattie in a production of Shakespeare ' s " Twelfth Night " . During the 1970s , he appeared in several plays including the musical " Tricks " ( 1973 ) and " Break a Leg " ( 1979 ) . Auberjonois received a second Tony Award nomination in 1974 for his role in " The Good Doctor " ( opposite Christopher Plummer ) and a third nomination in 1985 for playing The Duke in " Big River " . He also won a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for " Big River " . Auberjonois performed in " Big River " from its premiere on 25 April 1985 until 2 September of that year , when his role as The Duke was recast . By 8 October , future star Brent Spiner had taken over the role which Auberjonois had originated ; in January 1986 , the role of The Duke went to " TNG " guest actor Ken Jenkins . Another TNG guest actor , Bob Gunton , played the role of The King in " Big River " during both Auberjonois ' and Spiner ' s tenures . Auberjonois received yet another Tony Award nomination , as well as a Drama Desk nomination , for his dual role in the musical comedy " City of Angels " ( with Herschel Sparber ) , which ran from 1989 through 1992 . In 1989 he also appeared in " Metamorphosis " . Auberjonois most recently starred on Broadway in " Dance of the Vampires " from December 2002 through January 2003 and " Sly Fox " in 2004 . Television . " Benson " . Auberjonois first gained fame on television for his Emmy Award - nominated role as the snooty Clayton Endicott III on the comedy series " " . Auberjonois joined the cast of " Benson " at the start of its second season in 1980 and remained with the series until it ended in 1986 . One of his co - stars was Ethan Phillips , who joined the show ' s cast at the same time but left before the final season . " Boston Legal " . Between 2000 and 2002 , Auberjonois guest - starred in two episodes of , receiving his second Emmy nomination ( after " Benson " ) for his first appearance on the show . The ABC series " Boston Legal " featuring Auberjonois was a spinoff of " The Practice " , although he did not play the same character . Between 2004 and 2008 , Auberjonois appeared alongside star William Shatner in " Boston Legal " . In this series , Auberjonois played Paul Lewiston , who was the managing partner of law firm Crane , Poole & Schmidt for the first three seasons . He was credited as a guest star when the series began in October 2004 but he officially became a regular halfway through the first season . In June 2007 , however , it was announced that Auberjonois would no longer be a regular beginning with the show ' s fourth season . Auberjonois ' character was replaced in the next season by Carl Sack , played by actor John Larroquette . Auberjonois ' friend and fellow DS9 star Armin Shimerman had a recurring role on the series . Shimerman played a judge who is an acquaintance of Auberjonois ' character – and who is suspected of being involved in the murder of Shimerman ' s wife . Although the two did not act together during the first three of Shimerman ' s seven episodes , they finally shared a scene together in the fourth episode , entitled " Desperately Seeking Shirley " . actor and Auberjonois ' " Benson " co - star Ethan Phillips also appeared on " Boston Legal " during this time , playing the father of the boy accused of killing Shimerman ' s wife . After being ousted as a regular , Auberjonois returned to the series as a special guest star on four occasions , where it is learned his character has moved up to a higher floor at the firm . He appeared in one episode of the show ' s fourth season , entitled " Oral Contracts , " in 2007 ; Steven Culp and recurring " Boston Legal " actor Henry Gibson also guest - starred in this episode . Auberjonois made another appearance in the seventh episode of the show ' s fifth and final season , titled " Mad Cows , " in which Steven Anderson , Henry Gibson , and Ned Vaughn also appeared . Auberjonois was then brought back for the last two episodes of the series , " Made in China " and " Last Call , " which were aired together as a two - hour series finale on 8 December 2008 . Other notable TV appearances . In addition , Auberjonois has made guest appearances on numerous television shows . His first was a 1971 episode of " The Mod Squad " , a series starring Tige Andrews and DS9 guest actor Clarence Williams III and created by Harve Bennett . He followed this with guest spots on " Great Perfomances " ( with James Earl Jones ) , " Harry O " ( with Anthony Zerbe ) , " The Rookie " ( in an episode with Gail Strickland ) , " Baa Baa Black Sheep " ( starring John Larroquette and James Whitmore , Jr . ) , " Delvecchio " ( with James Sloyan ) , " Rosetti and Ryan " ( with William Marshall ) , " The Rhinemann Exchange " ( starring Stephen Collins ) , " The Dark Secret of Harvest Home " ( with Norman Lloyd ) , " Starskey and Hutch " ( starring David Soul , in an episode with Tracey Walter ) , " Stockard Channing in Just Friends " ( with Lawrence Pressman ) , " Hart to Hart " ( with Madlyn Rhue ) , and " Charlie ' s Angels " ( two episodes , including one with Ed Begley , Jr . ) , among many other shows . Auberjonois concluded the 1970s with his second of two appearances on " Mrs . Columbo " , starring pre - " Voyager " Kate Mulgrew in the title role . He also appeared in several 1970s television movies including " The Birdmen " , " Shirts / Skins " , " Incident at Vichy " ( with Lee Bergere ) , " The TVTV Show " , " Panache " ( with Joseph Ruskin ) , and " The Wild Wild West Revisited " ( with Skip Homeier ) . Although his role on " Benson " limited other live - action television appearances in the 1980s , Auberjonois took on more guest - starring roles after " Benson " concluded in 1986 . During the run of " Benson " he appeared in episodes of " Beyond Westworld " , " Tenspeed and Brown Shoe " , " The Righteous Apples " , " Faerie Tale Theatre " ( with Sally Kellerman and Richard Libertini ) , and " Blacke ' s Magic " . He later appeared in two episodes of " Murder , She Wrote " , one in 1987 with Alex Henteloff and another the following year with Frank Gorshin and Matt McCoy . He then appeared on an episode of " L . A . Law " along with his son , Remy , as well as fellow " Trek " performers James Avery , Corbin Bernsen , Larry Drake , Miriam Flynn , and Gregg Henry . He later appeared on such shows as " Doogie Howser , M . D . " ( with James B . Sikking ) , " Ashenden " ( with Francis Guinan ) , " Matlock " ( with Daniel Roebuck ) , UPN ' s " The Burning Zone " ( with Theodore Bikel ) , " Tracey Takes On " ( starring Seymour Cassel ) , " Outer Limits " and CBS ' " Chicago Hope " . He appeared as French politican Jean Jaurès and Turkish politician Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the 1996 documentary series " The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century " ; the series was narrated by DS9 recurring actress Salome Jens and featured Malcolm McDowell . During the 1980s and 1990s , Auberjonois also appeared in many television movies including " The Booth " ( with Judith Anderson and opposite Terri Garr ) , " Longarm " ( starring Daphne Ashbrook and Diedrich Bader , with Malachi Throne ) , " Billy the Kid " ( with Andrew Bicknell ) , " Absolute Strangers " ( with Jennifer Hetrick and Alan Oppenheimer ) , and " Ned Blessing : The True Story of My Life " ( with Bob Gunton and Jimmie F . Skaggs ) . In 2000 , Auberjonois appeared in ABC ' s made - for - TV movie " Geppetto " ( featuring Brent Spiner and " Voyager " actress Scarlett Pomers ) as well as " Sally Hemings : An American Scandal " ( with Kevin Conway . Additionally , Auberjonois was seen on the Sci - Fi Channel ' s " Stargate SG - 1 " and " The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne " , working with John Rhys - Davies in the latter . In 2001 , Auberjonois guest - starred in two episodes of , playing Kelsey Grammer ' s character ' s mentor from Harvard , Dr . William Tewksbury . He appeared in the episodes " Frasier ' s Edge " and " The Wizard and Roz " . He then appeared in four episodes of " Judging Amy " ( starring Kevin Rahm , with guest appearances by Denise Crosby , John Cothran , Jr . and Gina Hecht ) . Auberjonois attended the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner in August 2006 , where his " Boston Legal " co - star and fellow " Trek " actor was subjected to the whims of stand - up comics . Also in the audience were Jeri Ryan of " Voyager " fame ( who guest - starred on " Boston Legal " ) and Brent Spiner from " TNG " . Shatner ' s " TOS " cohorts Nichelle Nichols and George Takei participated in the roast , as did " Voyager " guest star Andy Dick , while Clint Howard and Sarah Silverman had recorded messages to Shatner ( Howard appeared in character as an alcoholic Balok , addicted to " tranya " ) . The event was hosted by Jason Alexander . In 2007 and 2008 he appeared in two episodes of " Saving Grace " , starring Leon Rippy and one of them featuring Steven Culp . In 2010 Auberjonois became the first former " Star Trek " star to be a guest star on the Syfy series " Warehouse 13 " which starred Saul Rubinek . In the episode he played Hugo Miller , a former warehouse employee who accidentally downloaded half of his mind into an experimental computer system . At the end of the episode his character , with his mind whole again , was offered a job by another visiting guest , Douglas Fargo ( Neil Grayston ) from Syfy ' s " Eureka " , although he would not make an appearance on that series . His character appeared in three more episodes until 2014 , one of them featuring Brent Spiner . That year , he also appeared in an episode of " It ' s Always Sunny in Philadelphia " . In 2011 , he appeared as himself in the biography series " Unscripted " and episodes of " Bored to Death " and " Criminal Minds " . Auberjonois has since also appeared in episodes of " Grey ' s Anatomy " , " BlackBoxTV " , " NCIS " ( 2012 ) , " Good Wife " and " 1600 Penn " ( 2013 ) , " Masters of Sex " ( 2014 , with Greg Grunberg ) and " The Librarians " ( 2015 , starring John Larroquette ) . In 2016 , he had a recurring role in " Madam Secretary " ( starring Keith Carradine and Bebe Neuwirth , with Kevin Rahm ) . Film . Altman , Schuck and Kellerman . Auberjonois has also become a highly - recognizable face in motion pictures . Early in his film career , Auberjonois , along with his " Star Trek VI " co - star John Schuck and TOS guest star Sally Kellerman , was a member of an informal acting troupe spearheaded by director . One of Auberjonois ' earliest film roles was in Altman ' s original 1970 classic . That same year , Auberjonois appeared in Altman ' s film . Schuck and Kellerman also co - starred in both of these films ; Fred Williamson appeared in the former , while William Windom had a role in the latter . Auberjonois and Schuck went on to co - star together in Altman ' s in 1971 , while Auberjonois himself starred in Altman ' s the following year . Auberjonois and Kellerman went on to co - star together in 1976 ' s , along with Vic Tayback . This film , however , was not directed by Robert Altman . Auberjonois and John Schuck also co - starred together in the 1971 made - for - TV movie . Other notable film works . Auberjonois had a role in the 1975 disaster movie . This film was directed by Robert Wise , who went on to direct . ( Rex Holman appeared in this film , as well . ) His many other feature film credits include ( 1972 , with Whit Bissell ) , ( 1976 , with Joe Piscopo ) , ( 1978 , with Brad Dourif ) , ( 1987 , with Keith Szarabajka and Biff Yeager ) , ( 1988 , with David Graf and Matt McCoy ) , ( 1987 , with David Warner ) , " The Player " ( 1992 , as himself , directed by Robert Altman , with Brian Tochi , Whoopi Goldberg , Malcolm McDowell , Sally Kellerman , Teri Garr and Dean Stockwell ) , ( 1993 ) , ( 1995 ) , " Snide and Prejudice " ( 1997 , with Jeffrey Combs ) , and ( 1999 , with Andy Dick , Brian George , Brad Blaisdell , Richard Penn , Johnny Martin , and Michael McAdam ) . He then played Reverend Oliver in the 2000 American Revolution epic . Leon Rippy and Jason Isaacs also had roles in this film . In 2004 , Auberjonois had a role in the film , which starred " TNG " guest actress Famke Janssen and featured Sherman Howard . In 2013 , he appeared in the short movie " Evermore " and in 2015 starred in " This Is Happening " . 2016 saw Auberjonois appear in " Certain Women " . In 2017 he featured in " Blood Stripe " and " The Circuit " , directed and written by Tim Russ , featuring ten different , but interconnected , science - fiction stories . Among the actors were Russ himself , Doug Jones , Olivia d ' Abo , Terry Farrell , Robert Beltran , Ethan Philips , Armin Shimerman , John Billingsley , Manu Intiraymi , J . G . Hertzler , Robert O ' Reilly and Hana Hatae . Among his upcoming projects are " Cortex " , " Windows on the World " ( with Edward James Olmos ) and a role as President James Buchanan in " Raising Buchanan " . Voice - over work . Auberjonois has become well - versed as a voice actor . In 1979 , Auberjonois was one of the uncredited voice actors for " Star Blazers " along with Kenneth Messeroll and Christopher Collins . He was the voice of Sandor for its third season , " The Bolar Wars " . Among his other early voice - over roles was providing additional voices in " The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang " ( 1980 / 1981 ) . During the 1980s and 1990s he provided voices for many television series such as " The New Scooby - Doo Mysteries " , " SuperFriends : The Legendary Super Powers Show " ( with James Avery ) , " Challenge of the GoBots " ( with Brock Peters ) , " The Super Powers Team : Galactic Guardians " ( with Robert DoQui ) , " DuckTales " , " The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley " ( with Robert Ito ) , " Superman " ( with Alan Oppenheimer ) , " Snorks " , " The Smurfs " , " Timeless Tales from Hallmark " , " Darkwing Duck " , " Batman : The Animated Series " , " The Pirates of Dark Water " , " Bonkers " ( with Ron Perlman ) , " Mighty Max " ( with Kate Mulgrew ) , " Aladdin " , " Richie Rich " , " Extreme Ghostbusters " ( with Clyde Kusatsu ) , and " Men in Black : The Series " ( with Jennifer Lien and Charles Napier ) . Interestingly , Auberjonois lent his voice to an animated series called " Wildfire " in 1986 , which revolved around a horse . His DS9 co - star , Nana Visitor , starred in a live - action TV series called " Wildfire " in 2005 – also about a horse . Auberjonois continued his voice work for television in the 2000s with series such as " The Legend of Tarzan " ( with Olivia d ' Abo , Brock Peters , and James Avery ) , " The Mummy " ( with Charles Napier ) , " Justice League " ( with Kurtwood Smith , Brian George , Ron Perlman and Michael Dorn ) , " Xiaolin Showdown " , " Duck Dodgers " ( with Michael Dorn and Richard McGonagle ) , " Xyber 9 : New Dawn " , and " Avatar : The Last Airbender " . He reprised his role from " The Legend of Tarzan " for the 2002 direct - to - video movie " Tarzan & Jane " . Among his newer voice credits are episodes of " Young Justice " ( 2010 , with Bruce Greenwood and Keith Szarabajka ) , " Dan Vs . " and " The Looney Tunes Show " ( both 2011 ) and " Winx Club : Beyond Believix " ( 2012 ) . In addition , between 2010 and 2014 he appeared in three episodes of " Archer " , had a recurring role in " Ben 10 : Omniverse " and starred in " Pound Puppies " ; in 2015 he lent his voice to the television movie " Buddy : Tech Detective " and two episodes of " Avengers Assemble " . One of his first movie voice roles was as " The Skull " in the 1982 " The Last Unicorn " , followed by " Little Nemo : Adventures in Slumberland " ( with Alan Oppenheimer and Michael Bell ) in 1989 . Perhaps his most famous voice - over work was Walt Disney ' s " The Little Mermaid " ( 1989 ) , in which he voiced the French chef , Louis . Gerrit Graham , Kenneth Mars and Hamilton Camp also lent their voices to this film . In 1994 he reprised this role for the eponymous television series , with Bradley Pierce . In 1997 , he voiced for " Cats Don ' t Dance " ; future " Star Trek : Enterprise " star Scott Bakula and John Rhys - Davies also supplied voices in this film . 1998 saw him voice for " An American Tail : The Treasure of Manhattan Island " ( with Ron Perlman ) and 2000 for " Geppetto " alongside Brent Spiner . In 2001 , he also had an uncredited voice - over role in the live - action Disney movie " The Princess Diaries " . In 2003 he voiced a role in the video short " Kids ' Ten Commandments : The Rest Is Yet to Come " ( with Paul Winfield in one of his last roles ) . In 2005 , he voiced the character known as Mr . Sneaps in " Geppetto ' s Secret " ; Armin Shimerman voiced a character in that production as well . In 2005 , he also provided the English voice for a character in the Studio Ghibli anime feature " The Cat Returns " ( with additional voices by Bradley Pierce ) . In 2014 he voiced a role in " Planes : Fire & Rescue " ( with Teri Hatcher ) . Among his most frequent collaborators in voice work are Hamilton Camp , Kenneth Mars , Clive Revill , Kevin Michael Richardson and Frank Welker . In addition to his participation in " Star Trek " - video games , Auberjnois has voiced for several other video games . In 1999 , he voiced a role in " Gabriel Knight 3 : Blood of the Sacred , Blood of the Damned " , with Carolyn Seymour and John de Lancie . Starting in 2001 , he had a recurring part in the " Legacy of Kain " game series as the ancient vampire Janos Audron . This video game series also contained voice roles from " Trek " alumni Michael Bell , Simon Templeman , and Tony Jay . In 2002 his voice was featured in " New Legends " ( with James Horan ) and " Command & Conquer : Renegade " . He also voiced roles in " Pirates of the Caribbean : At World ' s End " ( 2007 , with Brian George and Lee Arenberg ) , two games of the " Uncharted " franchise ( with Richard McGonagle ) , " Ben 10 Omniverse 2 " and " Skylanders : SuperChargers " ( with Diedrich Bader ) . In 2010 , he lent his voice to " Fallout : New Vegas " ( which also featured his fellow DS9 alumnus Michael Dorn , as well as William Sadler , Wil Wheaton and Ron Perlman ) as the mysterious autocrat Mr . House . Notably , Auberjonois even lent his voice to a " Star Trek " parody . He portrayed an animated version of Odo in " " , a direct - to - DVD movie based on the hit animated FOX series " Family Guy " ( created by Seth MacFarlane ) . Auberjonois supplied the voice of Odo in a scene which parodied " Star Trek : Deep Space Nine " . Auberjonois is one of only five actors to have appeared in both " Batman : The Animated Series " and a live - action movie based on the " Batman " comics franchise – the others being Ed Begley , Jr . , John Glover , Vincent Schiavelli , and U . S . Senator Patrick Leahy . Directing . Prior to the eight " DS9 " episodes he directed , Auberjonois had directed two episodes of " Marblehead Manor " in 1987 and 1988 , which starred Phil Morris .