Sad to hear this great character actor passing away but he brought scores of great memories for his comedic and dramatic acting. On the comedic side, my generation mostly knew him for being the foil on Benson, the guy advising the clueless governor to do the safe or cynical thing. René also made numerous appearances in SitComs: Bob’s French peer who brought his mistress with him on The Bob Newhart Show, an aging drama teacher on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. For Disney, he was the chef’s voice in The Little Mermaid. On the drama side, he played multiple characters for Star Trek (Enterprise and Star Trek VI) and to younger audiences he was Constable Odo on Deep Space Nine. I was surprised to see him teamed up with Burgess Meredith as card sharks in The Hiddenberg starring George C Scott.
René had a great run and thank you for everything you did!