René Murat Auberjonois was an American actor and director.
He first achieved fame as a stage actor, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1970 for his portrayal of Sebastian Baye opposite Katharine Hepburn in the André Previn-Alan Jay Lerner musical _Coco_. He went on to earn three more Tony nominations for performances in Neil Simon's _The Good Doctor_ (1973), Roger Miller's _Big River_ (1985), and Cy Coleman's _City of Angels_ (1989); he won a Drama Desk Award for _Big River_.