Babylon 5 curse
by pgrass13 | created - 25 Aug 2013 | updated - 30 Aug 2017 | PublicMany bad things happened to the cast of Babylon 5 and many of them died young (defined by me under 65).
1. Richard Biggs
Actor | Babylon 5
Richard Biggs had a somewhat unsettled childhood as he travelled between Air Force bases where his father was stationed. Because of his itinerant lifestyle he made few friends and changed schools often. When he was seventeen, and living at a missile base in North Dakota, he decided to change his ...
Was mostly deaf, died at 44
2. Michael O'Hare
Actor | Babylon 5
Michael O'Hare was born on May 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Babylon 5 (1993), The Ambulance (1990) and C.H.U.D. (1984). He was previously married to Ruth Ivy Ballam. He died on September 28, 2012 in the USA.
Suffered Schizophrenia which forced him to quit after the first season. This didn't come to light until after his death. Died at 60.
3. Jeff Conaway
Actor | Grease
Jeff Conaway was born on October 5, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Grease (1978), Taxi (1978) and Babylon 5 (1993). He was previously married to Kerri Young and Rona Newton-John. He died on May 27, 2011 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Suffered from major dug addiction. Died at 60
4. Andreas Katsulas
Actor | Babylon 5
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Andreas from a working-class Greek-American family. Attracted from early childhood to being on stage when at 4 his mother took him to see a community theater performance, he took theatre as an extra-curricular activity in high school. He then majored in it at St. Louis ...
Was a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer at 59.
5. Tim Choate
Actor | Pearl Harbor
Dallas-born Tim Choate considered himself better qualified as a theatrical performer than as a screen actor. The University of Texas graduate had indeed a solid background in stagecraft, having performed on Broadway (including 3oo performances in the Pulitzer prize-winning 'Crimes of the Heart') ...
Was killed in a motorcycle accident at 49.
6. Jerry Doyle
Actor | Babylon 5
Jerry Doyle was born on July 16, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) and Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys (1996). He was previously married to Andrea Thompson. He died on July 27, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Died at age 60
7. Robin Sachs
Actor | Galaxy Quest
Robin Sachs was a British actor from London who is known for playing Ethan Rayne from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also voiced Zaeed Massani from Mass Effect, Sergeant Sam Roderick from SpongeBob SquarePants, and Admiral Saul Karath from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. He passed away in ...
Died at 61
8. Stephen Furst
Actor | National Lampoon's Animal House
Stephen Furst was born on May 8, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Babylon 5 (1993) and The Dream Team (1989). He was previously married to Lorraine Furst. He died on June 16, 2017 in Moorpark, California, USA.
Died at 63
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