'Babylon 5' star Michael O'Hare dies

[Archae]

Source: MSNBC

Sept. 30, 2012, 6:40 AM EST

WENN

"Babylon 5" star Michael O'Hare has died at the age of 60. The actor, who starred as Commander Jeffrey Sinclair in the sci-fi series, passed away on Friday, five days after he suffered a heart attack and slipped into a coma.

"Babylon 5" creator J. Michael Straczynski has paid tribute to O'Hare, calling his loss a terrible blow.

Find: Clips and full episodes of 'Babylon 5'

He writes in a post on Facebook, "This is a terrible loss for all B5 ['Babylon 5'] fans, and everyone involved with the show wishes to convey their condolences to the O'Hare family. He was an amazing man."


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I wasn't a fan of Babylon 5, but I did see some episodes.

[hrmjustin]

1. rip

[calimary]

2. We're big Bab-5 fans here at casa de calimary. RIP Commander Sinclair.

The Ultimate Jump Gate awaits.

[montex]

3. He is the closed circle...

And he returns to the beginning.

[jsr]

4. R.I.P.

[OriginalGeek]

5. 60 is scary too young.

not all that far away...

i never watched B5 and I forget why - bad scheduling or something...considering how much I love sci-fi it sometimes surprises me that I never watched it. I'll have to start looking on netflix or blu-ray

[Confusious]

6. He's the second one

If you're a fan, you know who the first was, and he died all too young.

60 is pretty young. A baby, as my 95 year old grandmother would say.

[Posteritatis]

7. Worse, the fifth

Katsulas, Biggs, Conaway, Choate, and now O'Hare.

It's like that show was cursed or something, gah. One every couple years for the past while.

[Confusious]

9. Shit forgot about katsulas

The one I remember most vividly is biggs.

He was only a year older then I am now.

I didn't know about Conway.

[Paulie]

11. Yeah, Conaway was last year

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=265x6742

We are all star stuff.

[Daemonaquila]

15. No kidding - it's bizarre.

I can't think of another show where so many actors have met untimely ends. Huge bummer.

[Irishonly]

20. Who is Choate?

I know the others. I loved the show.

[Posteritatis]

21. Zathras, as well as Zathras, Zathras and the rest of them. (nt)

[Irishonly]

23. Thank you

I didn't know about him. I am sorry to hear it.

[Kolesar]

12. That's how one of my brothers died

He had a a heart attack, was revived, but he slipped into a coma.
We had to cut off his IV food and water since his brain was too damaged.

[classof56]

19. I'm so sorry to hear about your brother.

Tough decisions you had to make there. It fell on me to make the call for two family members, and although it had to be done, it took a long while to deal with the emotional aftermath. I wish you well!

OBAMA/BIDEN 2012

[MichaelSoE]

10. Not the one.

[onehandle]

13. Sad. Farewell. nt

[navarth]

14. Very sad.

I didn't get off on Bab5 until sometime in the second season, whereupon I became horribly addicted. A wonderful story arc, characters I could feel, outstanding Lightwave 3D CG work by Foundation Imaging, great music by Christopher Franke. O'Hare was underappreciated. Without him Bab5 wouldn't have worked. RIP, Commander Sinclair. You will be missed.

[Diclotican]

16. Archae

Archae

NOOOOOO. Dam.. I think I have to re-look the B5 now:/.. how sad.. It was a great show when it was brand new - I saw all the series of B5 on TV.. That and Star Trek..

Diclotican

[kentauros]

26. I've been thinking of getting out my set and watching it all again.

I remember Sinclair always listening to T.S. Elliot in his evenings away from the command center. I don't know much about Elliot, but little stuff like that just deepened his character. O'Hare made Sinclair a living person, and not just a character written for an actor.

r.i.p. Michael/Jeffrey/Valen

[Diclotican]

27. kentauros

kentauros

True, Even though I have to admit, it is a long time since I have seen B5.. I guess It is like coming back to a old friend, you care for the different figures, even though you know how it will end... But then again B5 was indeed a trail-blazer when it was new - today it is maybe little dated, but it is still a great show.

Diclotican

[Ohio Joe]

17. RIP - nt

[Third Doctor]

18. Rip sinclair. I really enjoyed your work.

[Call Me Wesley]

22. Safe passage, Valen.

May you be free from suffering.

[ldf]

24. so sad.

even though B5 was, essentially, a soap opera on a cosmic scale, hopefully he realized that he was part of one of the most incredible science fiction epics ever made. if you don't believe it, watch it, starting with the two prequel movies, and go through to the end. it had some fluff and filler, but everything, even after years, neatly dovetailed into the full story.

you met "god". you saw the end of planet earth. it touched on practically every relevant topic.

the scope of the story arc was absolutely awe inspiring.

r.i.p. michael

[Prophet 451]

25. Passed beyond the rim

A great loss.