At the top of the page, in the newsflash section I found a notice that Richard Biggs (who played Dr. Stephen Franklin) passed away on May 28, 2004. He was 44 years old.... My age.... (yikes).
This is very sad news. I know that you can't really learn very much about actors, personally, from their performances. However, I believe that some small part of an actor's true self seeps into every performance. His character was intelligent, honorable and principled. His performances seemed to me to be heartfelt and genuine. Mr. Biggs also provided commentary on a couple of the episodes on the Babylon 5 full-season DVD collections. In this context, he seemed to have a quick wit and a good sense of humor.
I didn't know him. Nonetheless, I feel a keen sadness and some grief over his passing.
Some of the B4 cast and crew are sharing their thoughts. J. Michael Straczynski, Babylon 5's creator, said some kind words about Mr. Biggs in the B5 Newsgroup. Patricia Tallman (who played Lyta Alexander), left a note on her Galactic Gateway site.
There are a number of other sources on the web that talk about Mr. Biggs, and B5, and allow the grief of the B5 fanbase to be expressed. The B5 Newsgroup, above, is very active. You can Search Google for information about Mr. Biggs. The Galactic Gateway, a B5 fan site, has a forum called, appropriately, the Zocalo. There's even a sub-forum for Mr. Biggs' fans to leave messages for his family.
My heart goes out to Mr. Biggs' family and friends. As has been said elsewhere:
"If I don't see you again here, I will see you, in a little while, in a place where no shadows fall" Delenn to Sheridan, in Confessions and Lamentations, Babylon 5, Season 2
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