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Babylon 5 Actor Jerry Doyle Dies (dailymail.co.uk)
Slashdot reader tiqui writes: Jerry Doyle, best known for playing Security Chief Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5 has passed away in Las Vegas at only 60 years of age. His B5 character was often paired-up with G'Kar (played by Andreas Katsulas who died in 2006 at age 59) and with Jeffrey Sinclair (played by Michael O'Hare who died in 2012, also at age 60) He seems to have lead an interesting life. Cause of death not yet known.
Slashdot reader The Grim Reefer quotes the BBC: Fellow Babylon 5 actor Bruce Boxleitner tweeted that he was "so devastated at the news of the untimely death of my good friend", while astronaut Scott Kelly said the news was "very sad to hear".
Slashdot reader The Grim Reefer quotes the BBC: Fellow Babylon 5 actor Bruce Boxleitner tweeted that he was "so devastated at the news of the untimely death of my good friend", while astronaut Scott Kelly said the news was "very sad to hear".
"Welcome home, Mr Garibaldi!!!" The thing that made Babylon 5 stand out - especially given the vast amount of money being thrown at other contemporary sci-fi shows of the era, like Star TreK: Next Generation - was the passion that cast and crew had for the show and the respect they had for each other. Over the course of five seasons, 110 episodes and a small collection of spin-off TV-Movies, we were all incredibly privileged to watch a collection of strangers come together, get to know each other, become friends, then absolutely fall in love with the show that they were making. Babylon 5 might have lacked for a lot of things, but never for the passion of what they were doing. You don't have to be a sci-fi fan to see that. And if, as we'd hope, Andreas and Richard and Michael and Jeff are all there waiting for him, I rather hope that Jerry's response, on hearing G'Kar's welcome, would respond in kind: "Even for a Narn - he's nuts!" We will remember your name - and cherish all that you left us. Rest in peace, Jerry.
In honor of Doyle, think I might fire up the series on my Plex server. Saw this news the other day, as it came across the radio business pipeline (he was a somewhat conservative talk show host with a daily show). As a side story, when Doyle was first starting his radio show into syndication, he was making the rounds at the radio biz conventions. I got to sit and talk with Doyle for about an hour at the radio and records talk convention in NY that year. He was trying to pitch his show to all the program directors and network big-wigs (I was then working for a talk talent consulting firm). Of course, all I wanted to talk to Doyle about was Babylon 5. You know what, he indulged me for an hour.. and let me be a fan. He seemed actually excited to talk about Babylon 5 with a guy who was a fan of the show. He was a real gent and very regular guy. Hopefully he's riding a Kawasaki Ninja with Lennier out on the rim of the broken wheel.
Garibaldi was awesomely acted by Doyle and he will be missed. RIP. Too young to die at age 60.
Time to binge B5 for my respects. I would love to see a prequel called "B4", mostly because I like puns. Any remake would be able to examine closely the tropes of POV and "anyone can die" as they reimagine the series as a space epic. Game of Thrones in space is something that could potentially get a huge audience and would definitely be welcomed by all.
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Jerry Doyle - Died 2016, aged 60
..thank you all, wherever you are.
Michael O'Hare - Died 2012, aged 60
Jeff Conaway - Died 2011, aged 60
Andreas Katsulas - Died 2006, aged 59
Richard Biggs - Died 2004, aged 44
Tim Choate - Died 2004, aged 49
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Yeah, JMS mentions his politics here in a good obituary - http://www.epictimes.com/07/28...