Richard Biggs
Richard Biggs at a B5-Event in Stuttgart, Germany, 2000
Born	March 18, 1960(1960-03-18) Columbus, Ohio,  United States
Died	May 22, 2004 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Lori Gerber (1998 - his death)
Official site	RichardBiggs.com

Richard T. Biggs (March 18, 1960 – May 22, 2004) was an American television and stage actor, best known for his roles on the television series Days of Our Lives and Babylon 5. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 592 pixelsFull resolution (1438 × 1064 pixel, file size: 874 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Greater Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...

Life

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Biggs attended the University of Southern California on scholarship, studying theatre. He briefly taught at a Los Angeles high school before landing his first major television role, that of Dr. Marcus Hunter on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Biggs played Hunter from 1987 to 1992. Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[2] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1987. ... The year 1992 in television involved some significant events. ...

Biggs then landed the role of Dr. Stephen Franklin on the hit science fiction series Babylon 5 (1994-1998), and appeared as the same character in an episode of the spin-off show, Crusade (Each Night I Dream of Home). After Babylon 5, he played roles on Any Day Now and Strong Medicine, as well as the recurring role of Clayton Boudreaux on the soap opera Guiding Light. Stephen Franklin is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by the late Richard Biggs. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... The year 1994 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1998 in television involved some significant events. ... Crusade is a spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynskis Babylon 5. ... Each Night I Dream of Home is an episode from the first season of the television series Crusade. ... Any Day Now is a hit Lifetime TV series which originally ran four seasons from 1998 to 2002. ... For the Arthur Hailey novel, see Strong Medicine (novel) Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, sexual health issues and class conflict. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ...

Biggs' stage credits include The Tempest, Cymbeline and The Taming of the Shrew. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Dame Ellen Terry as Imogen This article is about Shakespeares play. ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ...

Health and death

Biggs was diagnosed with hearing problems when he was 13, and was partially deaf in one ear, completely deaf in the other. He frequently used his celebrity status to raise money for the Aliso Academy, a private school in Rancho Santa Margarita, California that serves both deaf and hearing children. A hearing impairment or hearing loss is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds. ... The word deaf can have very different meanings depending on the background of the person speaking or the context in which the word is used. ... Location Location of Rancho Santa Margarita within Orange County, California. ...

Biggs died suddenly and unexpectedly in his home in Los Angeles of complications stemming from aortic dissection on May 22, 2004. He is survived by his widow and two sons. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta (the largest artery of the body). ...

Work

At the time of his death, he was a regular on the television series Strong Medicine; following his death, his character was killed in an unseen traffic accident. Biggs' final film appearance was in We Interrupt This Program, a short film released as a companion piece to the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead on DVD. (In that short film, Biggs' Babylon 5 costar, Bruce Boxleitner, is heard as the voice of the President of the United States.) He was also Frequently guest starring on Tremors: The Series as a local scientist. An episode of the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh, in which Biggs appeared as a guest star, was dedicated in his memory. But Drake hates Kayla. For the Arthur Hailey novel, see Strong Medicine (novel) Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, sexual health issues and class conflict. ... Dawn of the Dead (2004) is a remake of George Romeros 1978 film of the same name. ... Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... This article is about the TV channel. ... Drake & Josh is an American sitcom, shown on the Nickelodeon network, which starred Drake Bell and Josh Peck. ...

References

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External links

• Official web site
• Richard Biggs at the Internet Movie Database
• Death Announcement by J. Michael Straczynski (Straczynski created Babylon 5)
• Richard Biggs Memorial Video by John E. Hudgens