Elonka wrote: ] ] Biggs, who played Dr. Stephen Franklin on the 1994-98 ] ] series and in three subsequent TV movies, died Saturday, ] ] his Website said. He was 44. ] ] ] ] In a message posted to a Babylon 5 newsgroup Saturday, ] ] show creator J. Michael Straczynski said paramedics who ] ] treated Biggs suggested the cause of death was "either an ] ] aneurysm or a massive stroke." ] ] ] ] "What seems to have happened, happened quickly," ] ] Straczynski wrote. "He woke up, got up out of bed...and ] ] went down." ] ] I was very sad to get this news. I knew Biggs from ] conventions where we'd both been speakers. We weren't close ] or anything, but we'd sit together on the same dais, and share ] a nodding recognition. His death surprises me -- he was in ] great shape, very together, seemingly very centered and ] focused. He looked like the kind of guy who would look ] exactly the same 50 years from now. His death at such a ] young age shocks and saddens me. :/ ] ] Carpe diem. Man that really sux!! :( RE: Babylon 5 Star Dies |