Michael O'Hare

Michael O'Hare (born May 6, 1952 in Chicago , Illinois , † September 28, 2012 ) was an American actor .

Life

O'Hare first studied English literature at Harvard University and acting at the Juilliard School .

Between 1976 and 2000 he played small supporting roles in several films and television series. He worked mainly in New York City as a stage actor. He is best known for his role as Jeffrey Sinclair in the first season of the science fiction - television series Babylon 5 .

O'Hare died on September 28, 2012 after suffering a heart attack five days earlier and having been in a coma ever since.

J. Michael Straczynski , the creator of Babylon 5 , announced on May 25, 2013 that O'Hare had been suffering from paranoid delusions due to illness for a long time. During the filming of Babylon 5 this got worse, which is why O'Hare left the series after the first season. Straczynski had promised his friend O'Hare while filming that he would keep this a secret. After O'Hare's death and at his request, fans should learn the real reasons for his departure and thus develop awareness and understanding of mental illnesses.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1981: Escape on the Highway (The Pursuit of DB Cooper)
• 1984: CHUD - Panic in Manhattan (CHUD)
• 1985: The Torment of Uncertainty (Into Thin Air)
• 1989: The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (The Trial of the Incredible Hulk)
• 1989: Last Exit to Brooklyn (Last Exit to Brooklyn)
• 1990: Living by a thread (By a Thread)
• 1998: Babylon 5: The First Step (Babylon 5: In the Beginning)

Series

• 1991: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation (LA Law)
• 1994-1996: Babylon 5
• 1997-2000: Law & Order

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Actor Michael O'Hare dies at 60th Variety, September 30, 2012, accessed June 22, 2017 . 
2. ^ Straczynski reveals moving story of why Michael O'Hare left Babylon 5

Web links

• Michael O'Hare in the Internet Movie Database (English)