Remembering Richard Biggs, born March 18, 1960.

Remembering Richard Biggs, born March 18, 1960 and passed away May 22, 2004.

Richard James Biggs II was an American television and stage actor, known for his roles on the television series Days of Our Lives and Babylon 5.

From 1987 until 1994, Biggs played the role of Dr. Marcus Hunter on the soap opera Days of Our Lives.

He appeared as Dr. Stephen Franklin on the hit science fiction series Babylon 5 (1994–1998), reprising the role in the final aired 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.

He also frequently guest starred as a local scientist on Tremors: The Series.

Biggs’ final film appearance was in We Interrupt This Program, a short film also featuring Biggs’ Babylon 5 costar, Bruce Boxleitner, released as a companion piece to the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead on DVD.

His final television appearance was as a guest star on a 2004 episode of the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh, entitled “The Gary Grill” portraying an FBI agent, which was dedicated to his memory.

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 deaf children.

Biggs collapsed at his home in Los Angeles, and died at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center of complications stemming from aortic dissection on May 22, 2004.

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