Actor

Richard Biggs

Born March 18, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio, USADied May 22, 20048 films

Richard James Biggs II (March 18, 1960 – May 22, 2004) was an American television and stage actor, known for his roles on the television series Days of Our Lives and Babylon 5. 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 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.

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First watchBabylon 5: In the Beginning19987.1as Stephen Franklin, M.D.Londo Mollari, the Centauri Emperor, recounts the initial contact between the Humans and Minbari, which resulted in a major incident and subsequent war, for an eager pair of youngsters…View film

Essential films

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6.9Miracle Mile1989

6.6Babylon 5: Thirdspace1998

6.4Babylon 5: The River of Souls1998

Filmography

8 films as actor

2004Special Report: Zombie InvasionDavid Barrows
2002AblazeGarrison
1998Babylon 5: The River of SoulsStephen Franklin, M.D.
1998Forever LoveDr. Berris
1998Babylon 5: ThirdspaceStephen Franklin
1998Babylon 5: In the BeginningStephen Franklin, M.D.
1995The Alien WithinHawkes
1989Miracle MileBrian Jones