# Reports that Jerry Doyle of 'Babylon 5' has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118 "2016-07-28T16:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/1 "2016-07-28T16:36:12Z")
TMZ: ['Babylon 5' Star Jerry Doyle Dead at 60](http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/28/jerry-doyle-babylon-5-dead/) ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/2 "2016-07-28T16:39:20Z")
Oh god no not another one! Garabaldi was one of my favourite characters! What is it with all of them dying off?! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/3 "2016-07-28T16:57:51Z")
[J. Michael Straczynski’s statement on his passing.](http://www.epictimes.com/07/28/2016/j-michael-straczynskis-statement-death-jerry-doyle/) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/4 "2016-07-28T17:33:51Z")
Not a fan of his politics, but loved his portrayal of Garibaldi. The Grim Reaper seems to have taken a special interest in the cast of B5. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/5 "2016-07-28T17:41:01Z")
Shit. ShitShitShitShit. And Shit again. Bad enough that B5’s underrated and becoming forgotten. Having the cast die off, all far too young, is just salt in the wound. Hey, Jerry… wanna talk about socks? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/6 "2016-07-28T18:19:04Z")
He did a great job on B5. He’ll be missed. R.I.P. Jerry ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/7 "2016-07-28T18:34:34Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [J. Michael Straczynski’s statement on his passing.](http://www.epictimes.com/07/28/2016/j-michael-straczynskis-statement-death-jerry-doyle/) That was pretty damn great. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/8 "2016-07-28T18:42:26Z")
Damn. I didn’t always agree with him politically but he blasted both sides equally. He was entertaining and he did make me think. But the reason I originally became familiar with him was through Babylon 5, which is how I found the Dope after Googling something and happened on a B5 thread here. I don’t know if he still used it, but a few years ago he opened his radio show with Foo Fighters’\* Learn To Fly\*. Ya burned out bright, Jerry. Thanks for everything. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/9 "2016-07-28T19:01:29Z")
Loved B5 and loved Doyle on the show. Very sad. That’s Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeff Conaway. Tim Choate(Zathras) also died in an accident. Young deaths all of them. ☹ Did I miss anyone? I know that ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/10 "2016-07-28T19:06:19Z")
I just re-watched Babylon 5 a couple of months ago. Garibaldi was a badass! Didn’t know anything about Jerry Doyle except that he went on to become a right-wing radio host. Didn’t even know he had been married to Andrea Thompson. He was one month younger than me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/11 "2016-07-28T19:20:47Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Loved B5 and loved Doyle on the show. Very sad. > > That’s Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeff Conaway. Tim Choate(Zathras) also died in an accident. > > Young deaths all of them. ☹ > > Did I miss anyone? I know that One name that could possibly be added is Johnny Sekka, the doctor from the pilot episode, who died in 2006. A very significant role, but that was his only appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/12 "2016-07-28T19:20:55Z")
I just realized that I missed Michael O’Hare’s death as well. Man, a lot of people have died young on that show. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/13 "2016-07-28T19:38:45Z")
Wow, I didn’t know about any of those former cast members. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/14 "2016-07-28T20:35:19Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Not a fan of his politics, but loved his portrayal of Garibaldi. I WAS a fan of his politics and I loved Garibaldi’s character, so this really sucks. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/15 "2016-07-28T20:51:10Z")
Main character deaths: Star Trek TOS: McCoy, Scotty, Spock (arguably Rand - 8 episodes) B5: G’kar, Garibaldi, Franklin, Sinclair, Zack Allen (72 episodes) Considering B5 came out 25+ years later that is amazing (granted Katsulas was old enough to appear in TOS) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/16 "2016-07-28T21:40:49Z")
I remember Doyle took part in a Q&A online chat. Somebody asked him who his favorite author was. He said “Whoever signs my check.” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/17 "2016-07-28T21:51:16Z")
_ **William Edgars:** Do you know how the ancient Greeks defined happiness? **Michael Garibaldi:** Not off-hand, but I’d be willing to bet it involved three goats and a jug of wine._ RIP, Jerry. I hope you finally got to ask God that question you had, and that she gave you the answer you needed. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/18 "2016-07-28T22:47:38Z")
Damn. I was always fond of his B5 “Magic Trick”. Time to offer up a prayer to the Egyptian god of frustration and cook up a bowl of Bagna càuda. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/19 "2016-07-28T23:05:37Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Wow, I didn’t know about any of those former cast members. It’s astounding and sad. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I remember Doyle took part in a Q&A online chat. Somebody asked him who his favorite author was. He said “Whoever signs my check.” Reasonable for an actor trying to find work. I heard Terry O’Quinn on NPR and they asked if he ever asked any of the writers/producers for explanation when he was making lost. He said he didn’t and all he made sure was that they had his name, address, and routing number correct for his payment. Don’t blame him. > [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > Damn. I was always fond of his B5 “Magic Trick”. Remind me. Something Garabaldi did on B5? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118/20 "2016-07-28T23:09:02Z")
[Pretty good video highlighting some of Garibaldi’s moments.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhkKv-E4Wo) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reports-that-jerry-doyle-of-babylon-5-has-died/761118.md?page=2)