Michael O'Hare
Michael O'Hare ( born May 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, † September 28, 2012 ) was an American actor.
O'Hare was primarily known for his starring role as Jeffrey Sinclair in the first season of the science- fiction television series Babylon 5, which was filmed in 1994. Between 1976 and 2000 he played small supporting roles in several films and television series. He worked mainly in New York City as a theater actor, where he received several prizes and awards.
Death
On September 28, 2012 J. Michael Straczynski posted on his Facebook page that O'Hare had suffered a heart attack on 23 September and was up to 28 in a coma when he died.
According to Michael O'Hare's brother took after myocardial infarction 50 minutes until Michael could be revived. As a result, it was found that its brain function was less than one percent. Therefore, the family decided to forgo further life-sustaining measures.
Mental illness
O'Hare suffered, so was J. Michael Straczynski announced on May 25, 2013, for a long time to disease-related paranoid delusions, which at that time, very worsened during the filming risky to hallucinations, which is why he the series Babylon 5 after had to leave the first season to go for medical treatment. JMS had his friend O'Hare still promised during filming to keep this a secret and to take the knowledge necessary to the grave, to protect him. A knowledge of the disease would probably O'Hare 's career now completely finished as an actor, maybe even brought the series into disrepute, which is why they invented other reasons for his departure from the show. After O'Hare 's death and at his request, should know the real reason of his resignation, and thus develop awareness and understanding of mental illness all fans.