Robert Michael O’Hare Jr. (May 6, 1952 – September 28, 2012) was an American actor who performed on stage and television. He was best known for playing the lead role of space station Commander Jeffrey Sinclair in the science fiction television series Babylon 5, a role he left after the first season due to serious mental health issues.
O’Hare appeared in a number of theatrical productions on Broadway and in regional theaters, including an acclaimed revival of Shaw’s Man and Superman[24] with Philip Bosco; in the role of Col. Jessup in the original stage version of A Few Good Men; as Captain Solyony in Chekhov’s Three Sisters. Other notable roles included Alfred in a 1986 stage revival of Little Murders; Jake in A Lie of the Mind and John in Lips Together, Teeth Apart.
He was the first white actor nominated by the African-American theater community of New York for the AUDELCO Award for Best Actor, for his performance as Captain Jaap van Tonder in Michael Picardie’s play Shades of Brown, about apartheid in South Africa.
| Credit Type | Production | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | Shades of Brown | 1983-84 Season |