Furst

[stoutfellow]

It's hard for me to come to grips with the fact that Babylon 5 ended its run eighteen years ago.

Since then, we've lost Garibaldi, Commander Sinclair, Dr. Franklin, Zack Allan, Ambassador G'Kar, all of Zathras... and now, Vir Cotto. Stephen Furst has died.

Vir was the most lovable of the cast, IMO - bumbling, earnest, clear-sighted, and when push came to shove remarkably effective as a force for good. Perhaps unique among the cast, he got his wish.

Ave atque vale.

Comments

[mmegaera]

I will always remember him as Flounder, one of the best characters in Animal House.

[stoutfellow]

I haven't seen "Animal House". The non-SFnal obits I've seen all seem to refer to that role, though, so maybe I should track it down.

[mmegaera]

I suspect it hasn't aged well. But when I saw it in the theater when it first came out, it was pretty hilarious.