R.I.P. Major General Hammond

**RebelMan** · 07-02-2008, 09:50 PM

Stargate's Davis Is Dead
12:00 AM, 01-JULY-08
Source: SciFiWire.com

Gateworld reported that Don S. Davis, who played Maj. Gen. George Hammond on SCI FI Channel's Stargate SG-1 for seven seasons, died June 29 after suffering a heart attack. He was 65.

Citing Davis' wife, Ruby Fleming-Davis, the site reported that a family memorial will take place in a few weeks, during which Davis' ashes will be scattered in the ocean; fans were asked to make memorial donations to the American Heart Association.

Davis left the regular cast of SG-1 in 2003 because of a medical condition that restricted his workload, but he made several guest appearances on the show and its spinoff, Stargate Atlantis.

A native of Missouri, Davis had a 26-year career that included many roles on TV series, notably Maj. Garland Briggs on Twin Peaks. He met SG-1 co-star Richard Dean Anderson on the set of MacGyver, on which he worked as a stunt double for actor Dana Elcar.

Davis' final Stargate appearance is in Stargate: Continuum, the upcoming straight-to-DVD movie. He will also appear in the films Vipers, Woodshop and Far Cry.

**eliza'snumber1fan** · 07-03-2008, 02:11 PM

Both my sisters have met Don s davis, he was a great and warm hearted guy and it was never too much trouble to sit and chat with people, You'll be sadly missed.

R.i.p. Don s davis

rlm · 07-03-2008, 11:04 PM

as i was watching continuum early today i couldn't help but just feel sad when he appears in the movie. i really enjoyed his work on the show. on the day he died and before i even found out that he passed away i was flipping channels on tv and came across some old movie and he was in it. the first thing i said was "hey it's general hammond". i never got the name of the movie since i switched the channel several seconds later. but it just felt strange finding out later on and seeing him looking younger that day.

wannabe · 09-20-2008, 11:02 AM

His role was one of the more "realistic" ones in a sci-fi show. The boss doesn't go out on missions. I did feel he was a bit underutilized, not fleshed out enough. Had no idea he was Dana Elcar's stunt double.

07-02-2008, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
RebelMan AgEnT oF ChAoS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 10,487 My Profile	R.I.P. Major General Hammond Stargate's Davis Is Dead 12:00 AM, 01-JULY-08 Source: SciFiWire.com Gateworld reported that Don S. Davis, who played Maj. Gen. George Hammond on SCI FI Channel's Stargate SG-1 for seven seasons, died June 29 after suffering a heart attack. He was 65. Citing Davis' wife, Ruby Fleming-Davis, the site reported that a family memorial will take place in a few weeks, during which Davis' ashes will be scattered in the ocean; fans were asked to make memorial donations to the American Heart Association. Davis left the regular cast of SG-1 in 2003 because of a medical condition that restricted his workload, but he made several guest appearances on the show and its spinoff, Stargate Atlantis. A native of Missouri, Davis had a 26-year career that included many roles on TV series, notably Maj. Garland Briggs on Twin Peaks. He met SG-1 co-star Richard Dean Anderson on the set of MacGyver, on which he worked as a stunt double for actor Dana Elcar. Davis' final Stargate appearance is in Stargate: Continuum, the upcoming straight-to-DVD movie. He will also appear in the films Vipers, Woodshop and Far Cry.

07-03-2008, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
eliza'snumber1fan moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,160 My Profile	Both my sisters have met Don s davis, he was a great and warm hearted guy and it was never too much trouble to sit and chat with people, You'll be sadly missed. R.i.p. Don s davis

07-03-2008, 11:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,068 My Profile	as i was watching continuum early today i couldn't help but just feel sad when he appears in the movie. i really enjoyed his work on the show. on the day he died and before i even found out that he passed away i was flipping channels on tv and came across some old movie and he was in it. the first thing i said was "hey it's general hammond". i never got the name of the movie since i switched the channel several seconds later. but it just felt strange finding out later on and seeing him looking younger that day.

09-20-2008, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
wannabe Lacey's Man Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 141 My Profile	His role was one of the more "realistic" ones in a sci-fi show. The boss doesn't go out on missions. I did feel he was a bit underutilized, not fleshed out enough. Had no idea he was Dana Elcar's stunt double.

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