RIP Don S. Davis, 1942-2008Oh no! Actor Don S. Davis, probably best known for his role as General Hammond on Stargate SG-1, died Sunday morning. GateWorld has all the details, and a tribute. I saw Davis in person only once, at I-Con a few years ago. He seemed to a generous man who appreciated how lucky he'd been in his creative life, and of the legacy his roles on Stargate and Twin Peaks would leave him with. (Technorati tags: Don S Davis) support
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posted by Clayj (Wed Jul 02 08, 4:37PM)
He wasn't the greatest actor and never would have been the lead in anything, but Don S. Davis was definitely rock solid as a supporting character actor, one of those steady guys that you'd see on TV and go "oh, yeah, he's pretty good". I'm sorry to hear of his passing.
RIP, Don.
posted by PaulW (Wed Jul 02 08, 6:12PM)
First time I saw him was as the military officer from Twin Peaks. As an X-Phile I more warmly remember him as Scully's father... Sad news indeed.
posted by MaryAnn (Wed Jul 02 08, 10:00PM)
Sure, Davis had a niche, but he inhabited that niche well. That's more than can be said for many other people who get paid to act.
posted by Shadowen (Thu Jul 03 08, 1:16AM)
I wonder if there'll be any scramble to rewrite the upcoming Stargate Continuum to, for lack of a better term, retire and pay tribute to the character of General Hammond now that the actor's gone.
posted by boz (Thu Jul 03 08, 7:48AM)
@Shadowen, nope. He's in active duty.
posted by Jan Willem (Thu Jul 03 08, 3:19PM)
I've never watched Stargate, but I immensely enjoyed Don Davis' turn as major Garland Briggs in Twin Peaks. He was engaged in some hush-hush space monitoring programme about which he could only drop mere hints to Dale Cooper, whom he recognized as a kindred spirit in the sense of keeping an open mind about inexplicable events in the cosmos. Briggs' deadpan interaction with his hyperenergetic rebel teenage son Bobby (Dana Ashbrook - where did he go?) was also a sight to behold and cracked me up many times. Don Davis was a good guy. I'm sorry to hear he's gone.
posted by Rob Vaux (Wed Jul 09 08, 6:59PM)
I met Mr. Davis very briefly during a trip to the Stargate set with some colleagues a few years ago. He came up and said hello to us, shook our hands, and made us feel extremely welcome... this during a very hectic shooting period with a lot of stress and pressure. It was a small gesture, but very sweet and thoughtful, and I'd like to think that's the way the man was all the time. So sorry to hear that he's gone.