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Don Davis/General Hammond of Stargate passes away. RIP
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| June 30 2008
| Darren Sumner
Posted on 07/01/2008 5:21:42 PM PDT by avalonmistmoon
First time poster and proud to join the community of Free Republic.
I've been lurking for about a year now and know that a lot of you's are fans of Stargate SG1.
Don Davis who played General George Hammond died on June 29th of a massive heart attack.
He played a better General in fiction that those in the real world such Ret General Weasley Clark.
RIP Hammond of Texas. You can post tributes to General Hammond on Gateworld.
TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: actor; dondavis; donsdavis; generalhammond; obit; scifi; stargate
To: avalonmistmoon
Stargate SG1. One of my favs. Davis was great as Gen. Hammond.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:24:31 PM PDT
by
6SJ7
To: avalonmistmoon
OH NO!!! He was my favorite character in many seasons of the show. This is very, very sad news.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:24:46 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Tax-chick's House of Herpets. What's *your* ambient temperature?)
To: avalonmistmoon
Bet the NID are behind it.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:25:01 PM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Vote Juan McAmnesty in 2008! Because freedom abroad is more important than freedom at home!)
To: avalonmistmoon
And welcome to Free Republic. I wish you’d arrived with better news!
Somebody has a science fiction ping list; I’ll go poke around the Chat section.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:25:50 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Tax-chick's House of Herpets. What's *your* ambient temperature?)
To: avalonmistmoon
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:26:22 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Who is Obama's Puppet Master???)
To: avalonmistmoon
Horrible news...
RIP Don S. Davis
Godspeed Lt. Gen. George Hammond...
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:28:25 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(No Surrender, No Retreat!!! Only one candidate will win the war, and it's not Barack Obama!)
To: 6SJ7
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:29:02 PM PDT
by
bvw
To: avalonmistmoon
R.I.P., General. One thing of note: Don Davis really
was a U.S. Army captain, and served in Korea in the '70's, which probably lent him so much credibility as an officer onscreen. The man actually walked the walk.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:38:14 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(Barak Obama is as inept as a bear cub with his dink.)
To: KevinDavis
What do you mean ‘posted already?'
I never saw it before, and I’m the center of the universe!.
Didn’t you get the memo?”
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:47:25 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(You're Government, it's not your money, and you never have to show a profit.)
To: avalonmistmoon
He apparently was also a very accomplished painter:
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:49:12 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(Barak Obama is as inept as a bear cub with his dink.)
To: Crazieman
We met him at a DragonCon a few years back. He was a very kind and sincere fellow and as a rule on of my favorites on SG.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:55:41 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(Tactical Is Still Missing A Chair!)
To: avalonmistmoon
Welcome to FR.
Oh, no! I just looked him up on imdb.com and I have enjoyed his work for years without knowing his name. I remember he was Scully's dad in a few episodes of The X-Files. Great character actor.
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posted on
07/01/2008 5:59:04 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(Dems now have Oil Derangement Syndrome)
To: Viking2002
Glad you mentioned Davis’ military service. If I recall correctly, he served about 10 years in the Army and at a Galaxycon convention in Arlington, Va. a few years ago, he told us how proud he was of that service.
He was a great signer and a really nice person to talk to.
Also starred on the “X-Files” as Scully’s father.
A good American patriot - he will be missed.
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
I'll be damned - curiousity got the better of me, so I looked it up, and he actually left the army as a light colonel....
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posted on
07/01/2008 6:18:11 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(Barak Obama is as inept as a bear cub with his dink.)
To: avalonmistmoon; KevinDavis
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posted on
07/01/2008 6:55:28 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(If you aren't "advancing" your arguments,your losing "the battle of Ideas"...libs,hates the facts 8^)
To: avalonmistmoon
Wow. Very very sad news. wow.
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posted on
07/01/2008 6:56:55 PM PDT
by
big'ol_freeper
("Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words". ~ St. Francis of Assisi)
To: 6SJ7
Yes, I loved Davis as General Hammond.
I miss that show. We watched every episode. It started going downhill when Richard decided to retire and they made him general.
I can’t blame him for wanting out of the grind... he’d put in so many years as MacGyver and then ... what ... 7 more on SG1.
RIP Don DAvis
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posted on
07/01/2008 7:18:00 PM PDT
by
altura
(McCain for President - or, as I call it, NOBama.)
To: avalonmistmoon
I seem to remember him being on some really weird TV show that involved owls, David Duchovny in drag, and a lady who talked to this log she carried around all the time... I’m guessing it was set in the late 80’s from the hairstyles and clothes.
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posted on
07/02/2008 7:45:34 AM PDT
by
Hyzenthlay
(I aim to misbehave.)
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