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Don S. Davis
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American character actor (1942–2008)
OverviewAI-generated
Don S. Davis was an American actor, film actor, television actor, and sculptor. Born on August 4, 1942, in Aurora, Missouri, he was a citizen of the United States. Davis worked in the acting department from 1981 until his death. He was educated at Southern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and Missouri State University.
Davis served as an employee of the University of British Columbia. He spoke English as his native language and used it for writing. His professional career concluded with his death on June 29, 2008, in Gibsons. The cause of death was listed as a myocardial infarction, resulting from natural causes.
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Film & TV
Acting · Aurora, Missouri, USA
Don S. Davis (August 4, 1942, in Aurora, Missouri; † June 29, 2008, in Gibsons, Canada) was an American actor, artist, and former military officer. He began his career as a theater professor before transitioning to acting. He became known for his role as General George Hammond in Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) and Major Garland Briggs in Twin Peaks (1990–1991). Davis appeared in numerous films,…
Known for
- Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories — Self2014
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces — Maj. Garland Briggs2014
- Woodshop — Principal Jamison2010
- Wyvern — Colonel Travis Sherman2009
- The Uninvited — Mr. Henson2009
- Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods — Major General George Hammond2009
- Far Cry — General Roderick2008
- Stargate: Continuum — Lieutenant General George Hammond2008
- Vipers — Dr. Silverton2008
- Beyond Loch Ness — Neil Chapman2008
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 51,043x
- Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology
· 1989 · cited 45,482x
- <tt>edgeR</tt>
: a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data
· 2009 · cited 39,676x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,889x
- User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward A Unified View1
· 2003 · cited 31,084x
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Key facts
- Born
- Donald Sinclair Davis , ( 1942-08-04 ) August 4, 1942, Aurora, Missouri , U.S .
- Died
- June 29, 2008 (2008-06-29) (aged 65), Gibsons, British Columbia , Canada
- Occupations
- Actor stuntman stunt coordinator choreographer painter sculptor soldier professor
- Years active
- 1981–2008
- Spouse
- Ruby Fleming ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1960s
- Rank
- Captain
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Encyclopedic overview
Donald Sinclair Davis (August 4, 1942 – June 29, 2008) was an American actor best known for playing General George Hammond in the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007), and earlier for playing Major Garland Briggs on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991) and Captain William Scully in The X-Files. In animation, he was also known as Wild Bill in the 2003 direct-to-video animated movie G.I. Joe: Spy Troops and its 2004 sequel, G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom. He was also a theater professor, painter, and United States Army captain.
Early life and education
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