Don S. Davis
Sign in to saveAmerican character actor (1942–2008)
Person
- Born
- 1942-08-04
- Died
- 2008-06-29
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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
via TMDB
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,394x
- Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology
· 1989 · cited 43,128x
- <tt>edgeR</tt>
: a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data
· 2009 · cited 38,885x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,227x
- User Acceptance of Information Technology: Toward A Unified View1
· 2003 · cited 29,465x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 4 August 1942
- Died
- 29 June 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Aurora
- Place of death
- Gibsons
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- Missouri State University
- Employer
- University of British Columbia
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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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1942 births2008 deaths20th-century American male actors21st-century American male actorsAcademic staff of the University of British ColumbiaAmerican expatriate academics in CanadaAmerican male film actorsAmerican male television actorsAmerican male voice actorsMale actors from MissouriMissouri State University alumniPeople from Aurora, Missouri