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Don S. Davis
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American character actor (1942–2008)
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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