Don S. Davis

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Actor • Stunt Performer • Educator • Artist • Soldier

Birth Date: August 4, 1942

Death Date: June 29, 2008

Birth Place: Aurora, Missouri

Actor Don S. Davis made his name playing two military officers on TV; his own military service informed his characterizations. Davis began his career in the 1980s appearing on shows like "MacGyver," where he also worked as a stunt double. His big break came when he was cast on David Lynch's off-kilter mystery show "Twin Peaks" as Major Garland Briggs, an Air Force officer who harbors secrets about the military's UFO investigations.

After a wide range of small parts during the rest of the decade he landed his career-defining role on the sci-fi favorite "Stargate SG-1" in 1997, playing the role of Major General George Hammond for 10 seasons before dying of a heart attack in 2008.

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Twin PeaksStream

Guest Star
Major Garland Briggs (archive footage)
Series
2017

Woodshop

Actor
Principal Jamison
Movie
2010

Wyvern

Actor
Col. Travis Sherman
Movie
2009

The Unquiet

Actor
Bud Rollins
Movie
2008

Beyond Loch Ness

Actor
Neil Chapman
Movie
2008

Vipers

Actor
Dr. Silverton
Movie
2008

Beneath

Actor
Joseph
Movie
2007

The Still Life

Actor
Mr. Fernot
Movie
2006

Child of Mine

Actor
Police chief
Movie
2005

Passing Darkness

Actor
Will
Movie
2005

Stargate AtlantisStream

Guest Star
Major General George Hammond
Series
2004

NCISStream

Guest Star
MTAC Control Officer
Series
2003

Savage Island

Actor
Keith Young
Movie
2003

The Twilight ZoneStream

Actor
Series
2002

Deadly Little Secrets

Actor
The Chief
Movie
2001

AndromedaStream

Guest Star
Avineri
Series
2000

The West WingStream

Guest Star
Reverend Don Butler
Series
1999
81%

Atomic Train

Actor
Show
1999

Atomic Train

Actor
General Harlan Ford
Movie
1999

Stargate SG-1Stream

Actor
Maj. Gen. George Hammond
Series
1997

Stargate SG-1Stream

Guest Star
Major General George Hammond
Series
1997

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

Actor
Mayor Bob Hart
Movie
1997

The Stepsister

Actor
Detective Church
Movie
1997

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

Actor
Major General George Hammond
Movie
1997

The Escape

Actor
Warden
Movie
1997

Tricks

Actor
Man
Movie
1997

In Cold BloodStream

Actor
Movie
1996

The Sentinel

Guest Star
Series
1996

Brothers of the Frontier

Actor
Byron Holcomb
Movie
1996

Kidz in the Wood

Actor
Principal
Movie
1996

The Limbic Region

Actor
Chief Payne
Movie
1996

The FanStream

Actor
Stook
Movie
1996
37%

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue

Actor
Dewey
Movie
1996

The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.

Actor
Colonel Zapf
Movie
1996

The Outer LimitsStream

Actor
General Callahan
Series
1995

The Outer LimitsStream

Guest Star
Detective Wilson
Series
1995

A Family Divided

Actor
Det. Larson
Movie
1995

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

Actor
Movie
1995

The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the SkyStream

Actor
Mr. Smith
Movie
1995

Beauty's Revenge

Actor
Sheriff
Movie
1995

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

Actor
Glen Holt
Movie
1995

Shadow of a Doubt

Actor
Kevin Carroll Sr.
Movie
1995

A Goofy Movie

Original Music
Movie
1995

One More Mountain

Actor
Franklin Graves
Movie
1994

Avalanche

Actor
Whitney
Movie
1994

Someone Else's Child

Actor
Sherwin Francis
Movie
1994

Max

Actor
Earl Pomerance
Movie
1994

The Diary of Evelyn Lau

Actor
Man at Book Launch
Movie
1994

The X-FilesStream

Guest Star
Captain William Scully
Series
1993
74%

Miracle on I-880

Actor
Dave
Movie
1993

Final Appeal

Actor
Judge Gray
Movie
1993

Columbo: un seul suffira

Actor
Movie
1992

Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story

Actor
McCann
Movie
1992

Columbo: A Bird in the Hand

Actor
Bertie
Movie
1992

Mystery Date

Actor
Doheny
Movie
1991

Captive

Actor
Deputy Mack
Movie
1991

Twin PeaksStream

Actor
Maj. Garland Briggs
Series
1990
77%

Bordertown

Guest Star
Josiah Richmond
Show
1989

The Lady Forgets

Actor
Dr. Bennett
Movie
1989

Rescue Force

Actor
Commando
Movie
1989

WiseguyStream

Guest Star
Dr. Morris
Series
1987

21 Jump StreetStream

Guest Star
Principal Harris
Series
1987

Danger Bay

Guest Star
Show
1985

MacGyverStream

Guest Star
Series
1985

Amazing StoriesStream

Actor
Series
1985

Joanie Loves Chachi

Guest Star
Series
1982

Knots LandingStream

Guest Star
Series
1979

ColumboStream

Guest Star
Bertie
Series
1971
84%

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