Don Sinclair Davis (August 4, 1942 â€" June 29, 2008) was an American
character actor best-known for playing General Hammond in the
television series Stargate SG-1 (1997â€"2007), and earlier for playing
Major Garland Briggs on the television series Twin Peaks
(1990â€"1991). He was also a theater professor, painter, and United
States Army captain.Davis was born and raised in Aurora, Missouri. He
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in theater and art from Southwest
Missouri State College. He said that "during the Vietnam era" he "was
with the 7th Infantry in Korea" and at another point was "a personnel
and administration officer; I ran records branches." He was a captain
at Fort Leonard Wood by the time he left the U.S. Army, "and worked
with General Officers, so I've been able to use that in Hammond and
other characters."In 1970 he received a Master's Degree in Theatre
from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU); his thesis was
"Design and Construction of Stage Settings for Black Comedy and The
Two Executioners". He taught for several years before returning to
SIUC to complete a Ph.D. in Theatre; his dissertation was "The
Evolution of Scenography in the Western Theater".
character actor best-known for playing General Hammond in the
television series Stargate SG-1 (1997â€"2007), and earlier for playing
Major Garland Briggs on the television series Twin Peaks
(1990â€"1991). He was also a theater professor, painter, and United
States Army captain.Davis was born and raised in Aurora, Missouri. He
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in theater and art from Southwest
Missouri State College. He said that "during the Vietnam era" he "was
with the 7th Infantry in Korea" and at another point was "a personnel
and administration officer; I ran records branches." He was a captain
at Fort Leonard Wood by the time he left the U.S. Army, "and worked
with General Officers, so I've been able to use that in Hammond and
other characters."In 1970 he received a Master's Degree in Theatre
from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU); his thesis was
"Design and Construction of Stage Settings for Black Comedy and The
Two Executioners". He taught for several years before returning to
SIUC to complete a Ph.D. in Theatre; his dissertation was "The
Evolution of Scenography in the Western Theater".
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