From what I'm seeing on my f-list, Don Davis died yesterday. I just...how sad. He was always a pleasure to see and he was a genuinely warm man. I hope that Ruby and Teryl are holding up well. :|
Today, it is my sad duty as admin of the site to convey that Don S Davis (General George Hammond) passed away yesterday 29th June in the morning from a Heart attack.
Our condolences from the site and the fans of Stargate should go to Ruby, his wife and the rest of his family.
Ever since I started being a fan and then eventually a journalist, I have always been pretty judgemental of the actors and others that I have met during my long journey with the Stargate Franchise.
However, Don S Davis truly remains as my most favourite and fond memory of all of the Stargate franchise. He was just a normal chap, happy to have a job, happy to make other people happy.
He never had a bad word to say to anyone. He always embraced every fan (particularly the ladies :) and in a good way I hasten to add) and left them with a great sense of happiness and well being. One would walk away from Don on air, that was as I called it, the DON EFFECT.
He always remembered the fan that saw him every year, he was always a man's man, never afraid to shake the hand, stand up for people or down a bloody good malt scotch whisky. I keep finding things to add about him. I remember stories told by other cast members of him falling asleep between takes and other things too numerous to mention. Don 'papa bear' Davis. :)
He was very loyal to his friends. I clearly remember him standing up for me one day when I was supposed to be interviewing him and the organiser of the event he was at refused to let me. He met me in the hall with Ruby, his good lady and enveloped me in a massive trademark bear hug, then frogmarched me into his room to finish the interview. I shan't say what he said to the organiser, but suffice to say, he was very eloquent, respectful, but downright annoyed with them. I never saw that side before, but you could see that injustice grated on him and he never allowed it to happen in his presence.
How do you end something like this. Well you don't. I think that there was a lot of Don in the character of General George Hammond. A fair, just and loyal man, with a dash of a true gentleman and more than a fair squeeze of sense of humour. The most humous comment I ever heard was one from the DSD group. 'That ain't a bald head, its a solar panel for a sex machine'. That epitomises the true Don.
What more can I say! We've lost an amazing bright star to the universe, who is no doubt waiting for each of us ladies to pop in the shower so that he can appear AKA Daniel Jackson at the right moment! :) Let's not be sad, lets celebrate a truly awesome man.
I'm so sad. He was such a gentleman and the just the nicest human being. He was full of amusing stories about his life pre-acting and gave the rude con handlers fits when he insisted on talking to fans at his pown pace, personalizing autographs, and he always told fans to please feel free to approach him in the halls and get photos for free with him.
I just saw it in a couple of locked posts, one of which was in the LJ of a member of his fan group so I felt it was legit. I don't have the words to express how bummed I am. :(
In case you haven't seen it yet, janiekins posted an official announcement link and text in a comment down there *points* -- here's the link to the comment:
Thanks for the link & text. I wish I could be "not sad" but I'm not yet ready to be that. I'll get there, and I'm all for celebrating his accomplishments and his wonderful self, but I'm still stunned by the loss. *sigh*
It really is. It was so unexpected (he lost so much weight and looked so much healthier following his heart attack in Season (Six?)) and it's such a loss to fans. I'm honored and gratified that I got to meet him. He was a real gentleman.
I'm so devastated by that. It seems that everyone who met him saw the same man that I did - warm, honest, genuinely thankful and respectful to all the fans. I didn't even talk to the guy, but he's unforgettable. I can't believe he's gone.
He was a joy to talk to -- and a very sly devil. He'd do this "Aw, shucks, I'm nothing beautiful" thing and invariably the audience would disagree. It was especially effective in small-ish groups of women and would provoke lots of pretty women to shower attention on him. He was a total character. I never saw anything but genuine giving and friendliness in the man. (OK, he could be quietly stubborn with clueless con runners but they earned his willful disobedience. *g*)
Thanks--just needed something to pass on to non-LJ folks I know who will want to know. I caught the last half-hour of an SG-1 ep yesterday after I read your entry and it made me so sad to see Hammond, knowing Don Davis is dead :(
What impressed me the most, was his insisting to con goers that it would be his honor and privilege to talk to them if they saw him walking around. It was obvious he meant it.
I may be the only member of fandom who isn't overly impressed with Gary Jones. He has a few good stories and his Mickey Rooney impression was hysterical. I never much liked his Don Davis impression. Not only because I thought there was a twinge of mean-spiritedness to it but also because I thought it wasn't a very good likeness.
But then, I was a Don fangirl so I might have been a wee bit biased. :)
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Thank you for posting this. I had missed the announcement until I saw your post.
*sad*
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So sad.
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http://www.stargate-alpha.com/universe/readnews.php?news_id=228
**Don S Davis** RIP 30.06.08 at 2123 BST
Today, it is my sad duty as admin of the site to convey that Don S Davis (General George Hammond) passed away yesterday 29th June in the morning from a Heart attack.
Our condolences from the site and the fans of Stargate should go to Ruby, his wife and the rest of his family.
Ever since I started being a fan and then eventually a journalist, I have always been pretty judgemental of the actors and others that I have met during my long journey with the Stargate Franchise.
However, Don S Davis truly remains as my most favourite and fond memory of all of the Stargate franchise. He was just a normal chap, happy to have a job, happy to make other people happy.
He never had a bad word to say to anyone. He always embraced every fan (particularly the ladies :) and in a good way I hasten to add) and left them with a great sense of happiness and well being. One would walk away from Don on air, that was as I called it, the DON EFFECT.
He always remembered the fan that saw him every year, he was always a man's man, never afraid to shake the hand, stand up for people or down a bloody good malt scotch whisky. I keep finding things to add about him. I remember stories told by other cast members of him falling asleep between takes and other things too numerous to mention. Don 'papa bear' Davis. :)
He was very loyal to his friends. I clearly remember him standing up for me one day when I was supposed to be interviewing him and the organiser of the event he was at refused to let me. He met me in the hall with Ruby, his good lady and enveloped me in a massive trademark bear hug, then frogmarched me into his room to finish the interview. I shan't say what he said to the organiser, but suffice to say, he was very eloquent, respectful, but downright annoyed with them. I never saw that side before, but you could see that injustice grated on him and he never allowed it to happen in his presence.
How do you end something like this. Well you don't. I think that there was a lot of Don in the character of General George Hammond. A fair, just and loyal man, with a dash of a true gentleman and more than a fair squeeze of sense of humour. The most humous comment I ever heard was one from the DSD group. 'That ain't a bald head, its a solar panel for a sex machine'. That epitomises the true Don.
What more can I say! We've lost an amazing bright star to the universe, who is no doubt waiting for each of us ladies to pop in the shower so that he can appear AKA Daniel Jackson at the right moment! :) Let's not be sad, lets celebrate a truly awesome man.
Don S Davis
RIP
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I'm so sad. He was such a gentleman and the just the nicest human being. He was full of amusing stories about his life pre-acting and gave the rude con handlers fits when he insisted on talking to fans at his pown pace, personalizing autographs, and he always told fans to please feel free to approach him in the halls and get photos for free with him.
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http://hsapiens.livejournal.com/87611.html?thread=1306939#t1306939
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http://hsapiens.livejournal.com/87611.html?thread=1306939#t1306939
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I just ended up writing the obit for the fansite I'm involved with.
So sad. And I don't have a Hammond icon! This must be rectified.
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But then, I was a Don fangirl so I might have been a wee bit biased. :)
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Big sad symbiote eyes.
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Helena