Don S. Davis: 1942-2008

[wraithfodder]

Alas, news today is that Don S. Davis, General Hammon of Stargate SG-1, passed away yesterday of a massive heart attack :(

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The following message was provided by Don's representative and his wife, Ruby Fleming-Davis:

Dear Fans and Friends of Don S. Davis,

So many of you have been touched by not only the work and art of Don S. Davis, but by the man himself, who always took the time to be with you at the appearances he loved, that it is with a tremendous sense of loss I must share with you that Don passed away from a massive heart attack on Sunday morning, June 29th.

On behalf of his family and wife, Ruby, we thank you for your prayers and condolences. A family memorial where Don's ashes will be scattered in the ocean will take place in a few weeks, and should you wish to, please make a donation to the American Heart Association in Don's memory.

Comments

[abracah.livejournal.com]

That is such sad news!! He will be missed. I have only heard wonderful things about him!

[monkey-junkey.livejournal.com]

Sad! ;_;

[justhere1971.livejournal.com]

So very sad. He was wonderful to watch on screen. I first saw him as Mr. Scully on the x-files, and even in smaller roles he filled the screen with his persona.

He will be missed.

[briglss.livejournal.com]

That is also my first viewing of him and I loved him in X-Files. It was actually RTD and DSD that got my attention when they were first promoting Stargate SG-1 way back. My thought was MacGyver and Mr. Scully this is going to be interesting.

I will miss him he was great as an artist and an actor.

[highonstargate.livejournal.com]

That is so sad! He was a wonderful actor that I loved to watch!;.;

[pisces227.livejournal.com]

This is such sad news. I was lucky enough to meet him last year at a con. What a wonderful, delightful, friendly, funny man. He will be missed.

Terrible news =(

[mcsheplovers.livejournal.com]

My heart is broken.

[margec01.livejournal.com]

This makes me so sad. He was such a lovely man, and always had a smile and a gentle laugh for all of us when we would see him at conventions. :-(

[ancientcitadel.livejournal.com]

It's sad. He was fabulous as Hammond.

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

sad :(

[jenniferjensen.livejournal.com]

This is such sad news and so shocking.

[rawenen.livejournal.com]

sad news!

So sad...

[ishshahpat.livejournal.com]

I've read a lot about Don today... I miss his acting grace a lot.

God bless his family... his journey is just begining.

Patricia

[lahela-sga.livejournal.com]

Such sad news :(
The world has lost not just a great actor but a great man.

[strange-magic.livejournal.com]

I don't really know what to say. I adored him. RIP. :(

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I was already having a bad day..this..this is just sad. He was too young to go.

sigh

[celestial-diary.livejournal.com]

*sniffs* He played such a fantastic Gen. Hammond. I'll miss him. It just won't be the same knowing he's gone. May he rest in peace.

[tashirasbubble.livejournal.com]

I couldn't believe this when I heard it :-( This is such sad, sad news - a great man who will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace.

[squonk79.livejournal.com]

Oh that's so sad!

I was only talking with a friend about how nice he seemed and how much we'd like to meet him the other day. :(

RIP Hammond of Texas

UPDATE

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Actor Don S. Davis dies in Gibsons

Chad Skelton - Vancouver Sun
Monday, June 30, 2008

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Don Sinclair Davis, a B.C. actor best known for his recurring role on the TV show Stargate SG-1, died of a heart attack Sunday morning at his home in Gibsons. He was 65.

"He had a massive heart attack," said Gail Wilson, a friend who lives just down the street from Davis. "The ambulances came [and] I know they tried to resuscitate him in the driveway and couldn't."

Wilson said Davis had had heart problems for years and suffered from diabetes.

Davis leaves behind his wife Ruby Fleming-Davis, who he married in 2003, and a son from a previous marriage.

Davis, who had a PhD in theatre, was born and raised in Missouri and began acting in the early 1980s while teaching at the University of British Columbia. In 1987, he gave up teaching to act full time.

Davis served three years in the army in the 1960s and two of his best-known TV roles were playing military men: General George Hammond in Stargate SG-1 and Major Garland Briggs in Twin Peaks.

Phil Hayes, a friend of Davis' who lives in Los Angeles, said Davis was "very talented" but also very modest.

"He was fantastic, very self-effacing," said Hayes. "He wouldn't take a compliment."

He was also an artist - a skill Hayes said Davis first picked up doing set design - and he had recently begun promoting his paintings and sculptures online.

cskelton@png.canwest.com

[veronicasaether.livejournal.com]

I was truly sad to hear about this. Such a great man!

[ainaria.livejournal.com]

:(