George Hammond
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| Stargate character | |
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 Major General George S. Hammond |
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| George S. Hammond | |
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Rank | Major General / Lieutenant General |
| Birthplace | Texas, US, Earth |
| Relatives | Wife (deceased), two granddaughters |
| Portrayer | Don S. Davis |
| First episode | "Children of the Gods" |
Major General (later Lieutenant General) George S. Hammond is a fictional character in the Stargate SG-1 television program, played by Don S. Davis. Hammond was the head of the USAF's Stargate Command. He replaced Major General West who commanded the Stargate Project during the original excursion to Abydos (in the original movie Stargate). An Air Force officer since the mid-1960s, shutting down the Stargate program was to have been his last assignment before retirement.
Master Bra'tac has been known to call him "Hammond of Texas", referring to Hammond's home state (and occasionally gesturing with a palm over his head, referring to Hammond's bald head). Hammond is a widower; his wife died of cancer. He has two grandchildren, Kayla and Tessa, whose phone number is keyed to the '1' button on his office phone.
Hammond briefly retired under duress in 2001[1] and left the series at the beginning of season 8, when he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and placed in command of the new Homeworld Security department, a department which was in control of Stargate Command, the Prometheus project, and the Alpha Site.
In "1969", Lieutenant Hammond met SG-1 from approximately 30 years in the future and read a note that he had written to himself. After SG-1 broke out of military custody, Jack O'Neill shot Hammond with a zat gun in order to protect Hammond from a court martial for helping the team escape.[2]
Before his promotion, President Henry Hayes, a friend of Hammond's, put the general in charge of Prometheus during the battle in Antarctica against the forces of Anubis. An alien on a planet in the Pegasus galaxy impersonated Hammond while making contact with the team assigned to Atlantis. The real Hammond commanded a short-lived and fruitless mission to take Prometheus to Atlantis.[3] However, that mission did bring the SGC into contact with Vala Mal Doran.
Hammond later made guest appearances during the first season of Stargate Atlantis and the eighth and ninth seasons of Stargate SG-1. General Hammond apparently retired from active service sometime in season 9 as per his appearance in The Fourth Horseman, Pt. 1, he was wearing a civilian suit, his retired status was confirmed in the 10th season episode "The Road Not Taken" by Carter. He returned to the show in a voice cameo for the tenth season episode "200," and as an alternate version of himself in The Road Not Taken.
[edit] Trivia
- The character Major Garland Briggs on Twin Peaks was also played by Don S. Davis. Major Briggs was involved in Project Blue Book and other secret Air Force projects. In some ways, Briggs can be seen as a precursor to Hammond, with Davis reprising a similar role.
- Don S. Davis appeared in several episodes of MacGyver, which starred Richard Dean Anderson and before he guest starred in MacGyver he was a double for Dana Elcar who played Pete Thornton, MacGyver's boss.
- Referred to as "Hammond of Texas" by Bra'tac, in most episodes where the two meet.
[edit] References
- ^ "Chain Reaction". Stargate SG-1. 2001-01-05. No. 15, season 4.
- ^ "1969". Stargate SG-1. 1999-03-05. No. 21, season 2.
- ^ "Prometheus Unbound". Stargate SG-1.
| Regular Characters on Stargate SG-1 | Edit |
| Current: Cameron Mitchell | Samantha Carter | Daniel Jackson | Teal'c | Hank Landry | Vala Mal Doran
Former: Jack O'Neill | Jonas Quinn | George Hammond | Janet Fraiser |
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