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Major Garland Briggs Has
Entered The White Lodge:
Don S. Davis
1942-2008

I am – Hercules



Don S. Davis, the busy character actor who played Major Garland Briggs on “Twin Peaks,” has passed away.

He was 65.

Davis' role on “Peaks” may have inspired producers to cast him as military men on other sci-fi shows, including Captain William Scully (Dana’s pop) on “The X-Files” and Major General George Hammond on “Stargate SG-1.” One of his final filmed appearances was for the direct-to-DVD movie “Stargate Continuum,” which hits shelves July 29.

Before turning to acting, he was a real-life U.S. Army officer.

His list of credits on IMDb is huge, and demonstrates his penchant for playing a wide array of authority figures, including judges, principals, correctional officers and doctors.

Read more about Don S. Davis here.

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Was this Scully's dad?
by D.Vader
Jun 30th, 2008
07:58:47 PM
The Owls Are Not What They Seem
by Dataset
Jun 30th, 2008
07:59:11 PM
Second?
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
07:59:12 PM
Fuck..third...
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
07:59:41 PM
First
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
07:59:55 PM
Goodbye, Mr. Davis
by DennisMM
Jun 30th, 2008
08:00:02 PM
Fuck totally not first....
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
08:00:41 PM
Ah yes, it was
by D.Vader
Jun 30th, 2008
08:01:07 PM
Who?
by joeelliott
Jun 30th, 2008
08:05:45 PM
Damn. Just damn.
by TheCap
Jun 30th, 2008
08:06:48 PM
"Achievement is its own reward, pride obscures it.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jun 30th, 2008
08:08:20 PM
dragoncon
by dakotameyers
Jun 30th, 2008
08:09:51 PM
Damn...not Major Briggs.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jun 30th, 2008
08:11:13 PM
some fuck nobody
by Prossor
Jun 30th, 2008
08:11:27 PM
the family values guy from
by BadMrWonka
Jun 30th, 2008
08:12:39 PM
OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
by SkidMarkedUndies
Jun 30th, 2008
08:12:59 PM
just kidding!
by Prossor
Jun 30th, 2008
08:13:20 PM
the family values guy from West Wing
by BadMrWonka
Jun 30th, 2008
08:13:30 PM
Godspeed to the Alpha Site
by darquelyte
Jun 30th, 2008
08:13:44 PM
The sign of a good actor, and a great star....
by CaptainWalker
Jun 30th, 2008
08:15:06 PM
look who's talking!!
by BadMrWonka
Jun 30th, 2008
08:17:16 PM
Canadians might remember him from the "Sam Steele" heritage mome
by Jett
Jun 30th, 2008
08:17:57 PM
he always played the exact same person
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
08:18:50 PM
He was an artist
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Jun 30th, 2008
08:19:06 PM
Man what is up with people calling FIRST on
by Dogmatic
Jun 30th, 2008
08:20:43 PM
Good Article
by wilbur gray
Jun 30th, 2008
08:24:05 PM
wasn't he originally a mlitary man?
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
08:26:45 PM
Not General Hammond!?
by MrGonev5
Jun 30th, 2008
08:27:24 PM
He'll be back.
by Mace Tofu
Jun 30th, 2008
08:29:31 PM
dude, who's next?!
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
08:30:47 PM
I am quite bummed about this actually....
by RockLobster800
Jun 30th, 2008
08:38:58 PM
Who?
by themasterofnonsense
Jun 30th, 2008
08:39:37 PM
And Jack Black and Ben Stiller still live
by ChrisTuckersOnlyFan
Jun 30th, 2008
08:40:42 PM
What the HELL is going on?!?!?
by googamooga
Jun 30th, 2008
08:44:25 PM
I remember that scene in Twin Peaks..
by Underdogthe3rd
Jun 30th, 2008
08:46:35 PM
Sorry to hear this.
by mrfan
Jun 30th, 2008
08:47:57 PM
May he rest in peace
by SpencerTrilby
Jun 30th, 2008
08:49:31 PM
RIP
by Mr_X
Jun 30th, 2008
08:51:21 PM
reading is fun
by Bouncy X
Jun 30th, 2008
08:51:47 PM
These things come it threes, so it should be over now.
by coattails
Jun 30th, 2008
08:52:13 PM
bollocks!
by Obscura
Jun 30th, 2008
08:55:23 PM
Goodnight, sweet prince
by themanwhojaped
Jun 30th, 2008
08:58:12 PM
YIKES!
by Neil_the_Sheep
Jun 30th, 2008
08:59:58 PM
Damn.
by Darkocity
Jun 30th, 2008
09:01:52 PM
yeah i fucked up
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
09:03:46 PM
Stargate didn't slide down any slopes....
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
09:07:16 PM
Seemed like such a nice guy
by YotzVonFrelnik
Jun 30th, 2008
09:08:54 PM
65!?
by Funketeer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:10:43 PM
Great headline Herc
by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLo rd
Jun 30th, 2008
09:12:08 PM
Drag
by I am the most horrible
Jun 30th, 2008
09:13:13 PM
Hmmm.
by Darkman
Jun 30th, 2008
09:18:49 PM
As a huge Twin Peaks fan
by VictorNewman
Jun 30th, 2008
09:20:30 PM
Hello, Starbuck. It's Ahab.
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jun 30th, 2008
09:22:52 PM
Too soon!
by Ye Not Guilty
Jun 30th, 2008
09:24:22 PM
RIP
by Chief Joseph
Jun 30th, 2008
09:29:58 PM
I am logged in as NickJBauer2009 . . .
by NickJBauer2009
Jun 30th, 2008
09:32:09 PM
I always liked that guy...
by MJohnson
Jun 30th, 2008
09:36:59 PM
wow
by palooka_boy
Jun 30th, 2008
09:42:08 PM
Briggs kicks it and the black guy from Iron Eagle soldiers on...
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
09:43:37 PM
RIP on Bro...RIP on...
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
09:44:55 PM
Oh, man...
by JustinSane
Jun 30th, 2008
09:54:29 PM
very shitty indeed...
by DigitalBeachWar
Jun 30th, 2008
09:57:48 PM
I stood in line behind him at a coffee shop once
by palinode
Jun 30th, 2008
09:59:36 PM
Love those butt cheeks!!
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
10:05:58 PM
DAMNIT!!!
by br1947
Jun 30th, 2008
10:16:06 PM
For the very best example of Don S. Davis...
by SamBluestone
Jun 30th, 2008
10:21:37 PM
Woah for a second there I thought it was
by messi
Jun 30th, 2008
10:28:11 PM
"There are times when silence is golden."
by Ultron ver 2.0
Jun 30th, 2008
10:31:30 PM
His speech to Bobby is awesome...
by PotSmokinAlien
Jun 30th, 2008
10:35:21 PM
Ultron v 2.0
by PotSmokinAlien
Jun 30th, 2008
10:36:11 PM
Damn...
by nascentia
Jun 30th, 2008
10:38:30 PM
Cunt Farts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by crackerfarmboy
Jun 30th, 2008
10:40:07 PM
Rest in peace, Mr. Davis
by Frisco
Jun 30th, 2008
10:40:20 PM
Ah geez....
by Paul T. Ryan
Jun 30th, 2008
10:41:07 PM
Great actor. God bless his faily.
by Ashok0
Jun 30th, 2008
10:55:54 PM
Such A Weird Bummer!
by Pogue__Mahone
Jun 30th, 2008
11:13:51 PM
fuckin worst june ever
by bacci40
Jun 30th, 2008
11:22:09 PM
wow this sucks
by mmaddox3
Jun 30th, 2008
11:23:02 PM
I always loved seeing him pop up in other things
by CherryValance
Jun 30th, 2008
11:34:38 PM
Someone find Death and pull a Rimmer on him
by DarthFloyd
Jun 30th, 2008
11:39:28 PM
"I'm the General, and I want it to spin."
by Johnny Smith
Jul 1st, 2008
12:44:34 AM
He has Accended...
by MGTHEDJ
Jul 1st, 2008
12:48:10 AM
Hammond of Texas as fallen!
by keltic1701
Jul 1st, 2008
12:50:08 AM
ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!!
by thelordofhell
Jul 1st, 2008
12:52:05 AM
RIP, Gen. Hammond
by Darth_Gonz
Jul 1st, 2008
01:09:07 AM
RIP
by notspock2
Jul 1st, 2008
01:19:49 AM
Very sad news
by Charlie & Tex
Jul 1st, 2008
02:08:52 AM
Guess he finally figured out the painting in the Owl Cave
by Uncle_Pooch
Jul 1st, 2008
03:09:00 AM
RIP!
by photoboy
Jul 1st, 2008
03:19:16 AM
Just deciphered a message from deep space:
by newc0253
Jul 1st, 2008
03:24:07 AM
RIP Gen. Hammond
by SID 8.0
Jul 1st, 2008
03:41:00 AM
RIP Don S. Davis
by snappy
Jul 1st, 2008
03:58:04 AM
65 is too young...
by Sledge Hammer
Jul 1st, 2008
04:13:36 AM
bummer!
by Gabba-UK
Jul 1st, 2008
04:46:48 AM
Nasty in the pasty, superb quotage
by Sir Limps
Jul 1st, 2008
04:53:31 AM
Hell of a nice man
by Nico Toscani
Jul 1st, 2008
06:21:19 AM
A shame.
by DocPazuzu
Jul 1st, 2008
06:54:28 AM
Damn...
by Sebilrazen
Jul 1st, 2008
07:10:42 AM

by Skywinker
Jul 1st, 2008
07:20:27 AM
RIP. Sad news
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
Jul 1st, 2008
07:30:21 AM
RIP
by turketron
Jul 1st, 2008
07:32:51 AM
Too bad, quite a loss
by indyjonez100
Jul 1st, 2008
07:33:35 AM
Rest in peace, Major Briggs
by Mohammed Was A Butt-Fucking Pedophile III
Jul 1st, 2008
07:43:28 AM
RIP
by theonecalledshoe
Jul 1st, 2008
07:50:46 AM
He was always a nice surprise.
by Mosquito March
Jul 1st, 2008
08:00:55 AM
I loved his work in A League Of Their Own
by Manos
Jul 1st, 2008
09:22:56 AM
The Owls are not what they seem
by Samuel Fulmer
Jul 1st, 2008
09:38:37 AM
I once saw him at McDonald's...
by Gus Van Rant
Jul 1st, 2008
10:02:01 AM
Bobby, may I share something with you?
by henrydalton
Jul 1st, 2008
10:03:25 AM
PS
by henrydalton
Jul 1st, 2008
10:18:38 AM
"Garland? Judy Garland?"
by Ultron ver 2.0
Jul 1st, 2008
10:44:36 AM
I liked him on Stargate SG-1. R.I.P., Mr. Davis...
by anchorite
Jul 1st, 2008
11:18:09 AM
ahh shit
by johnnyjlawless
Jul 1st, 2008
11:31:09 AM
Fred liked him too
by Freds_Balls_in_a_Mason_Jar
Jul 1st, 2008
12:26:12 PM
A solid character actor...
by Bones
Jul 1st, 2008
12:59:53 PM
The huckleberries are particularly declicious today
by bswise
Jul 1st, 2008
02:41:48 PM
I loved him on TWIN PEAKS...
by christian66
Jul 1st, 2008
03:19:35 PM
Most believable character on Stargate
by _Maltheus_
Jul 1st, 2008
04:00:18 PM
Watched about everything he was ever in, this sucks...
by Wldmk
Jul 1st, 2008
05:41:43 PM
RIP
by AlwaysThere
Jul 1st, 2008
06:04:02 PM
Sure-Scully's father. I have one of those eps on tape.
by TomBodet
Jul 1st, 2008
07:34:22 PM
Major Briggs
by Dave Bowman
Jul 1st, 2008
08:18:32 PM
The only character in Peaks...
by Cloaker Cobra
Jul 1st, 2008
09:04:57 PM

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