  lieutenant general george s. hammond, usaf (ret.) is a fictional character in the stargate franchise. played by don s. davis, general hammond serves as the commander of stargate command (sgc) in the first seven seasons of the television series stargate sg-1. he is relieved of command in the series' season 7 finale "lost city", but becomes head of the new homeworld security department at the beginning of season 8. hammond's off-screen retirement is confirmed in sg-1s season 10, and the character's death is mentioned in the series finale of sg-1s spin-off series stargate atlantis, "enemy at the gate". don s. davis left the regular role after the seventh season of sg-1 due to health problems, but appeared in later seasons as well as in a season 1 episode of stargate atlantis. davis died from a heart attack in june 2008, making his appearance in the 2008 direct-to-dvd film stargate: continuum his last. for his portrayal of hammond, don s. davis was nominated for a 2004 leo award in the category "dramatic series: best supporting performance by a male" for the season 7 episode "heroes, part 2". ==role in stargate== ===character arc=== george s. hammond is a united states air force major general (later lieutenant general) from texas, who commands stargate command (sgc) in the first seven seasons of stargate sg-1. the series pilot introduces hammond as the successor of major general west, the commander of the stargate project in the original stargate film. hammond had been stationed as a lieutenant at the cheyenne mountain complex (the present-day location of stargate command) in 1969, hammond's mentioned relatives include his wife, who had died of cancer four years before the events of the series began, and his granddaughters named kayla and tessa (whose teleph
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