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Jack O'Neill

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Jonathan J. "Jack" O'Neill, Colonel (later promoted), USAF, is a fictional character in military science fiction franchise Stargate, and primarily one of the main characters of the television series Stargate SG-1. He is most known as portrayed by actor Richard Dean Anderson, who played O'Neill in all the Stargate media since 1997, when he took over the role from actor Kurt Russell, who portrayed the character in the original Stargate film in 1994. O'Neill and Daniel Jackson are the only two characters to appear in both the original film and all three Stargate television series.

In his first appearance in the 1994 film as Jack O'Neil, the character leads the first team to go through the Stargate on a reconnaissance mission. He subsequently becomes the main character of the television series Stargate SG-1 created in 1997 as a sequel to the movie. In the first seven seasons of the show, O'Neill is the leader of the team SG-1, a part of Stargate Program whose goal is to explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats.

The character became less prominent in the eighth season in which he is promoted Commanding Officer of Stargate Command, therefore greatly reducing the character's time spent exploring via the Stargate. Anderson chose to reduce his character's status to spend more time with his family, eventually leaving the show at the start of its ninth season and only appearing four times until the end of the series in its tenth and final season. The character's absence from the show was explained by his promotion to the position of head of the Department of Homeworld Security.

Anderson reprised his role once again in the direct-to-DVD film Stargate: Continuum, acting as a sequel to the TV series. O'Neill also appeared in the two other Stargate television series: he was an occasional character in the first three seasons of Stargate Atlantis, serving as an Earth contact with Atlantis, and in four episodes of Stargate Universe (his appearance in the show's first season finale being his last appearance in the Stargate universe to date). Anderson also voiced the character in the video game Stargate SG-1: Unleashed.

Anderson was praised for his portrayal, with O'Neill remaining his most famous role to date alongside MacGyver. For his role in Stargate SG-1, Anderson earned eight consecutive Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television nominations from 1998 to 2005, winning the award in 1999.

Biography

Jack O'Neill est né à Chicago, le 20 octobre 1952 et a grandi dans le Minnesota. Avant de travailler au SGC, le colonel O'Neill faisait partie des forces spéciales de l'Air Force (black-ops). Il avait effectué plusieurs missions périlleuses à travers le monde et avait notamment participé à une mission en République démocratique allemande pour récupérer un agent russe.

Lorsque son fils Charlie se tua avec son arme de service à son domicile, O'Neill, anéanti, quitta l'Air Force et adopta un comportement dépressif et suicidaire. C'est en partie pour cette raison qu'il fut choisi pour participer à une mission vers Abydos après l'activation de la porte des étoiles : s'il y avait une menace pour la Terre, il devait déclencher une bombe atomique capable de détruire la porte d'Abydos. À son retour de mission, il découvrit que sa femme, Sarah, l'avait quitté.

Un an plus tard, l'Air Force le recontacta pour lui demander de prendre les commandes d'une équipe nommée SG-1 dont la mission serait d'explorer la galaxie. Depuis ce temps, O'Neill dirige SG-1 et explore la galaxie régulièrement tout en sauvant à plusieurs reprises la Terre d'une attaque des Goa'ulds. Lors d'une de leurs premières missions il ramène sur terre Teal'c, un Jaffa qui leur a sauvé la vie, et réussit à le faire intégrer dans son équipe.

Le colonel O'Neill a été promu au grade de brigadier-général après avoir sauvé la Terre d'une attaque du seigneur goa'uld Anubis. Il a été responsable du SGC entre 2004 et 2005, avant d'être promu major-général et commandant du Système de défense terrien. Les Asgards le respectaient à tel point qu'ils créèrent des vaisseaux à son nom, les vaisseaux de classe O'Neill.

Il a actuellement le grade de lieutenant-général et travaille au Pentagone.

Best films

Stargate (1994)

Played by the actor

Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
(1 films)
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Filmography of Jack O'Neill (1 films)

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Stargate
Stargate (1994)
, 2h1
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Military science fiction
Themes Films set in Africa, Space adventure films, Films based on mythology, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Mythologie égyptienne, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Kurt Russell, James Spader, Mili Avital, Jaye Davidson, Alexis Cruz, Viveca Lindfors
Rating69% 3.499943.499943.499943.499943.49994
A massive metal ring with engraved cover stones is discovered in the sands of Giza, Egypt in 1928, by an archaeologist named Langford and his young daughter, Catherine. Many years later, the elderly Catherine Langford offers Egyptologist and linguist Daniel Jackson the chance to translate the Egyptian hieroglyphs on the cover stones. Jackson accepts and travels to a US Air Force installation where he examines the stones. Special Operations Colonel Jack O'Neil arrives to take command of the project and he declares it "classified" before Jackson can begin his research.