Who is your favorite fictional General/Admiral?

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:26:49 -0500

George Patton as played by George Scott was a fitting portrayal but so were some other General/Admirals. These people either were fictional or based upon historical facts. Who among these or others would you classify as the best?

Please do not get hung up on technicalities or there will be article 15s, enmasse. LOL

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 5 at 2015 10:51 PM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:51:16 -0500

I'm a geek I liked General Hammond in Stargate.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 5 at 2015 11:36 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 23:36:47 -0500

I'm partial to SG-1 so Hammond has to get my vote. It was just a TV show, but he got leadership right and gave a younger me a lot to think about.

Response by MSgt Bj Jones made Jan 5 at 2015 11:37 PM

MSgt Bj Jones — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 23:37:12 -0500

Does General Burkhalter count? Okay, so I'm hooked on Hogan's Heroes. :)

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jan 5 at 2015 11:39 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 23:39:06 -0500

General James Mattis.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2015 12:51 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:51:23 -0500

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member. Battlestar Galactica ( 2004-2009 ) Admiral William "Bill" Adama played by Edward James Olmos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkiZxtzy55k

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4JkMFYdpWY

Battlestar Galactica - Exodus part 2 - not boring version.

It's The Adama Maneuver + all the shooting, with the boring talking and escaping cut out. Also, there's no stupid ass music track over it. Unlike every other...

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2015 5:45 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:45:02 -0500

General Hammond almost got my vote, but the General in Good Morning Vietnam has to take the cake.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2015 7:07 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:07:16 -0500

Gregory Peck, as General MaCarthur

Response by MSgt Michael Durkee made Jan 6 at 2015 7:44 AM

MSgt Michael Durkee — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 07:44:30 -0500

Brigadier General Frank Savage (played by Gregory Peck) in the movie, 12 O'Clock High. I liked the no nonsense approach he took to establishing order and discipline, although he wasn't so immediately good with the morale side of things.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2015 11:06 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:06:14 -0500

The Admiral from the tv series JAG, I can't recall his name

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jan 6 at 2015 1:55 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:55:51 -0500

I'm confused. The question at hand is "Who is your favorite fictional General/Admiral?" and then we are presented with two historical personalities and two fictional ones, and I don't necessarily like either fictional choice. I guess I'll have to go with "Other".

However, if you were to hold my feet to the fire, I'd have to ignore the "fictional" part of the question and go with Patton, the real personality, not the actor. Certainly not the actor. Scott was not a particularly admirable person.

I remember watching Truman Capote on the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was still hosting it. He made the comment that "All actors are stupid and the better they are as actors, the more stupid they are."

Carson quickly distanced himself from the comment: "Send the cards and letters to him folks. I didn't say that."

The next night he had Capote back to defend himself with Scott to defend actors. Sadly, Scott made Capote's case for him...

Response by CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2015 2:19 PM

CMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:19:56 -0500

Absolutely love the passion that George C. Scott brought to the role. Believe General Patton would have endorsed the way he was portrayed by him as well!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 7 at 2015 10:46 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:46:23 -0500

Brigadier General Francis X Hummell, United States Marine Corp, from Alcatraz, OUT!

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jan 7 at 2015 11:08 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 23:08:39 -0500

George C Scott as BG Buck Turgidson

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 8 at 2015 2:30 AM

SCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:30:55 -0500

Was always a big fan of Stargate SG1

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 8 at 2015 3:09 AM

Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:09:48 -0500

Probably RAdm AJ Chegwidden on JAG

Response by SGT Jim Z. made Feb 9 at 2015 6:37 PM

SGT Jim Z. — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:37:19 -0500

George C. Scott as Patton, he later played BG Harlan Bache in Taps.

Response by CPL Rick Stasny made Feb 9 at 2015 7:03 PM

CPL Rick Stasny — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:03:31 -0500

Harve Presnell who played General George C. Marshall in Saving Private Ryan.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 9 at 2015 7:25 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:25:03 -0500

General Grey from Independence Day.

Response by TSgt Kevin Buccola made Feb 9 at 2015 8:48 PM

TSgt Kevin Buccola — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:48:42 -0500

Admiral James T Kirk

Response by TSgt Kevin Buccola made Feb 9 at 2015 8:50 PM

TSgt Kevin Buccola — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:50:39 -0500

Barry Corbin - General --- War Games

Response by MSG William Wold made Feb 9 at 2015 8:59 PM

MSG William Wold — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:59:46 -0500

Rip Torn, played Admiral Winslow in Down Periscope. Actually Kelsey Grammer playing Tom Dodge was my temporary hero; before tattoos were banned.... And some of you all need to lighten up..

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Feb 17 at 2015 6:43 AM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:43:45 -0500

Admiral James T. Kirk . . .

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 17 at 2015 11:41 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:41:08 -0500

Adm. Chegwidden from JAG. I'm also a fan of Henry Fonda playing Adm Nimitzin Midway.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 17 at 2015 11:59 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:59:05 -0500

Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart - Gene Hackman - Behind Enemy Lines

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 17 at 2015 3:05 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:05:16 -0500

Admiral William "bill" Adama.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Feb 17 at 2015 4:39 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:39:13 -0500

General Sam Damon from "Once An Eagle"

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 22 at 2017 9:01 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:01:52 -0400

General Hammond (Stargate), General O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson was actually made an honorary USAF BG), Admiral Chedwiggen (JAG), Admiral Kirk (Star Trek), good great fictional Flags. Admiral Forrest (Star Trek: Enterprise) and Admiral Ross (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) I've not seen enough of to tell. Admiral Kelly (James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies), though very shortly seen, was a calm, cool warrior too.
However, the fictional portrayal of a historical leader found in the Horatio Hornblower tv-movie series, Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, I think tops them all in my book.

Caveat: Since for the UK he's not "flag", the Brigadier (Lethbridge-Stewart) in Doctor Who can't make the list. But if he could, he'd go to the top as well.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Oct 13 at 2017 11:45 AM

SSG Carlos Madden — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:45:45 -0400

Admiral Ackbar