Carmen Argenziano
With word of actor Carmen Argenziano’s passing on Saturday, friends and family have taken to social media to express their love of the veteran stage and screen actor. Carmen played Jacob Carter on Stargate SG-1, appearing in more than two dozen episodes over seven seasons.
Major entertainment trade publications have published headlines marking the actor’s passing, including Variety and Deadline, as well as popular magazines such as People and Entertainment Weekly.
Here are some of the words of sadness and condolences from the Stargate family.
Carmen’s friend and on-screen daughter Amanda Tapping (“Samantha Carter”) was among the first to take to social media on Sunday with words of grievance, and celebration of her friend:
Fellow SG-1 guest star Cliff Simon, who played Baal opposite Carmen’s Jacob and on occasion shared the convention stage with his fellow actor:
Writer-producer Joseph Mallozzi has posted a tribute to Carmen on his blog, and also tweeted:
Teryl Rothery co-starred with Carmen as Dr. Janet Fraiser:
Robert Picardo (“Richard Woolsey“) tweeted:
Stargate Atlantis co-star Paul McGillion (“Carson Beckett”) never shared the screen with Carmen, but of course knew him from the acting community and convention circuit:
Suanne Braun (“Hathor”):
Tony Amendola played another long-recurring fan favorite, Bra’tac, on Stargate SG-1. As many episodes as both actors did, remarkably it wasn’t until Season Six’s “Allegiance” that they appeared on screen together.
Christopher Judge (“Teal’c”) speaks without words:
As the Goa’uld Apophis, Peter Williams often played opposite Jacob Carter — though separated by viewscreen, in episodes like “The Serpent’s Venom” and “Enemies.”
Williams added: “My contact with him was largely social — in convention contexts. I found him to be always gracious and very sincere.”
Michael Shanks (“Daniel Jackson”) posted a multi-tweet remembrance of his friend and mentor:
Gary Jones (“Walter Harriman”) wrote:
And finally, MGM’s official site at Stargate Command has released this 2-minute special tribute video.
Rest in peace, Carmen.
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I'm crying again reading Michael Shanks tweets... :(
This hurts so much. I genuinely feel like I knew him, that is the kind of impact he had with those who knew of him and knew him. Today, we lose another member of our SG family. RIP Carmen, you utterly beautiful human.
I just now found out. He was a truly fine actor whom I enjoyed watching immensely. And Daddy Tokra was my favorite of all the recurring/guest characters - which is saying a lot since there was an embarrassment of riches in that regard. My best to his family and friends.
I'm a huge fan of SG-1, watching from the beginning & now re-runs. I enjoyed the compassion & passion of Carman Argenziano. When I see the outpouring of love & Respect for this man, I'm troubled & disappointed that Richard Dean Andersom didn't include his feelings about this man. Not only did he work beside him, but produced the show. How sad!
To be fair to RDA, he isn't much for social media. It's been nearly four years since he posted on Twitter, and the latest post on his account (three years ago) was a post from his daughter apologizing that her dad doesn't know how to use the platform.
I wouldn't expect everyone to speak publicly at the same time, or in the same way.