Well deserved listing on THR’s list. Best fictional President ever! Dennis Haysbert as David Palmer in 24 Dennis Haysbert plays David Palmer, voted by Blockbuster customers as respondent’s Favorite On-Screen President. Calm, resourceful, and dedicated, Palmer is an all-American former basketball star who served as a Maryland senator prior to his presidency. Source: THR
UK 24 fan Tom Brown just recently got his seventh 24 tattoo. First was the 24 logo on his thumbs. Then came the 24 logo behind his ears for his 24th birthday. Then Jack Bauer, then Tony Almeida. David Palmer was next and Renee Walker after that. Now today he’s added Charles Logan. Check out… View Article
Here’s a lengthy (24 minute) live radio interview I recorded where TV Confidential interviews Howard Gordon, showrunner of 24 and the author of Gideon’s War. Comparisons of the Gideon Davis and Jack Bauer characters come up, Howard shares his writing past, reveals what other writers and stories he was inspired by, they talk about Gregory… View Article
Mary Lynn Rajskub wants to resurrect dead characters for the ’24’ movie. The actress – who portrayed systems analyst Chloe O’Brian in the final five series of the drama – thinks fans would be thrilled if bosses found some way to bring back President David Palmer, who appeared in the first four seasons of the… View Article
Extra has created a list of Best Fictional TV Presidents and “24” has a strong presence, nabbing four of the ten spots. President David Palmer Show: “24” Who: Dennis Haysbert Best quote: “Listen to me. All of you. I know you’re not in the same room with me but you can see and hear me… View Article
Is it true that you argued with 24‘s producers about the way they decided to kill off President Palmer? “We didn’t really have an argument about it; I just refused to do it for a great many months. Then they sent one of my friends, who’s now the show’s runner, and he convinced me to… View Article
Brief article on Dennis Haysbert in the May 12, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly Magazine. He talks about working as President David Palmer on 24 and how his new role as Jonas Blane on The Unit compares. “I felt like the president. I went around the world, and the reception was always that of a… View Article
Last Monday, “24” revealed that wishy-washy President Logan, of all people, is the man behind the evil plot Jack Bauer is foiling this season. Wait, wasn’t the vice president supposed to be the cunning mastermind? “That was the red herring,” said “24’s” Evan Katz, who resisted the urge to giggle maniacally in a recent phone… View Article
Dennis Haysbert was interviewed about David Palmer in the March 20, 2006 issue of TV Guide Magazine. Do you think someone as smart and principled as your 24 character, David Palmer, could become president in modern-day America? In my idyllic mind, yes. The way I view the present situation and the present administration? I don’t… View Article
Another day, another few million lives saved by CTU agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) as the wild roller-coaster season of 24 wrapped Monday night. The two-hour finale drew an average of 12.2 million viewers, helping the series finish its most-watched — and most controversial — season so far. The Biz talked to series cocreator Robert… View Article
24 gets a bracing shot of leadership Monday (Fox, 9 ET/PT) when Dennis Haysbert returns as David Palmer, a former president called back into action to advise a shaky interim commander in chief. Palmer “helps to keep things in balance and helps with tough decisions,” says Haysbert, who will appear in the final six episodes… View Article
FOREIGN NATIONALS APPLY PRESSURE WHILE AMERICA BRACES FOR AN ATTACK ON “24” MONDAY, MAY 9, ON FOX Agent Bauer begins to feel the pressure of the job. President Palmer and aide Mike Novick plan their strategy while dealing with forceful foreign nationals as America faces its fears in the 24 episode “Day 4: 3:00 AM-4:00… View Article
He may no longer be president, but David Palmer will be back on “24” this season as Los Angeles faces yet another terrorist crisis. Dennis Haysbert, who played Palmer on the first three seasons of the FOX series, has signed on to a guest-starring arc this season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He’s set to… View Article
FOX has discussed last nights second season finale in a conference call. Okay Gail, I’ve got to ask you about last night. Can you confirm that David Palmer is dead? Gail Berman (President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company): I can confirm for you that he has been, that an attempted assassination has been made on the… View Article
Dennis Haysbert was interviewed in the March 31, 2003 issue of People Magazine and said he’d like for David Palmer to have an action sequence! “Dennis has this wonderful authoritative voice. He also has a puppy-dog quality,” says Penny Johnson Jerald, who plays his conniving ex Sherry. “We flirt an awful lot. Thank God I’m… View Article