Doug drove Rachel into the woods in his car without saying anything, so she tried to flee; she hit him in the head with a rock and tried to flee in his car. Casually mentioned to Claire, ju⦠Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright may get all the accolades, but Michael Kelly—a.k.a. The writers, they shock us every year, so I don’t know if that’s how the whole season would have played out, but at least in the beginning, that’s how it was going to happen. ... Tim’s death is enough to throw him for a loop, but not one he can’t maneuver out of. With Doug’s death came peaceful closure too. Those guys are incredible writers and to get to say those words is a great honor. But no, I didn’t think it was going to be Doug. As House of Cards final season begins, Frank Underwood is dead and buried. That's what you get for always looking like you're about three seconds away from killing everyone.). The end of the second season finds Stamper presumably dead in the woods, Rachel having bashed him repeatedly in the head with a brick. His whole season is dedicated to protecting this man’s legacy and trying to clear his name. Doug left her the coordinates to Rachel Posner's buried body. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lew and Mary Gibson; husband, Cliff; son, James; and 4 sisters. She was also a recurring character in the first, second, and third seasons of House of Cards. He retired from American Can Co. in Austin, In, and was owner and operator of Stamper Accounting and Tax Co. in Austin. But when Doug followed Rachel, she nailed him across the head with a brick a few times and booked it out of there at double speed in his car. How did that feel and who were you talking to? It’s funny because the day before, I thought we might finish early. Once he drew blood from Claire, there was no walking out of that Oval Office without walking straight into a prison. He died in his sleep and alone, poisoned by his right-hand man, Doug Stamper. That confession led to Claire Hale (Wright) stabbing a letter opener — the one keepsake Frank had left him — into Doug's stomach. It was, "Thank you." But it was a no-go before we even started filming the House of Cards season. He was appointed to serve as White House Chief of Staff after Underwood's inauguration as President in early 2017, and continued to do so up until late 2018, when Stamper ⦠James Gibson said it was a sign that the House of Card rules were imploding. Though Season 2 might've left a question mark on Doug's fate, Season 3 solidified it: where Frank is, Doug is somewhere close by, plotting and lurking in the shadows. He walked into the Oval and that final showdown wanting the pardon for Frank. President Claire Hale UnderwoodFact: Claire murdered the last guy she slept with. “He’s finally at peace. Doug Stamper – sempre come Anakin – è nato nel lato chiaro, ma in lui convivono egualmente luce e oscurità.Doug è ombra, come ombra si muove, come ombra agisce ed al pari dell’ombra è figlio della luce.Senza luce non ci sarebbe ombra, solo buio totale (grazie a Melisandre per la consulenza).. He was the good son, an unfailing loyalist to the Underwood regime. Doug's sense of identity is dependent on his role as Frank Underwood's right-hand man. What were Doug's final thoughts? Then everything changed. What did you think of how the show handled Frankâs death? House of Cards' lead power couple, Frank and Claire Underwood, racked up a sizeable body count over the show's six seasons, and here's the rundown.While House of Cards might be better known at this point for the rather unceremonious way it went out, thanks to the scandal involving original star Kevin Spacey, the show still remains a landmark in streaming TV history. With Robin, in so many of those scenes, we’re saying so much more than what we are saying literally. California Privacy Rights | Before Kevin Spacey was fired and the show had to be reworked, the initial plan was for the final season showdown to be between Claire Hale (formerly, Underwood) and Frank Underwood. Frank was always campaigning when he was doing it. Frank throws Doug under the bus for that time the former donned a fedora to murder Zoe Barnes. Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper (President Frank Underwood's White House chief of staff), told Gold Derby what he thought when he found out about what happened at the end of … Is Janine going to have time to get that story out before she’s taken care of? Just give me the pardon for him.” And she said no. 11:45am PT Will Claire, who is still very alive and very pregnant with Frank's baby, get away with yet another murder? Doug Stamper, tutto per il presidente (stagione 4) Claire Underwood, spettri del passato (stagione 2) Claire Underwood, ruolo della moglie (stagione 1) Doug, gestire le conseguenze (stagione 5) Michael, molti, “nessuno” e verità (stagione 5) Douglas "Doug" Stamper was President Frank Underwood's White House Chief of Staff and former director of strategy. by It was not an easy task, by any means, as an actor, but it was an easy thing for me to wrap my head around, that Doug would again funnel everything into one thing and navigating that with all of the other characters. And the end of House of Cards was going to have to fit into the beginning of that. Spent a year of just being scared to death of what it was going to be and how it would turn out. He went to college at Coastal Carolina … Is he just really gone now?” I wanted it to be interesting and something specific, because I always think those are the strongest choices. Since you had seen some of the original scripts and filmed some episodes, how was Doug Stamper going to factor into that story? So they said we had to finish it. The Hollywood Reporter is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. "The Demon Seed: The Child of Frank and Claire.". He said, “Here’s a list of everyone who is going to kill you and who wants you dead, just say it. Can you imagine this guy on the campaign trail? When [the showrunners] came to me with that, I threw up in my mouth. Right. You saw his family, his brother and family, come once and he spoke to him for a minute or two every now and then. Claire is not one to let things go by the wayside. If I remember correctly, Robin wanted two days to do it, but that would have put us over a holiday weekend. The truth ultimately is revealed in the final moments of the season: Doug Stamper, Frankâs eternally loyal right-hand man played by Kelly, admits to a ⦠âFor Doug, there is a certain sense of relief,â Kelly said. In the end, who was the biggest monster of all? Don't we all need a Doug Stamper in our lives? I’m over the news being called “fake news.”. Mr. Blumenthal was discussed at length during the Benghazi hearings as his emails to Hillaryâs private email server exposed unusual and close communications during her time as Secretary of State. He is a non-entity with no real depth just a hodgepodge of weirdness masquerading as a back story. For me, personally, you lose a friend, a co-star. Season 3 showed a new kind of Doug, one who's probably much more terrifying than the Doug Stamper we saw in earlier seasons. Like when Doug told Claire (in the fifth episode), “Whoever killed him will get what she, or he, deserves." I don't know what purpose he really plays in the story other than doing the Underwoods evil bidding. I didn’t get to read a lot of it, but I do know that the two of us [Doug and Frank] were going to go in the direction of the private sector [that had been set up by the season five finale]. We didn't lose Doug in all his soft-voiced, menacing, and eerily devoted-to-Frank glory. Claire makes a deal with Petrov, including that the Russian government takes the blame for Tom Yates' death. When the writers approached me with it, I was like, "Oh, that’s good." He went to college at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina with the original intention to study law, but changed his mind after taking an acting elective. I’m remembering filming that day and I’m not 100 percent certain, but I feel like at that point we decided that it was Doug. However, Doug eventually tracked her down and kidnapped her after a ⦠The final season of House of Cards is streaming all eight episodes now on Netflix. Sending the British HMS Devonshire into Chinese waters by the use of a stolen GPS encoder (thanks to Henry Gupta), a stealth ship (created by General Chang and commandeered by Captain Scott and his crew) creates tension when Stamper gets Timblinto use the Sea-Vac drill to attack the ship, just as Scott fires a missile at one of the Chinest MIGs to frame them for the attack. Every year they give me things and I tell them it doesn’t make sense and wonder how I’m going to wrap my head around it. Share your thoughts in the comments section. He was done and he knew he wasn’t going to get what he wanted in the end. Doug Stamper—has become the best thing about House of Cards . He just turned it over. Doug excuses himself and retreats to his office, where he pulls out a stack of birthday cards, just like the ones that the leaker has been sending to Tom. Of course I’ve read some of the reactions on social media and some people are really upset that he’s no longer on the show and they don’t care what happened in real life, or they are able to remove themselves from the reality of what happened. He didn’t have the only person he really knew in life. Because, if anything, I hope that this show makes you ask some questions about yourself, about the current political environment, about how you feel about power. I’ve always been so grateful with everything they’ve written for that character and to do it in such an interesting way, I’m just grateful. Michael Kelly, Actor: Dawn of the Dead. With the ship going down, Stamper murders 17 of the British sailors who survived the sinking before having Scott to send his diver⦠But his life was Frank and his life was work. I can’t speak for her character, but in my opinion, I think she knows it wasn’t her, so then the next logical conclusion for her is definitely Doug. We’ve never seen anything like this in real-life politics. Robin, the writers and myself, we were all collaborating. How many takes did you do in 14 hours of filming — with Robin Wright directing? Michael Kelly, Actor: Dawn of the Dead. A flicker of hesitancy flashes across Dougâs face though he eventually assents. To Doug, that is the first in a series of missteps taken by Claire, a woman who is dead-set on ruining the man Doug would die for and the legacy they had built. [Warning: Spoilers!] Peter Russo hired Rachel for a night in early January 2013, where he was arrested for DUI with her in the passenger seat. Next: House of Cards Season 6's Ending Explained Frank Underwood doesn't trust too many people in the world. We may have even decided that day. Doug set out this season to prove his worth to his fearless Frank Underwood, and we learned very early on that Frank values physical strength maybe much more than he does mental and emotional, and watching Doug fight to get back into his good graces was both endearing and heartbreaking. Doug Stamper returns in the latest House of Cards teaser; which, similar to the previously released teasers, shows viewers only bits and pieces of what’s coming in Season 4. I’m a little over this “fake news” shit. I think she knew pretty soon thereafter it happened. He has two sisters, Shannon and Casey, and one brother, Andrew. Stamper is the mole. We were all talking so often. He didn’t have a life, other than that. He was never going to get another job in D.C., so that’s gone from his life. It’s interesting. The series ended with the last living man who knew all of the Underwood secrets bleeding out on the Oval Office carpet and dying in Claire's arms. I think they were both equally awful and equally monstrous. But I think you can probably look at it and say that Claire’s not done. The co-showrunners have explained why they couldn’t just erase the character. So the way we shot it, we had to break it up and that's what took so long. In the Oval Office, we see a pregnant Claire waiting to receive Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who was the former White House Chief of Staff - and Frank's right-hand man - … Doug also broke the fourth wall, becoming only the third character to do so after Francis and Claire. Janine's name isn’t on the list of enemies that Doug handed Claire — right? Once she turns the letter opener on him, he doesn’t fight. James Gibson was pretty clear that for Claire, it was a mercy killing. The writers decided to kill Frank offscreen and, in a clip meant to fill viewers in before watching the season, it's revealed that Claire had her ex-president husband disgracefully buried next to his father in Gaffney, instead of Arlington. What were some of those questions you had when they told you? Though Doug's death definitively closes Kelly's run on House of Cards, the open-ended finale left much to be desired after the screen faded to black for the last time. Congressman Cole proudly showcases Doug Stamper as part of his team, and Claire proposes to give Cole the vice presidency for 2020 and the presidency in 2024. 1 Biography 1.1 Season 1 1.2 Season 2 1.3 Season 3 2 Behind the Scenes 2.1 Appearances Rachel is from just outside Lynchburg, Virginia. I don’t think there’s any coincidence about that. The irony of it all is that's what [Doug] is doing all season. Someone who is so unquestioning, so steadfast in their loyalty that they build their entire identity around your success and happiness? Season 3 showed a new kind of Doug, one who's probably much more terrifying than the Doug Stamper we saw in earlier seasons. “For Doug, there is a certain sense of relief,” Kelly said. He would not be very good in front of an audience. I can’t imagine Doug Stamper’s part would have been this big had that not happened, but I would never in a million years wish harm or ill will upon anyone to greater or further myself as an actor. Absolutely. and one brother Mike. Sitemap | It's OK, everyone, he's not dead. And that was so much fun to play with her. I don’t remember the exact timeline, but to the best of my recollection, it was a little before the news broke [about Spacey] and we went on our hiatus; a month or two before. In the final scene when you arrive at the Oval, Claire asks Doug, “What took you so long?” How long had she known, or were you confirming it to her in that moment? How did that choice make sense to you? All rights reserved. I remember thinking back, because we were always talking through how the show was going to end, and there was a version in my head where I said this was a great opportunity for us to say that journalism wins: Give Janine and Hammer everything and let Claire only think she’s won at the end. In the series finale, it's revealed that Doug actually killed Frank, as Frank was about to kill Claire in a fit of rage, and Doug didn't want his legacy ruined. You can only imagine what life would be like to be Doug Stamper — it’s probably not a lot of fun! I was so tired! The actor dives into Doug Stamper's pivotal final scenes on the political drama and revisits his memories of filming the series finale. Head here for all of THR's final season coverage. She poisoned him (h/t Jane), and as the drugs set in, she had sex with him one last time so he could die while he was still inside her (!). In Season 3, Stamper had one of the longest, most painful, and (potentially) most realistic-looking recoveries I've ever experienced on television. The Shakespearean series finale saw House of Cards leaning into the tone and rules that were set forth by Beau Willimon when he created the Spacey-starring drama back in 2013. I was pretty upset about losing Doug too, at first. I think a lot of the audience will wonder, is Janine going to get Claire? And how do you imagine motherhood — and especially being the mother of a girl — would impact her in life after House of Cards? Even when we were doing the season and Frank was gone, it still wasn’t determined who was going to do be the killer. It can be assumed that Stamper was planning to murder Rachel, concerned that she would speak up about her role in Underwood's murder of Peter Russo. We know Doug Stamper. Is he talking to himself? His entire adult professional relationship has been with this man and who he’s worked side-by-side with for over a decade, maybe close to two the way we have it in our backstory. | Cookie Settings. And when both of those were gone, it was, to me, this beautiful moment. And I think Robin had an idea for herself about what her address is about. No one loved Francis J. Underwood more than Doug Stamper. He was the husband of Kathy Terry Stamper, the father of one child Jeff and the grandfather of two children. Photo: Netflix So I don’t know. I do have faith, but I also have faith that we can take the Senate! This season had a well-timed release days ahead of the midterm elections. Loyal. There will be no Doug reboot now. Dedicated enough that he would kill him. Definitely. With the big Season 2 cliffhanger fans were left wondering, is Doug Stamper dead on House of Cards? AdChoices | There’s a million things that go through your head and it was difficult. Knows all the most influential terrorists. No! He's devoted. As Doug Stamper in House of Cards, Michael Kelly expertly ranges from silently smoldering to outright psycho. In the Oval Office, we see a pregnant Claire waiting to receive Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who was the former White House Chief of Staff - and Frank's right-hand man - during Frank's presidency. Has access to poison. I think that’s to be forever debated. An example of this is when he offered to give up his liver for a ⦠Rachel, in case you've forgotten, was the woman Doug had been mildly obsessed throughout Season 2. He went to draw blood on her and once he did that and looked down and saw the belly and pictured the child, he saw that Frank is in there. I was really excited about it because I was going to get to executive produce and direct. I had to make it mine. During this encounter he pays Rachel separately for her to sleep with him.Later, Doug and Rachel met again. Everything To Know About Lord Mountbatten's Shocking Death In 'The Crown' Season 4 'The Crown' Season 4 Episode 2 Recap: ... which only the finesse of Doug Stamper can fix. Douglas "Doug" Stamper was President Frank Underwood's White House Chief of Staff and former director of strategy. So I think for him, it was this beautiful moment of resolve and release of the demons. It’s so funny — my sister called after she had seen the season and said, “Oh, my God, are they going to do the demon seed spinoff? But no matter which way she twisted or turned, her dead husband very deliberately haunted her until the bitter end — much like Spacey's departure cast a shadow over the final season of Netflix's first original series. How do you imagine Claire would explain away Doug's murder in the Oval Office? (Laughs.) And now that is gone. All rights reserved. While the big finale twist is proving polarizing, Kelly stands by Dougâs death. On one hand, it was a tool for Doug. By Maggie Lang e. ⦠She was putting Doug out of his misery, circling back to the Frank-dog moment that opened the series. But what about Doug's life? Crying and then going back to not crying. Having to pull that through line through it all. His wife Claire? But I told [the showrunners] that I couldn’t talk to the audience because it didn’t make sense to me. Jackie Strause, [This story contains major spoilers from the entire sixth and final season of Netflix's House of Cards.]. A native of Montgomery County, he was the son Betty Barnes McGee, of Jeffersonville and the late Glenn Stamper. I think it’s going to make many people think, "Be careful." Michael Kelly speaks to The Hollywood Reporter about how the Netflix series ends for Doug Stamper and weighs in on the choice to have Kevin Spacey's character haunt the final season. There was Doug at the end of Season 2, left with a possibly fatal head injury in the middle of a forest by Rachel Posner. Secret Service Agent Edward Meechum? "Doug's whole season is dedicated to protecting this man’s legacy and trying to clear his name. At the core of the final season of House of Cards is a death. I think it was beautiful, in a way. Claire says he died beside her, peacefully in his sleep. Netflix has always been very brilliant about their drop dates; there’s no coincidence to dropping this days before the midterms. I don’t know what made it into the final cut, but it was a four- or five-page scene on paper. And frankly, that should terrify you. And I looked at speaking to the audience in the same way. Doug Stamper is the kind of guy Frank can trust. Doug, for his part, doesnât even try to resist, but seems accepting of his fate, with Claire saying "There, no more pain. Hospitalization. I prefer watching this showdown between Doug and Claire. At the beginning of the season, you really find a man who is so incredibly lost. Yes. Best employee ever Doug Stamper is taking the fall for the world’s cruelest boss. well-timed release days ahead of the midterm elections. On our âmeans, motive, and opportunityâ checklist, Claire scores a hat trick.Jane DavisCouldâve done it on Claireâs behalf. ... Let’s talk about your death scene. I never saw it. Rachel Posner was a former prostitute who had a relationship with Doug Stamper. But Season 3 includes a very-much alive Stamper. Even when I say, “I’m coming to get ya, Claire,” I’m saying that to myself in the mirror as I’m shaving, if I’m not mistaken. Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson made a deliberate choice to have Frank haunt the final season. November 07, 2018 An unsolved death, rotting away the fringes of characters' morality, haunting the executive branch's processes. Doug was the son of Fred and Dora Riley Stamper. The actor dives into Doug Stamper's pivotal final scenes on the political drama and revisits his memories of filming the series finale. Stamper is the mole? From what I understand, they didn’t like the pilot and didn’t move forward. I’m an eternal optimist. No more pain") and surrender to her mercy killing? If you think back to the beginning of the season, here is a guy whose whole life has been that. Biography. Doug Stamper, who works for Frank Underwood, then meets up with Rachel Posner and gives her $10,000 to keep quiet about what happened with Peter Russo. No!” And then it was explained to me, which is so often the case with these guys. Michael Kellyâs Doug Stamper was the steel-strong thread of integrity through six seasons of House of Cards.While the showâs leads Frank ⦠Do Not Sell My Personal Information He knew once he didn’t get what he wanted that this showdown was going to end one of two ways: He was going to kill her and never see the light of day again, or she was going to kill him once he didn’t get what he wanted. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kimberly Stamper and his parents, In my opinion, it’s a very sad time politically and sometimes, as a country, you have to take a step backwards before you can take a step forward. The obvious Doug Stamper match for the Clintons would be Sidney Blumenthal, a former assistant and senior adviser to President Clinton. But after talking to Frank and Melissa, I realized that not only does it make sense, but it’s beautiful. Unlike his brother, he never saw the appeal of settling down with a wife and children, and moved to Washington, D.C. to further his career. Think before you make a decision, because these are big decisions. To preserve this, he will go to any lengths to serve and protect Frank. That’s the part that I would like to think happens. (See, Doug? Is Janine going to avenge Tom Hammerschmidt's death and do what she’s been wanting to do for the last six seasons and expose the Underwoods? And it says so much about this character that I went from a very quick “no” to a very quick “yes, that’s darkly beautiful.”. Oh, my God. Not like, Underwood-level obsessed, but still pretty over-the-top. [Editor's note: This interview was conducted on the afternoon of Nov. I knew what each of the direct addresses were to me, but I wanted the audience to ask, “What is going on? House of Cards is set in a political world, but this is a show that’s about power and I think we showed this year, more than ever, what abuse of power looks like. He has two sisters, Shannon and Casey, and one brother, Andrew. I don’t know. 6.]. Stamper, Douglas Edwin, of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the age of 83. Privacy Policy | Rachel revealed that she was having hard times, so Doug asked Nancy Kaufberger if Rachel could mov⦠Robin always says, "I wish I had more coverage" (laughs) — she’s a great director in the way a great director can never get enough coverage. Much like the previous teaser, the new trailer reminds fans that Frank Underwood will stop at nothing to get what he wants. In Season 3 it is revealed that Stamper survived the attack, but suffered brain ⦠(Spoilers) Doug Stamper SPOILER in Season One, Doug throws a brick into the Underwoods' window as part of a complex scheme for Frank (and therefore him by association) to gain power. And to have everything unravel. At the very, very end, the two of us were on literal fumes because it’s such a highly charged, emotional scene and we were doing it all day. But then Stamper ⦠He doesn’t try to live. Doug Stamper found him with almost zero effort. News Death Notice STAMPER, Garry D. Age 65, of West Carrollton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2016.
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