Richard Woolsey

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Richard Woolsey is a bureaucratic diplomat-turned-leader in the Stargate franchise, best known for overseeing the Atlantis expedition in the sci-fi TV series Stargate Atlantis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Stargate character
fictional character
affiliation Atlantis Expedition NERFINISHED
IOA NERFINISHED
International Oversight Advisory NERFINISHED
Stargate Program NERFINISHED
appearsIn Stargate Atlantis NERFINISHED
Stargate SG-1 NERFINISHED
Stargate Universe NERFINISHED
characterArc transitions from rigid bureaucrat to more flexible leader
characterDevelopmentTheme balancing bureaucracy with on-the-ground realities of exploration and war
command Atlantis base NERFINISHED
employerInFiction International Oversight Advisory NERFINISHED
United States government NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Stargate SG-1 episode "Heroes, Part 2" NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceSeries Stargate SG-1 NERFINISHED
franchise Stargate NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
knownFor conducting investigations into Stargate Command operations
overseeing the Atlantis expedition
strict adherence to rules and regulations
languageOfPortrayal English
laterPosition commander of Atlantis
leadershipStyle initially bureaucratic and rule-bound
later more pragmatic and compassionate
medium television
narrativeFunction external oversight and accountability for Stargate operations
nationalityInFiction American
notableRelationship professional association with Elizabeth Weir
professional association with John Sheppard
professional association with Rodney McKay
professional association with Samantha Carter
notableTrait evolving sense of responsibility toward his team
risk-averse decision making
strong belief in accountability
occupation administrator
bureaucrat
diplomat
portrayedBy Robert Picardo NERFINISHED
reportsTo International Oversight Advisory NERFINISHED
role IOA representative to Stargate Command
civilian leader of the Atlantis expedition
setting city of Atlantis in the Pegasus Galaxy NERFINISHED
speciesInFiction Human
successorTo Elizabeth Weir as civilian authority figure over Atlantis expedition
Samantha Carter as leader of Atlantis
universe Stargate universe NERFINISHED

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Robert Picardo characterPortrayed Richard Woolsey
Stargate Atlantis mainCharacter Richard Woolsey