| Tigh | |
|---|---|
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Portrayed by | Terry Carter |
| Rank | Colonel / President |
| Affiliation | Colonials |
Colonel Tigh is the Executive Officer of the Battlestar Galactica, and was played by Terry Carter. Colonel Saul Tigh is a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica played by Michael Hogan. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Terry Carter (born December 16, 1928) is an American actor and filmmaker who is known for his roles as "Sgt Terry Carter (born December 16, 1928) is an American actor and filmmaker who is known for his roles as "Sgt In his early years, he flew a Viper in the same squadron as Commander Adama. Commander Adama is a character in the 1978 movie and subsequent ABC Television series Battlestar Galactica and its continuation Tigh at first appears to be strictly by-the-book and a tough disciplinarian, however he has a lighter side. For example, in the episode Lost Planet of the Gods, Tigh bails Greenbean and the other Blue Squadron pilots out of trouble with Council Security and tells them to carry on with Apollo's bachelor party. "Lost Planet of the Gods" is a two-part episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series
Tigh has proven himself a competent battlestar commander multiple times. In The Living Legend, Tigh is tasked to command the Battlestar Pegasus by Adama, which he does for a short time until Cain retakes his command. "The Living Legend" is a two-part episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series Battlestar Pegasus is a fictional spacecraft that appears in the both the original and the re-imaged television series Battlestar Galactica. In the episode immediately following that one, Fire in Space, Adama is injured and Tigh takes command of the Galactica. "Fire in Space" is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series
In Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming, set many years after the original series, Tigh is President of the Quorum of Twelve. Battlestar Galactica The Second Coming was a project to create a pilot film for a proposed new Battlestar Galactica television series that would pick The Quorum of Twelve is a fictional governing body of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol on the two Battlestar Galactica television series
| Preceded by Commander Adama |
Leader of the Kobolites unknown |
Succeeded by current |