Maybourne Was In Love With This SG-1 Character (Dial the Gate)

TOM McBEATH's character of Colonel Harry Maybourne is the sort of villain you love to hate. He went from a thorn in the side of Stargate Command to a traitor, a loveable rogue, and even an ally. Here Tom reflects on his character's development in the early years of STARGATE SG-1, including the pivotal episode "Foothold" ... and which member of the team he thinks Maybourne was a little bit in love with.
He also tells the story of an early table read where he impressed producer Michael Greenburg.
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THANKS for watching! And a special thanks to Tom for sitting down to chat about his Stargate history with David. David also recently talked with GARY JONES, who played MSgt. Walter Harriman on SG-1. Check out a hilarious clip here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imOlaHSCm6qFoLc

[@sl00p3r]

The rogue Maybourne was a gem of a character they should have done more with.

[@neosquirrel]

I think he was a special treat for us fans to see come back from time to time, similar to MacGyver's archnemesis Murdoc (who was only in SEVEN episodes!). You don't want to overuse your special rogue characters too much for fear of altering their arcs heavily; its entirely possible that he could have gotten worse as a nemesis to Jack had he been in more. I always felt he was used just right, maybe once a year for an episode or two once his rogue operation was over. His appearance in the Russian freezer was a shocker and awesome; then his opportunity to retire to another planet, then his kingly turn, and even his redemption in the end!

[@anonymousone6075]

maybourne become a king

[@johnmca5643]

Maybourne was a great character. Remember when he became a king on one planet? Epic.

[@paveljustdidit]

LMAO

[@Paerigos]

Its good to be a king! Anyway... This was a character who did not lust for power for powers sake, but because he genuinely believed that he was right and that him being in charge would make things better. thus well - he in the end employed his superior knowledge to make lives of people who became his charges better.

[@Angel-hv3xq]

Always though he was best pairing with jack (sam x jack placed asside just for that one)

[@petermirtitsch1235]

"Permission to beat the crap out of this man"... He was a great character. I loved how Jack and him interacted .

[@Angel-hv3xq]

@@petermirtitsch1235 always thought it was a great couple. As well as when sheppard said that bout woolsey for the good dr. "John Sheppard, are you defending my honour?"

[@brianbaxley5921]

He is one of my favorite characters in the show, from villain to redemption he was an excellent character excellently played. Hopefully we will get to see him again in another series.

[@deterrumeversor8680]

Well said, those were my thoughts exactly.

[@vapsman88]

"Maybourne you are an idiot every day of the week. Why couldn’t you have just taken one day off?" is my favorite Carter quote!

[@necrosunderground]

Every time I rewatch an episode with Maybourne, I just automatically knee-jerk a "You RAT BASTARD!" Harry is one of the best characters in the series, honestly; an episode with him and Jack is pure gold

[@dbadaddy7386]

I didn't know what arugula was until that episode where Maybourne says he hates arugula. Now I grow it in my garden. I'm healthier because of Maybourne.

[@Kronos327]

I love his character development In the beginning I hated him and at the end I liked him 😁

[@AvengerBB1]

He had an amazing arc.

[@Paerigos]

And yet I would say he was the same guy in the beginning as he was in the end. Simply someone who believed he should be in charge since his knowledge was superior to many. A person who does not lust for power for powers sake, but actually because he believes he would make things better for everyone. He always wanted to make things better... but he enjoyed some benefits. He just wanted to help those who would appreciate putting him in charge.

[@mojebi3804]

He didn't really have an arc he was just two different characters.

[@MonicaVennell]

I absolutely loved the character of Maybourne and his arc. Beautifully acted and written. Well done Tom, thank you for the fun.

[@williamr1088]

You should Interview The Doctor - Robert Picardo(Richard Woolsey) He was another character that was hated at first but became a good guy towards the end.

[@GateWorldDotNet]

He's on our wish list! I hope David books him soon. The list of confirmed upcoming guests is at: www.DialTheGate.com/

[@rsprockets7846]

U do walter and the 1969. Hammond?

[@XSatsuriku]

Always loved how Maybourne was portrayed, from a weasily shady govt type to his eventual full on redemption. Well done Tom, you made one of the best 'villains' on TV :D

[@Paerigos]

Well there was no redeptition you have a guy who genuinly believes its good for others when he is in charge... because he thinks his superior knowledge would make their lives better if he leads... he just needed to find a group where that would work out for benefits of everyone.

[@matthewdavies2057]

Maybourne was the highlight of any episode he was in. He was the anti-Jack and fun every moment he was on. Sure hope we see him again

[@mikeschmidt4800]

I couldn't help but like him. I'd probably ditch earth in his circumstances and become a king as well.

[@robd1329]

I agree! He was great and memorable!

[@mattbranham1105]

He was such a great addition to the deep character pool! Stargate is one of the only series that had so many small parts that were cast and portrayed so fantastic. There are too many forgettable characters today on new series. Not Stargate!

[@rsprockets7846]

Always works. Best with conflict and adversity's in series. Real way black ops works

[@DrZaius3141]

They also had their missteps. There are a bunch of Tok'ra they wanted to turn into regular guests but the majority fan reaction was "I wish it was Jacob instead".

[@regalgiant1597]

Maybourne had great character development, it was great to see even a random bad guy develop so much over the course of the series, man I miss stargate

[@momogoes3329]

I grew to really like the Maybourne character.

[@dash4800]

thats because he's a three dimensional character. Its really only something you can do with side characters when you have the 20+ episode format. That way you can have a guy show up 2-3 times a season and develop without hijacking the show from the mains. I think this is one of the biggest tragedies with new shows all going to 10 or less episodes a season.

[@momogoes3329]

@@dash4800 I agree, they lose a lot of development in the plot and characters with only 12 episodes or less per season.

[@Werscajk]

His impersonation of RDAs "Yeah, that would be nice" was almost perfect. :D

[@Daehawk]

I liked the eps where O'Neill and Maybourne worked together. Like when they invade Kinsey's home or they get stuck on the moon with the bad plant.

[@EpicConspiracy]

I hate seeing people get old 😞 He did a epic character

[@alimanski7941]

He looks way older than his age would suggest. He's only 62!

[@Elydir]

@@alimanski7941 Wiki says 77 (or I guess 74 when this was posted).

[@2chooks]

_It's Good to be King_ was my favorite Maybourne episode.

[@tedfuchs9132]

Amoung my favorite episodes, all with Maybourne in them. His personality was such you just couldn't not like him. McBeath always had an excellent knowledge of the character, even his body language. Always a good foil for the SG team.

[@elijahtalbott7753]

I’m rewatching all of SG1. I’ve said “Dammit Maybourne!” Twice so far . Llol

[@mikeschmidt4800]

That's King Arkon I to you, pleb.

[@elijahtalbott7753]

@@mikeschmidt4800 lol

[@michalrama]

These conversations are perfect. Thank you for them.

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

Genius writers, directing, actors made such a great show that I rewatch once a year! Its just awesome!

[@LeiMomiToo]

Absolutely! Love what happened with Harry in SG1. He was fabulous & one of my faves. Best scene ever is when he threw the fish at Jack. So glad he had a happy ending as King. It would be nice to see him pop up in the next SG series that Joseph Mallozi is talking about.. I'm still a huge fan & rewatch his episodes lots!

[@dannyb7371]

Really enjoyed the character, glad they turned him from an idiot into a super spy on the run. The relationship between he and Jack was hilarious. Really wanted him to come back as a Tokra tbh.

[@michaelbenjmitchell1]

LOL Oneill would really hate that. LOL

[@majinmorpheus]

SG1, A show with great main and side characters. Maybourne, he should have been in more episodes, but looking back, you can’t mess with near perfection.

[@rsprockets7846]

Yeah look at universe

[@FrankFrankly711]

Loving these interviews! Great to see these actors again

[@deondewit3175]

Myborne and Jack working together was some of the most fun episodes in sg1

[@sawgunn69]

Maybourne Unleashed

[@1c3manBG]

Man I am so glad Maybourne redeemed himself. I am so glad the writters did that. Tom was great in SG-1 and I loved the transformation. Also great work from Tom portraying this character.

[@amandasunshine2]

Oh man, Maybourne is one of my favorite characters, my favorite scene is when he confesses to his subjects that he's not a prophet and doesn't deserve to be king, only to be told by them that no, he really did help them and they really do love him as their ruler. He has value outside of the lies he told

[@BYoNexus]

i feel like a final guest appearance during the Ori ark wouldve been nice.

[@tamexberlin]

great actor 👍 🤝👑

[@mansonurien]

Great to see Tom again! I'm rewatching SG1 again and I saw the episode when Maybourne takes Jack for his team to steal technology from other civilizations just yesterday, near the end of season 3. I love Stargate SG1 and Atlantis. I'm a little sad that MGM didn't made the movies they wanted to do. Congratulations for all the cast of the three series and all the staff from Euskadi, in north Spain for the fantastic work they did!!

[@SuperVstech]

It’s good to be king...

[@rsprockets7846]

Those babes in village were kinda cute too

[@kathleenbryant7334]

I have the Stargate SG1 complete 10 seasons on DVD and look forward to watching this wonderful character come forward as the show progressed. Thanks for posting this interview. The scenes with O'Neill always kept me laughing. Great talent, great writing made this series shine. I loved Maybourne.

[@LeJimster]

His character arc is pretty great when I come to think about it. By the end it was obvious the writers were having a lot of fun with him.

[@TitoTimTravels]

Maybourne episodes were always fun. Stargate had some of the most fun bad guys. One of my favorites Maybourne episodes was Starsky & Hutch (not sure of the actual episode name). Maybourne, Jack, and Kinsey were too much fun together. 😎

[@omnifarious86]

Ah Colonel Maybourne. Not a fan of him at first but as he developed I grew to love his character. He became one of my favorites. Thank you sir for all that you have done. Many, many hours of enjoyment watching and re watching the series, my favorite of them all.

[@ldawg7117]

Maybourne is by an extremely wide margin, my favorite side character in the entire series. His growth as a character was fantastically done, in my opinion. I don't think it would be possible to not despise him, the first few episodes he appeared in, but the more and more he appeared, the more and more I began to love him. Last episode he appeared in was one of my favorite episodes ever. It was funny seeing him rule over an entire civilization AND he had a happy ending.. oh, and we can't forget Wayne Brady was in the episode! He's such a self-serving insufferable asshole, but in such an endearing way.. he was almost always self-serving, but he had a heart.

[@TheECanyon]

Never been this early to a GateWorld video :) Love stargate

[@KeithDCanada]

LOVED this actor in his role. Knowing there is a new Stargate project coming out... and the tendency to do a couple of nods to previous series whenever they start a new one.. I would be hella stoked if they did a Maybourne cameo in the new series to give us a little tease as to what happened to his character over the years. His chemistry with the character of Jack , was legendary.

[@LordPhobos6502]

3:00ish - that scene did make it to screen - not sure if it was just DVD, but it was an excellent moment ❤

[@ZsaZsaUmbra]

Maybourne is such a great character! I went from hating him to loving him!

[@sherryb6167]

Gosh I miss StarGate and Maybourne!

[@skipper4126]

one of my favourite characters I've always referred to mangos as Gwangos and people look at me funny. It's good to be king.

[@stevenschofield8518]

you Should see the Grateful Dead cemetery lol my favorite Harry Maybourne line

[@redact3d8472]

I've been binge watching SG-1 the last few days. While watching the end scene of foothold today I realised that it was the first time O'Neill adressed him with his rank and name. Up until then it was always just Mayborne.

[@p-cell]

*Harry!!?!*

[@peterjones4621]

Maybourne was one of my favorite characters on Stargate SG1. Tom McBeath played a great bad guy but when they let his humanness come through like in It's good to be King I thought they really hit a home run. Tom is an interesting, fun and likeable actor and I wish the very best for him. I go back and watch Stargate episodes over and over again and the episodes with Tom are the most enjoyable. Paradise Lost is another example of Tom's versatility, again it showed us his human side. I watched Tom play an escaped convict in the movie, Firestorm, he as an excellent supporting cast member and again, played a great bad guy. Tom has had a long career as an actor starting in 1984, so many movies and TV roles, he's definitely been busy! Tom McBeath, Live long and prosper!

[@somebuddyX]

Maybourne was obviously in love with Jack.

[@formerastronaut]

If an episode has got Bra'tak, Selmak or Maybourne, don't skip it.

[@Greg87601]

I love Colonel Harry Maybourne character.

[@davidc4996]

Maybourne was always one of my favorites

[@LoneWolf0568]

I loved Maybourne! He became one of my favorite characters. He kind of "grows" on you.

[@zodden01]

From villain to beloved character by the end. What a journey.

[@myztick1631]

Harry's arc was well written and performed. Loved every episode you were in Tom. Miss all of you.

[@ghostmedic86]

This is funny because I was just watching the episode last night where O'Neal pretended to be disgruntled about acquiring technology, and Maybourne recruited him into the NID.

[@Neo642145]

It would be awesome if you could put in little clips of the parts they are talking about, i think it would make these interviews very good :)

[@AngryLotus]

I am both hopeful and terrified in equal amounts that Stargate will be continued. I want it to be continued so bad, but at the same time the last few years have shown that things are NOT in a good place in the industry, and profit and madness are the guiding lights that things are made with in mind. I don't want to see Stargate ruined, and would rather leave it on a high note tbh.

[@matthewdavies2057]

In the current political atmosphere I doubt Stargate in any form could be done right. It would be bent to the far left's will or not done at all. I vote at all. Maybe later sometime.

[@lindapoel3685]

Tom really is a great actor. He added something to the show as kolonel Maybourne . ♥️😘

[@Sohlarys]

Always excited when it was a maybourne episode ! So funny and epic !

[@chucklemeister1529]

He was a love able rogue!!

[@mykls8712]

Ahhhh!!! Maybourne was my favorite character/actor from my favorite show!! By the way Tom, nice roll in "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms In Your Cellar" in rbt. All your work really stuck with me, even the little things~

[@henrikgerken6972]

Great video!

[@JoaquinPhi]

Is it ok that i remember the scenes he mentioned better than him does..?? Gosh! what a great show. Maybourne was the perfect villian the show needed.

[@eboskie1]

Mayborn had such a great story arch. I have read this other places but his character was not evil. The writers did good with him and the actor killed it.. great job man you really brought something to show.

[@ServantofBaal]

One of the best character redemption stories in screenplay

[@piedrostone4246]

Great job Mr. McBeath! You really added to the show!

[@inorite4553]

One of my favorite lines - "Maybourn!!! I am soooo gonna kick your ass!"

[@dirtymonkey55]

MGM's abuse of this show is astonishing, i mean look at The Expanse, cancelled by Syfy and snapped up by Amazon. I wish one of those giants would get the rights to the show and do something with it.

[@TheJosep70]

Only because Bezos loves the show, otherwise it would have been cancelled.

[@Shervin86]

Stargate is very sensitive... given how its own fans reacted to SGU. No company wants to risk shitting on it... It is not as easy to pick up a show after almost 2 decades running and make it true to the original; compared to a show with only 1 or 2 seasons behind it.

[@dirtymonkey55]

@@TheJosep70 Everything gets cancelled on Syfy, but fair play to Bazos because i love The Expanse.

[@dirtymonkey55]

@@Shervin86 I personally loved SGU, Robert Carlisle was amazing. MGM has a massive cash cow that it no longer knows how to milk.

[@Shervin86]

@@dirtymonkey55 oh man I absolutely loved SGU. Yes the previous light vibe was great but personally I like some darkness in my scifi and sgu was just a perfect evolution for the franchise in my opinion. I hope they pick up on it while we're still alive to see it haha.

[@kathrynck]

Maybourne was one of the best characters on the show. It's classy that he gives all the credit to the writers, but Tom carried the role really well.

[@alexandrorocca7142]

I loathed his character for years but then I realized that he's actually hilarious and not as heinous as Kinsey or Simmons.

[@Mrjoehammer]

Maybourne the original HackerMan!

[@Samtheman85844]

I really love this video.

[@Eduardo99922]

I loved Maybourne .

[@chrisdelagarza8048]

One of the few characters that I actually hated to love. But in the end what they both did for each other was awesome. Colonel Mayborn...

[@nzlotrfan]

This is such a cool channel

[@johninsalisbury2010]

He should have been used more, and in Atlantis! he did do one or two episodes of Travelers. I wish hollywood would use older actors more! Even hallmark should do love stories where people that are older fall in love

[@brentbarr498]

I'd say as a 25 year Active Duty Air Force Veteran that you did an AMAZING job as an Air Force 06 full Bird Colonel! I'd salute you if we meet on the street sir! Thank you for YEARS of entertainment NOT ONLY for me but to my children who watch Star Gate to this day and they are HUGE fans!! I humbly bow to your service AND sacrifice! Actors sacrifice in ways similar to the men and women in uniform.. you give up spending time with loved ones... you give up sleep, you give up your freedom for a shoot.. I'd say one of the key differences is pay scale.. :) you don't join the military to get rich or MAKE BANK.. you do it because you have a calling for serving the greater good. I still do to this day.. I work part time at the BX (Base Exchange) on base to help the men and women in uniform make smart choices when purchasing electronics and to impart some of my wisdom and hindsight to them as they shop. Everything we can do to help we should.. until the end!!!

[@staroceans8677]

Wow...I salute the brilliance of your comment. You are a treasure, a wise man who's understanding of life is remarkable. Thank you for your service and exceptional commentary. 🙂👍

[@suburbohemian]

Maybourne was awesome and I wish he'd had his own series!

[@suburbohemian]

He was sorta the Dr SMith of SG-1...started as utterly unpleasant and grew into a person you got attached to!

[@deadend1041]

I really enjoyed the maybourne character it's a real treat to see that the Actor behind the character is quite an interesting and kind gentleman as well

[@axepagode33626]

That scene in Foothold he is talking about is in the DVD. Well, it is in my version of the DVD. I did not buy them in the US or Canada.

[@jamesf791]

Maybourne was a brilliant character

[@subliminal_beatz]

Maybourne is my favorite character

[@h.k.347]

you was so good in sg thanks!.

[@mrmarmellow563]

YEA Keep Up the GREAT NEW CONTENT!!

[@dalecarney6582]

he was a real hero... but saying that today does not mean a lot. But enjoyed him in the show, he was great!.

[@bartlester591]

This is the funny thing I'm a huge Stargate fan love the movie love both sg1 and Atlantis not a big fan of universe but that's beside the point but one of my favorite bad guys and not because he was menacing or frightening or over the top but because kind of when he thought he was doing the right things doing the wrong things for the right reasons and the second thing is because Harry Mayborn what's funny him and Jack had a repertoire even though they were on opposite sides of the fence they had a a relationship a very funny relationship

[@coffeebleu6577]

I enjoyed having this character

[@Hedriks]

If we're running with a New Stargate programme, Maybourne is one character they better bring back on! Because he discovered the GUANGO! and so it shall be!

[@guillaumefigarella1704]

Maybourne xas so cool i loved him, great antogonist

[@RichtorLazlo]

Mayboune was an excellent antagonist, because he wasn’t necessarily a villain and had great depth for a supporting actor.

[@aheath7838]

Maybourn was and is my favorite character in all of Stargate, hands down.

[@Quodemencial]

Uno de los grandes!!!

[@davidartreides3932]

One of the coolest actors EVER.

[@mrmarmellow563]

Strange Magic STARGATE Has an ROUND TABLE!! WHAT? 🙄😍🤣

[@kurtsnyder4752]

He's kind of the "Spike" of this series. Spike: see Buddy the Vampire Slayer.

[@LikeAGentlemanPlease]

When every supporting character is memorable! They don’t make shows like that anymore.

[@jameslewis1284]

was my secret personal favorite