Commander Adama is a fictional character in the 1978 movie and subsequent ABC television series Battlestar Galactica and its continuation series, Galactica 1980.
Adama is the commander of the great military vessel Battlestar Galactica, commander of the refugee fleet, and military commander of the evacuees of the Twelve Colonies. He is also the spiritual leader of the surviving colonists, leading the quest for Earth.
Adama was played by Canadian actor Lorne Greene.
In the 2004 re-imagined series a similar character, named William Adama and nicknamed "Husker", commands the Galactica. William Adama is portrayed by actor Edward James Olmos.
Read more about Commander Adama: Adama's Family and Origins, Battlestar Galactica (1978 Series), Galactica 1980, Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming, Richard Hatch Novels
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