Eileen Atkins
English actress (born 1934)
Mark Harmon is an acclaimed American actor and former football player, best known for his lead role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the hit TV series NCIS. He has had a diverse career, appearing in numerous TV shows and films over the past few decades, earning critical acclaim along the way.
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Kristin Nelson
Kelly Harmon
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Pam Dawber
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Sean Harmon
About the Mark Harmon
Thomas Mark Harmonis an American actor and former football player. He is perhaps best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. He has appeared in a wide variety of television roles since the early 1970s, including Dr. Robert Caldwell on St. Elsewhere, Detective Dicky Cobb on Reasonable Doubts, and Dr. Jack McNeil on Chicago Hope. He also starred in such films as Summer School, Prince of Bel Air, Stealing Home, Wyatt Earp, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Freaky Friday, and Chasing Liberty.
Harmon played Secret Service special agent Simon Donovan in a four-episode story arc in The West Wing in 2002, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for the role.
Harmon’s character of NCIS special agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was introduced in a guest starring role in two episodes of JAG. From 2003 to 2021, Harmon starred in the spinoff NCIS as the same character.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mark Harmon’s full name is Thomas Mark Harmon. He was born on September 2, 1951.
Mark Harmon is perhaps best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the long-running TV series NCIS.
In addition to NCIS, Mark Harmon has had roles in a variety of other TV shows, including St. Elsewhere, Reasonable Doubts, Chicago Hope, and The West Wing.
Mark Harmon has appeared in several films over the years, including Summer School, Prince of Bel Air, Stealing Home, Wyatt Earp, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Freaky Friday, and Chasing Liberty.
Mark Harmon has been acting since the early 1970s, with his first notable TV role being in the series St. Elsewhere in the 1980s.
Yes, before becoming an actor, Mark Harmon was a college football player. He played for UCLA and was even drafted by the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams in 1972.
Yes, Mark Harmon received an Emmy Award nomination for his role as Secret Service special agent Simon Donovan in a 2002 story arc on The West Wing.
12 Quotes by Mark Harmon
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Some people say it’s scarier to direct the people you work with; not me, I’m a team guy.
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I think if you get asked to do this, then that’s called doing your homework, and I try and do it.
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At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff that works real hard to make that O.R. as realistic as possible.
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St. Elsewhere was certainly a great show.
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I’m just beginning to direct. For all intents and purposes, this is the first time for me.
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I’m in the business to push it. I’m not likely to be attracted to characters I’ve already done.
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I like this job – most days I have a chance to make breakfast and take the kids to school or to read ’em a bedtime story. It’s almost like a normal life.
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When I got divorced and moved into an apartment, I started keeping the TV on, just for company.
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How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up two cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What’s the point?
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It’s a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people.
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I’m thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don’t mess it up.
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People think what you are doing is real, on a TV show.
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