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Mark Harmon's Non-acting careers:


Top movies: The Presidio, The Deliberate Stranger

Top TV shows: NCIS, St. Elsewhere, Chicago Hope, The West Wing

Mark Harmon on Stage:

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Mark Harmon is best known for: His role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS and portraying Ted Bundy in the television movie "The Deliberate Stranger."




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DOB: September 2, 1951

Mark Harmon Birth Name: Thomas Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon Birth Place: Burbank, CA

Eye color: Blue

Height: 6' (1.83m)

His family:
  • Wife: Pam Dawber, (March 21, 1987)
  • Children: Sean Thomas Harmon (April 25, 1988) and Ty Christian Harmon (June 25, 1992)
  • Parents: Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox
  • Siblings: Kelly and Kristin Harmon

Education: Graduated with high honors from UCLA in 1974 with a degree in communications.

Hobbies:
  • Swimming,
  • Tinkering in his workshop,
  • Horse riding on a ranch in Montana,
  • Country music
  • Running
  • Playing harmonica and a 4 string guitar.

Charities:
  • Every year Mark Harmon participates in a charity baseball game in Bethany Oklahoma for the Children's Center. Check out the 2008 event!
  • Did the "Toys for Tots" appeal commercial for Christmas 2008.

Mark Harmon's Bio: Mark Harmon began his career guest-starring on TV series such as "Police Woman," "Emergency" and "Adam-12." He found success playing many roles, but his part as a doctor who contracted AIDS on "St. Elsewhere" could be considered a major breakthrough. Just prior to NCIS, he starred as CJ's ill-fated love interest/secret service agent Simon Donovan on "The West Wing." His character Leroy Jethro Gibbs was first introduced in the series JAG that led to the NCIS spinoff.

"Pretty boy." Those were the two words that came to Don Bellisario's mind when he first considered hiring Mark Harmon as the star of his naval-themed CBS crime drama NCIS. How on earth, he wondered, could the six-foot-tall, salt-and-pepper-haired sex symbol who'd stolen hearts as a scamp in St. Elsewhere and Chicago Hope play tough-as-nails agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs from the Navy's elite crime investigative unit?
Before he was on NCIS he was on the movie Summer School (1988.) He was a real baseball fan that turned into a baseball player.
Want to know a little bit more? HERE and HERE

MEMORABLE MARK HARMON QUOTES

  • "Gibbs is like a great hunting dog – he is just the guy you want in your fox hole, he is just the guy you want to ride the river with, I don’t know if he’s the guy you want to have dinner with."
  • Michael Weatherly stated when there were rumors of Mark leaving NCIS, "He's the spine of the show. Without him it's a show about jellyfish. We need our spine."
  • "Jethro doesn't think of himself as a hero, which is maybe what I like best about him. He's an old-school leader. People perceived this show to be one thing but it has proven to be something else. To me, what made the show different was how these characters were not predictable and there was humor. The real NCIS is a worldwide authority that was redefined by 9/11, so [the show] is terribly current. But Don will never let this get too serious. We're not surprised by the ratings — we know what we've been doing — but it feels really good.''
  • "Live every minute like the last. To try not to do anything I would regret when my last minute arrives."
  • "The difference between good and great is just a little extra effort."
  • "I'm in the business to push it. I'm not likely to be attracted to characters I've already done. I have to be almost frightened by the possibility of taking it on. Over the years I realise I must enjoy walking that edge, I keep doing it. It's why I like what I do. The only other job I've ever had that provides that time in the morning where you're going to work and you can't wait to get there and the sun's rising and you're moving toward something you look forward to getting up and doing every day was being a carpenter. And it was because you're doing something different every day."

MARK HARMON FAQ

  • Chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. [1986]
  • Played quarterback for UCLA Bruins, 1972-73 winning National Football Foundation Award for all-round excellence.
  • Father, Tom Harmon, played for the University of Michigan Wolverines and won the 1940 Heisman Trophy emblematic of the best player in the nation.
  • Mark's father Tom was a WWII hero who won both the purple heart and the silver star.
  • His sister Kris was married to Rick Nelson. His niece is actress Tracey Nelson (Rick's daughter / Ozzie and Harriett's granddaughter) and his nephews are the singing group Nelson (twins).
  • Maternal grandfather, Frank Knox was Secretary of Navy during World War 2.
  • The hand tools that Mark Harmon uses on the set of NCIS are mostly his own. Those are the tools he uses in his own personal workshop.
  • Mary Hart believes that Mark Harmon's NCIS character Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs "has a great sense of humour, but his memory needs a little help."
  • Mark joined the NCIS production team as a producer at the beginning of Season 6.
  • When Mark was 13 years old, he found his first car. His father made him earn the money and buy it himself. For $300, Mark bought a 1928 Model Ford. Over 1 1/2 years, Mark worked to rebuild the vehicle. Once it was up and running, he drove it without a driver's license. One time, he was driving down the street and a cop pulled up along side him. Mark feared not being able to get his license until he was 21 if he got caught, so, he kept driving. After a while, the Cop was still alongside so Mark finally chanced a look at the cop. The cop gave him a thumbs up! Mark drove this vehicle and sold it when he was 20. He had taken pictures and documented the process when he rebuilt it. About 3-4 years ago, Mark was able to track down the new owner of the vehicle. Turns it out was the same exact one Mark had once owned. The owner offered to sell Mark back the vehicle, but for 300 times what Mark paid for it. The man also wanted Mark to replace the vehicle! Mark choose neither of these options.
  • Mark's 2 sons paid for part of their first vehicles upon getting their driver's license. Mark's oldest son, Sean, purchased an El Camino. Ty bought a 15 year old Volkswagen!
  • Before NCIS, Mark got his start doing the following: He quit law school. He did some construction as a roofer and a framer. He worked for an Ad firm for 4 years, then moved on to National Sales for Adidas (which is why he owns over 100 pairs of sneakers). He is also a former lifeguard. He left his job at Adidas to become an actor.
  • On the set of NCIS he uses a 1972 Airstream he restored himself.

(Please put in chronological/descending order.)

Movie/Stage/Television
(Indicate which one)
 Title
 Role
 Dates / Number of Episodes
 Episode # and Titles
(If applicable)
Television (Series)
 Police Woman
 Paul Donin
 1975
 No Place to Hide (1.17)
Television (Series)
 Emergency
 Officer Dave Gordon
 1975
 905-Wild (4.22)
Television (Series)
 Adam-12
 Officer Gus Corbin 1975
 Gus Corbin (7.21)
Television (Series) Delvecchio
1976 Hot Spell (1.09)
Television (Series)
 Laverne & Shirley
 Victor, Jeep Buyer
 1977
 Dating Slump (1.09)
Television (Movie)
 Eleanor & Franklin: The White House Years
 Robert Dunlap
 1977
Television (Series)
 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
 Chip Garvey
 1977
 Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker (1.14)
Television (Series) Sam
 Officer Mike Breen
 1978
Television (Movie)
 Getting Married
 Howie Lesser
 1978
Television (Movie)
 Little Mo
 Norman Brinker 1978
Television (Mini-series)
 Centennial
 Captain John McIntosh 1978
Movie
 Comes a Horseman
 Billy Joe Meynert 1978
Television (Series)
 The Love Boat
 Doug Bradbury
 1979
 3 Episodes
Movie
 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Larry Simpson
 1980
Television (Series)
 240-Robert
 Deputy Dwayne Thibideaux 1979-1981
Television (Movie)
 The Dream Merchants
 Johnny Edge
 1980
Television (Movie)
 Goliath Awaits
 Peter Cabot
 1981
Television (Series)
 Flamingo Road
 Senator Fielding Carlyle
 1981-1982
 37 Episodes
Television (Movie)
 Intimate Agony
 Tommy
 1983
Movie
 Tuareg - Il guerrero del desierto Gacel Sayah 1984
Television (Movie)
 Prince of Bel Air
 Robin Prince
 1986
TV (Film)
 Deliberate Stranger
 Ted Bundy
 1986
 Based on the true story of serial killer Ted Bundy
Television (Series)
 St. Elsewhere
 Dr. Robert 'Bobby' Caldwell 1983-1986
 70 Episodes
Movie
 Let's Get Harry (aka The Rescue)
 Harry Burck, Jr.
 1986
Television (Series)
 Moonlighting
 Sam Crawford
 1987
 4 Episodes
Blonde on Blonde (3.11)
Sam & Dave (3.12)
Maddie's Turn to Cry (3.13)
I am Curious...Maddie (3.14)
Television
 Saturday Night Live
 Himself
 1987
 Hosted Episode 12.18
Movie
 Summer School
 Freddy Schoop
 1987
Television (Movie)
 After The Promise
 Elmer Jackson
 1987
Movie
 The Presidio
 Jay Austin
 1988
Movie
 Stealing Home
 Billy Wyatt
 1989
Television(Movie)
 Sweet Bird of Youth
 Chance Wayne
 1989
Movie
 Worth Winning
 Taylor Worth
 1989
Movie
 Til There Was You
 Frank Flynn
 1991
Television (Movie)
 Dillinger
 John Dillinger
 1991
Television (Movie)
 Long Road Home
 Ertie Robertson 1991
Television
 Shadow of a Doubt
 Charles
 1991
Movie
 Cold Heaven
 Alex
 1992
Television (Film)
 Basic Deception
aka Fourth Story
 David Shepherd
 1991
Television (Series)
 Reasonable Doubts
 Detective Dicky Cobb
 1991-1993
 All 43 episodes
Television (Series)
 Harts of the West
 Rodeo Clown
 1993
 Right Stuff (1.03)
Movie Wyatt Earp
 Johnny Behan 1994
Movie
 Natural Born Killers
 (Uncredited) Mickey Knox in Wayne Gale's Reconstruction 1994
Television (Movie)
 Original Sins (aka Acts of Contrition)
 Johnathan Franye 1995
Movie
 Magic in the Water
 Jack Black
 1995
Television (Movie)
 The Last Supper
 Dominant Male
 1995
Television (Series)
 Charlie Grace
 Charlie Grace
 1995
 All 5 episodes
Television (Series)
 Strangers
 Mark
 1996
 Visit (1.08)
Movie
 The First To Go
 Jeremy Hampton
 1997
Television (Series)
 Adventures from the Book of Virtues
 Ulysses
 1997
 Perseverance (2.04)
Television (Movie)
 Casualties
 Tommy Nance
 1997
Television (Mini-Series)
 From The Earth To The Moon
 Astronaut Walter Schirra
 1998
Movie
 Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
 Magazine Reporter at Mint 400 1998
Television (Movie)
 I'll Remember April
 John Cooper
 1999
Television (Series)
 Chicago Hope
 Dr. Jack McNeil
 1996-2000
 95 Episodes
Television (Movie)
 For All Time
 Bruce Lattimer
 2000
Television (Movie) The Amati Girls Lawrence 2000
Television (Movie) Crossfire Trail
 Bruce Barkow
 2001
Television (Movie)
 And Never Let Her Go
 Thomas Capano
 2001
Television
 The Legend of Tarzan
 Bob Markham
 2001 (1 episode)
 Tarzan and the Outbreak (1.21)
Movie
 Local Boys
 Jim Wesley
 2002
Television
 The West Wing
 Agent Simon Donovan aka Special Agent Sunshine
 (4 episodes)
 Enemies Foreign & Domestic (3.19)
The Black Vera Wang (3.20)
We Killed Yamamoto ( 3.21)
Posse Comitatus (3.22)
Television
 JAG
 Leroy Jethro Gibbs
 2003 (2 episodes)
 Ice Queen Episode (8.20)
Melt Down Episode (8.21)
Movie
 Freaky Friday
 Ryan
 2003
Movie
 Chasing Liberty
 President James Foster
 2004
Movie
 Weather Girl
 Dale Waters
 2008
Movie
 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
 Superman (voice)
 2010
Television
 N.C.I.S. - Naval Criminal Investigative Service
 Leroy Jethro Gibbs
 2003-Present
 (Too many to list! - all 7 Seasons so far!)





























Awards or Nominations:
Emmy Awards:
  • 2002 - Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Simon Donovan in "The West Wing."
  • 1977 - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special in "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years"
Golden Globe Awards:
  • 1993 - Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama in "Reasonable Doubts."
  • 1992 - Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama in "Reasonable Doubts."
  • 1988 - Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for "After the Promise."
  • 1987 - Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for "The Deliberate Stranger."
Screen Actors Guild Awards:
  • 1998 - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Chicago Hope."
  • 1997 - Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Chicago Hope."



Mark Harmon Fan Sites / External Links:
IMDB Biography Sean Harmon FanPage
Mark Harmon Fan Wiki http://www.usanetwork.com/series/ncis/games/trivia/markharmon/ - Let's see how much of a fan you really are with this quiz
Mark Harmon's Profile - CBS Blog Entry: Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Mark Harmon Charity Baseball Event
Mark Harmon FanPage - www.seriouslyharmonized.de

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i read the news whre he injured his leg, we can see it in one of the Ncis episode. which one?
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I went to school with Mark at UCLA. Please write soon. David O'Malley
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mikejlupo In a World that has lost it's vurtue Gibbs I should say Mark 0 Nov 15 2012, 3:07 PM EST by mikejlupo
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He, Harmon brought it back to the worlds thru T.V.
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