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Mark Harmon
Actor
Male
Born
Sep 2, 1951
Age
61
Hometown
Burbank, California
Other Names
Harmon, Thomas Mark
Mark Harmon is an American actor. Since the mid 1970s, he has appeared in a variety of television, film and stage roles following a brief career as a collegiate football player with the UCLA Bruins. Since 2003, Harmon has starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs… Read More
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Mark Harmon
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Kelly HarmonSister
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Sean HarmonSon, Age 25
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Ty Christian HarmonSon, Age 20
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Mark Harmon, A Hero On Screen And OffCBS News - 14 days ago
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Ncis: Will Ziva Give The New Mossad Director A Chance?Seattle Pi - Apr 23, 2013
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'Ncis' Renewed For Next Year As Mark Harmon Re Ups The Associated PressGoogle News - Feb 01, 2013
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Auberge Resorts Ceo Mark HarmonSan Francisco Chronicle - Dec 19, 2012
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CHILDHOOD
1951
Birth
Born on September 2, 1951.
TWENTIES
After attending Los Angeles Pierce College as a student and quarterback, Harmon transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, and following in his father's athletic footsteps was the starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team in 1972 and 1973.
1973
21 Years Old
He received the National Football Foundation Award for All-Round Excellence in 1973.
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1974
22 Years Old
He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Communication cum laude in 1974.
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1975
23 Years Old
This was followed by guest-starring roles on episodes of Adam-12, Police Woman, and Emergency! in mid-1975 ("905-Wild" centered on two L.A. County Animal Control Officers and was a backdoor pilot episode for a series, but did not sell).
Producer/creator Jack Webb, who was the packager of both series, later cast Harmon in Sam, a short-lived 1977 series about an LAPD officer and his K-9 partner.
1979
27 Years Old
He then landed a co-starring role on the 1979 action series 240-Robert as Deputy Dwayne Thibideaux.
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THIRTIES
1983
31 Years Old
Following its cancellation, he landed the role of Dr. Robert Caldwell on the prestigious NBC Emmy-winning series St. Elsewhere in 1983.
Harmon appeared in the show for almost three seasons before leaving in early 1986 when his character contracted HIV through unprotected intercourse, one of the first instances where a major recurring television character contracted the virus (the character's subsequent off-screen death from AIDS would be mentioned two years later).
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Returning briefly to episodic television in 1987, Harmon had a limited engagement on the series Moonlighting, playing Cybill Shepherd's love interest Sam Crawford for four episodes.
1988
36 Years Old
In 1988, he co-starred with Sean Connery and Meg Ryan in the 1988 feature film The Presidio, and also opposite Jodie Foster in the film Stealing Home.
1989
37 Years Old
Despite several high profile roles, Harmon's film career never gathered momentum and, after a muted reception to his 1989 comedy Worth Winning, he returned to television, appearing in various television movies.
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FORTIES
1993
41 Years Old
In 1993, he appeared in one episode in the role of a rodeo clown on the CBS comedy/western series Harts of the West with future cast mate Sean Murray, who plays McGee on NCIS.
1995
43 Years Old
In 1995, Harmon starred in the ABC series Charlie Grace, in which he portrayed a private investigator.
1996
44 Years Old
The series lasted only one season, after which he returned to ensemble medical shows on the series Chicago Hope, in which he played Dr. Jack McNeil from 1996-2000.
1998
46 Years Old
He also portrayed astronaut Wally Schirra in one episode of the 1998 mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.
FIFTIES
2002
50 Years Old
In May 2002, he portrayed Secret Service Special Agent Simon Donovan on The West Wing in a four-episode story arc.
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2003
51 Years Old
Also in 2003, Harmon had a supporting role in the remake of the comedy film Freaky Friday.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2012
60 Years Old
Harmon received the 2,482nd star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 1, 2012.
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