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It’s hard to think about anyone other than Mark Harmon playing the role of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS.

The 72-year-old actor played the iconic character on the JAG spinoff series for 19 seasons, becoming the second to last original series regular to depart the show.

In a new feature from The Hollywood Reporter on the long-running and hit CBS drama series, creators Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill, as well as several executives revealed that there were other names before Mark‘s who were mentioned for the part.

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Mark Harmon might have departed NCIS on camera, but he is still inspired by the agency every day.

So much in fact that he wrote a book about how the agency came to be!

Mark teamed up with Leon Carroll, Jr., who was a real NCIS agent, and together they wrote a nonfiction book about how the agency was formed.

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NCIS is celebrating a major milestone with their 450th episode tonight!

The cast of the current season of the hit show are paying tribute to Mark Harmon, who starred in the series until season 19.

“It is also a big tribute to Mark Harmon, who led this beautifully for hundreds of episodes and was able to keep this boat with the integrity and the value set that it still performs today,” Wilmer Valderrama shared with ET about the show.

He added, “Then come full circle, all of us coming in and being disruptive enough to continue to reinvent it for the audience. So there’s a recipe of things that have to really go right in order for you to get to 450. And we can’t take credit for the first 300, but I will say that it’s beautiful to stand in the same ground as this team.”

Producer Steven R. Binder also spoke to TV Insider about Mark returning on-screen one day.

“I don’t see how we don’t see him one more time at some point,” he shared, before adding, “Gibbs has, in my mind, advanced to a higher plane of existence for now—I don’t want to place him in an apartment in Anchorage or anywhere. We left him smiling on a river happy, and that’s the image I want people to have until we’re really ready to blow that out of the water or truly embrace it in some way.”

NCIS‘s 450th episode, called “Unusual Suspects”, airs TONIGHT at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

If you’re still worried about Mark Harmon not being as involved on NCIS as he was, rest assured.

Diona Reasonover, who plays Kasie on the series, revealed in a pair of interviews that Mark is still very much involved in the show, just behind the scenes.

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It’s been 11 months since Mark Harmon exited the long-running CBS series NCIS and now his name has finally been removed from the opening credits.

The 71-year-old actor was reportedly ready to leave the show after season 18, but agreed to return for season 19 in a limited capacity as the show was in danger of being canceled without him returning.

Mark only appeared in the first four episodes of season 19, but his name continued to be included in the credits.

Well, the 20th season just premiered and Mark‘s name has finally been removed. The first name in the credits now belongs to Sean Murray, who plays McGee.

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Mark Harmon addressed his exit from NCIS after 19 seasons for the first time.

The 70-year-old actor departed the show as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in October 2021, which was the beginning of season 19, and had not commented on his leaving the show until now.

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When you turn NCIS to watch a new episode, you’re most likely going to see Mark Harmon‘s face in the opening credits.

The 70-year-old actor departed the show as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in October 2021, which was the beginning of season 19.

Since then, fans have been questioning that if he’s not on the series any longer, why is he still in the opening credits?

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