11 Actors Were Considered to Play Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ‘NCIS’ Before Mark Harmon (There Are 2 Oscar Winners On The List!)

It’s hard to picture anyone other than Mark Harmon playing the role of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, but he almost didn’t play the role!The 73-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 recent 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