Making The Cut
One thing is super clear, Mark Harmon was born to play Leroy Jethro Gibbs. However Donald P. Bellisario wasn’t convinved. At the time, Bellisario imagined Gibbs would have a “flinty type with a strong sense of honor and respect for the military.” He didn’t think this sounded like Harmon. His opinion immediately changed when he saw Harmon on The West Wing as Secret Service Agent Simon Donovan. Even the co-executive producer Charles Floyd Johnson said, “We all looked at that work. And everybody said, ‘He’s Gibbs.'”
Making The Cut
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