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<\/p>\nEarly in season 19, NCIS said goodbye to Mark Harmon\u2019s Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Harmon, 70, stepped down from TV\u2019s most-watched drama in October after appearing in over 400 episodes since 2003. And there\u2019s no guarantee he\u2019ll ever return.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, Gibbs\u2019 influence has remained, and his name is frequently mentioned. In terms of Harmon\u2019s influence on his co-stars, they\u2019ve confirmed what fans have long suspected about the NCIS star and executive producer.<\/p>\n
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Leroy Jethro Gibbs is Still An Important Character on \u2018NCIS\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n After finding peace in Alaska, Gibbs (Mark Harmon) said goodbye to McGee (Sean Murray) and the team in Season 19, Episode 4, \u201cGreat Wide Open.\u201d However, he remains an important part of NCIS. Harmon still appears in the opening credits and is the first character introduced each episode. Gibbs is frequently mentioned, most recently in the winter premiere episode, \u201cPledge of Allegiance.\u201d<\/p>\n For Years, Gibbs Had Kept a Secret.<\/strong><\/p>\n At the end of the episode, Vance (Rocky Carroll) disclosed that Gibbs had deposited $10,000 into McGee and Jimmy Palmer\u2019s (Brian Dietzen) accounts. He said, \u201cWelcome to the Leroy Jethro Gibbs College Scholarship Club, dedicated to his daughter, Kelly.\u201d Gibbs established a college fund for Kelly and continued to contribute to it even after her death, assisting many agents\u2019 families since then.<\/p>\n \u2018NCIS\u2019 Stars Discuss What it\u2019s Like To Collaborate With Mark Harmon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Harmon\u2019s popularity on the NCIS set matches his on-screen charisma. Portraying the authoritative Gibbs, he also acted as a mentor, echoing the character\u2019s wisdom. Co-star Murray, who has worked with Harmon since the beginning, has openly praised his mentorship in interviews.<\/p>\n Mark Harmon Made A \u2018Big Impression\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Murray reminisced about his teenage days on the set of \u201cHarts of the West\u201d where he co-starred with Harmon. Reflecting on Harmon\u2019s influence, Murray mentioned how Harmon, nearly a decade before their NCIS collaboration, left a lasting impression and even acted as a mentor to him.<\/p>\n Cote de Pablo played Ziva David on NCIS from seasons 3 to 11 and regarded Mark Harmon, who played Gibbs, as both a friend and mentor. Their friendship was described as \u201cforged in fire,\u201d with Harmon acting as a father figure for her. Michael Weatherly, who played Tony DiNozzo, commended Harmon\u2019s on-set manner, emphasizing his honest and personable attitude. Harmon\u2019s wife, Pam Dawber, shared these comments, emphasizing his desire to do the best for everyone and everything on set while maintaining a low ego.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Early in season 19, NCIS said goodbye to Mark Harmon\u2019s Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Harmon, 70, stepped down from TV\u2019s most-watched drama in October after appearing in over… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2776,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2774\/revisions\/2776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Mark Harmon has received a lot of praise from the cast of \u2018NCIS\u2019<\/h3>\n