{"id":2164617,"date":"2025-11-18T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2164617"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:23:05","slug":"mark-harmons-ncis-guest-appearance-made-him-realize-how-much-he-misses-acting-amid-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mark-harmons-ncis-guest-appearance-made-him-realize-how-much-he-misses-acting-amid-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Harmon\u2019s \u2018NCIS\u2019 Guest Appearance \u2018Made Him Realize\u2019 How Much He Misses Acting Amid Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Four years after retiring from <em>NCIS<\/em>, <strong>Mark Harmon<\/strong> is ready to return to active duty, an insider reveals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, 74, played Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 18 years on the naval cop series before leaving in 2021. He recently reprised the role in a guest appearance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">CBS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt made him realize how much he misses being in front of the camera,\u201d says an insider. \u201cHe had such a wonderful time being back on set with everyone that he wants to do more acting and has even started looking at projects outside the <em>NCIS<\/em> universe. He wants to stretch himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;GARRETT PRESS\/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"686\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uDuRDNl.HCJp7RhjCQBSlw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY4NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_examiner_239\/789b508c2229be05991c2db5b85970f4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">GARRETT PRESS\/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Longtime wife <strong>Pam Dawber<\/strong>, 74, is thrilled. \u201cShe\u2019s the first to tell you she\u2019s glad he\u2019s getting out of the house again,\u201d says the insider. \u201cMark sits at home bored out of his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/mark-harmons-ncis-guest-appearance-made-him-realize-how-much-he-misses-acting-amid-retirement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Harmon\u2019s \u2018NCIS\u2019 Guest Appearance \u2018Made Him Realize\u2019 How Much He Misses Acting Amid Retirement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mark Harmon\u2019s \u2018NCIS\u2019 Guest Appearance \u2018Made Him Realize\u2019 How Much He Misses Acting Amid Retirement<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. 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