Biography
A former star quarterback at UCLA, Harmon began acting in the mid-1970s, landing roles on various television series and in the occasional feature film prior to landing the plum role of Dr. Robert Caldwell on the acclaimed medical drama "St. Elsewhere" (NBC, 1982-88). Initially St. Eligius' resident ladies man, Harmon took a tremendous career risk when Caldwell later became the first main character on network television to be diagnosed with …
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Career Milestones
2004 | Starred as the U.S. President in the comedy "Chasing Liberty" | |
2003 | Cast as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the naval-themed CBS crime drama, "NCIS" | |
2003 | Played the fiance' to Jamie Lee Curtis' character in "Freaky Friday" | |
2000 | Cast in the Anne DeSalvo drama "The Amati Girls" | |
1999 | Featured in the family drama "I'll Remember April," which starred Haley Joel Osment | |
1998 | Had a memorable cameo in the feature "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" | |
1996 | Joined the cast of the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" | |
1995 | Starred in and produced the short-lived ABC detective series "Charlie Grace" | |
| Co-starred with Marlee Matlin in the NBC series "Reasonable Doubts" | ||
1989 | Starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor in a TV remake of "Sweet Bird of Youth" (NBC) | |
1987 | First leading role in a feature film, "Summer School" | |
1987 | Played recurring role of Sam Crawford, suitor to Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) in the ABC comedy-drama "Moonlighting" | |
1986 | Played image-changing role of serial killer Ted Bundy in the two-part NBC TV-movie "The Deliberate Stanger" | |
1986 | Named PEOPLE magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" | |
| Played Dr. Robert Caldwell on the popular, hospital-set NBC drama, "St. Elsewhere" | ||
| Played Fielding Carlyle on the NBC primetime soap "Flamingo Road" | ||
1979 | Co-starred in the ABC series "240 Robert" | |
1978 | Starred in the CBS drama series "Sam", as the human half of a man-dog police team | |
1978 | Feature film debut in "Comes a Horseman" | |
1978 | TV miniseries debut, "Centennial" (NBC) | |
1977 | earned Emmy nomination for TV-movie debut as a crippled soldier in "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" (ABC) | |
1974 | TV acting debut in the syndicated "Ozzie's Girls" | |
Awards
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The West Wing |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Chicago Hope |
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Reasonable Doubts |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Reasonable Doubts |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in After the Promise |
1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in The Deliberate Stranger |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By a Supporting Actor In a Comedy or Drama Special in Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years |