Mark Harmon is an American movie actor andtelevision, on the account of which such famous films as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Freaky Friday", "First Daughter". The most famous of his television work is the series "Marine Police: Special Department", in which he played the main role.
The biography of Mark Harmon began in 1951 inthe city of Burbank (California). His mother was a famous actress and artist Alice Knox, and her father is a professional player in American football, Tom Harmon. Besides Mark, there were two other children in the family - Christine and Kelly. Christine made a career as an artist, and Kelly worked as an actress and model for a long time.
After graduating from high school, the young man enteredUniversity of California, where he was a quarterback football team. After college, Mark Harmon planned to make a career in the advertising field. He started working as a merchandiser, but soon realized that this occupation was not for him. So I decided to try myself as an actor.
Harmon first appeared on the screen in 1975, playing in one of the episodes of the series "Critical Case." This was followed by another role of the second plan in the police serial "Adam-12".
The debut of Mark Harmon in the feature filmwas held in 1978. It's about the western Alan Pakula "Approach rider." The actor played a small role Billy Joe Menert. Harmon's partners in the frame were Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jim Davis. The picture was commercially successful for its time. Cash gathering amounted to 44 million dollars.
The following year, the actor was approved for the roleLarry Simpson in the film-catastrophe "Prisoners of Poseidon". The film was directed by Irwin Allen, who worked a lot in this genre. The project "Prisoners of Poseidon" did not have such success, if we compare it with the previous films of the director. The painting was not awarded serious awards.
In the 80's and 90's, the actor made a lot of acting,but there were mainly secondary roles. The most famous films of Mark Harmon at that time were the western "Wyatt Earp", in which he played along with Kevin Costner, the drama "Signs of Repentance", the comedy "The Last Supper". In 1998 he performed a supporting role in the drama "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Terry Gilliam. The director picked up a strong cast for the picture. The main roles went to Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. The film deserved the approval of critics, but in commercial terms was unsuccessful.
One of the most famous works of Harmon - the roleRyan in the fantastic comedy "Freaky Friday", based on the book of the same name by Mai Rogers. His partners in the frame were Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. The picture became a box-office hit, having collected at the box office 160 million dollars with a modest budget of 20 million. From the film critics, the film also received only positive reviews.
Another noteworthy project involving the actor is the teenage comedy The First Daughter, in which he played President James Foster.
The first permanent work in the television series for Mark Harmon was the role of Dwayne in the criminal drama "240-Roberts." The series consisted of only 16 episodes, of which Harmon played at 13.
From 1983 to 1986 years.the actor regularly appeared in the medical series "St. Elsver", on which he worked together with Denzel Washington. This picture was popular in the US and awarded many prestigious film awards, including several Emmy awards. From 1991 to 1993 Harmon manifested himself in the crime drama "Reasonable doubt".
The most famous work in televisionfilmography Mark Harmon - television series "Naval Police: Special Department", in which he played the role of Leroy's agent Jethro Gibbs. His character appeared in all fourteen seasons of the series. For this role, the actor was awarded the "People's Choice Awards." The show was watched by more than 20 million viewers around the world, making it one of the most successful projects in the history of American television.
To the great success in the Harmon film industrymoonlighting as a joiner. These skills were very useful to him during the work on the series "Naval Police", as his character liked to make wooden boats in his spare time.
In 1987, Mark Harmon married actress PamDowber. The couple had children, Sean Thomas Harmon and Christian Harmon. The eldest son followed in the footsteps of his parents. Already now the young man actively shows himself in the actor's field. Many critics noticed the boy's talent.
