Actor Ralph Waite, Father On 'Waltons,' Dies At 85 : The Two-Way More recently, Waite had a recurring role on the CBS hit NCIS — as the father of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Mark ...

In the episode, Gibbs traveled to his hometown after he learned that his father, Jackson Gibbs, had died. The legendary The ...

Here are 32 stars who appeared in episodes of NCIS. (Image credit: CBS) Billy Dee Williams. If fans ever wondered why Gibbs (Mark Harmon) had the first name Jethro, they learned why in Season 10 ...

Waite sadly died in February 2014 aged 85 and the NCIS season 11 finale was written to him as a tribute to the actor. In Honor Thy Father, Gibbs learnt Jackson had died from a stroke and the ...

He is only the third actor to play the character, after Mark Harmon and his son Sean, who stepped into the role originated by his dad on the original NCIS when young Gibbs was needed.

NCIS finales usually include big explosions or chasing down a season-long villain. Season 11 ends on a more somber note as Gibbs (Mark Harmon) puts his father Jackson Gibbs to rest, and the ...

Actor Austin Stowell is now playing Gibbs, which might be hard for some NCIS fans to accept. NCIS: Origins cast adds another piece Robert Taylor has joined the NCIS: Origins cast as Jackson Gibbs.

As per TVLine, the Australian actor will play the recurring guest star role of Jackson Gibbs, the "hard-nosed father of one-day NCIS team leader Jethro". What to Read Next ...

NCIS has featured a multitude of cast members over the years but some fans of the long-running CBS series want to know about the actor behind Leroy Gibbs' father Jackson.