Mark Harmon

Thomas 'Mark Harmon' (qv) was born on September 2, 1951, in Burbank, California, to football player and broadcaster 'Tom Harmon' (qv) and actress and artist 'Elyse Knox' (qv) (née Kornbrath). Harmon played college football and found success as one of TV's hunkiest actors. While many of his roles have relied on good looks, Harmon was impressive on _St. Elsewhere (1982)_ (qv) as the suave doctor who contracted AIDS.His sisters are 'Kelly Harmon' (qv), the Tic Tac model; and 'Kristin Harmon' (qv), a painter and ex-wife of musician 'Ricky Nelson' (qv). He is the uncle of musicians 'Matthew Nelson' (qv) and 'Gunnar Nelson' (qv) of the band Nelson, and actress 'Tracy Nelson' (qv). In 1987, Harmon and his wife, actress 'Pam Dawber' (qv), sued his sister 'Kristin Harmon' (qv), for custody of her youngest son, Sam.::Ray Hamel