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John M. Jackson

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Biography

Jackson was born in Baton Rouge on June 1st 1950. He attended the University of Texas during which he worked on oil rigs in…more

Born

6/1/1950, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (10)

Role
- JAG
  Rear Admiral Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Season 1-9)
  - S 9: Ep 23 Hail and Farewell (1)
    5/21/04
  - S 9: Ep 22 Trojan Horse
    5/14/04
  - S 9: Ep 21 Coming Home
    5/7/04
  - S 9: Ep 20 Fighting Words
    4/30/04
  - S 9: Ep 19 Hard Time
    4/2/04
  - + 134 More Credits
- JAG
  RAdm AJ Chegwidden (Season 1-9)
  - S 9: Ep 16 Persian Gulf
    2/20/04
- JAG
  R. Adm. Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Season 1-9)
  - S 9: Ep 15 Crash
    2/13/04
  - S 8: Ep 13 Standards of Conduct
    1/21/03
  - S 6: Ep 23 Mutiny
    5/15/01
  - S 6: Ep 22 Lifeline
    5/8/01
  - S 6: Ep 20 To Walk on Wings
    4/24/01
  - + 26 More Credits
- JAG
  R. Adm. Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Season 1- 9)
  - S 9: Ep 1 A Tangled Webb - Part II (4)
    9/26/03
  - S 5: Ep 12 Into the Breech
    1/11/00
- JAG
  R. Adm. Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Year 2 - 9)
  - S 6: Ep 21 Past Tense
    5/1/01
  - S 6: Ep 15 Iron Coffin
    2/20/01
- JAG
  RADM Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden
  - S 5: Ep 25 Surface Warfare
    5/23/00
  - S 5: Ep 7 Rogue
    11/9/99
- JAG
  Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Colonel's Wife
    11/16/99
- JAG
  Rear Admiral Albert Jethro Chegwidden (Seasons 1-9)
  - S 5: Ep 1 King of the Greenie Board (1)
    9/21/99
- From the Earth to the Moon
  Hal Deacon
- Switched at Birth (1991)
  Ernest Twigg
Recurring Role (11)

Role
- Bones
  Dep. Director Sam Cullen
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Graft in the Girl
    4/26/06
- Bones
  Dep. Dir. Sam Cullen
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Man with the Bone
    4/5/06
- JAG
  R. Adm. Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Year 2 - 9)
  - S 8: Ep 14 Each of Us Angels
    2/4/03
  - S 5: Ep 7 Rogue
    11/9/99
  - S 5: Ep 5 Front and Center
    10/19/99
  - S 5: Ep 1 King of the Greenie Board (1)
    9/21/99
  - S 4: Ep 17 Nobody's Child
    3/2/99
- JAG
  Capt. Chesborough (Chaplain)
  - S 8: Ep 14 Each of Us Angels
    2/4/03
- JAG
  Cmdr. Norris
  - S 6: Ep 23 Mutiny
    5/15/01
- JAG
  R. Adm. Albert Jethro "AJ" Chegwidden (Season 1-9)
  - S 5: Ep 16 Boomerang (2)
    2/15/00
- JAG
  CPO Burns
  - S 5: Ep 11 Ghosts of Christmas Past
    12/14/99
- JAG
  Adm. AJ Chegwidden
  - S 1: Ep 17 Black Ops
    4/10/96
- JAG
  Adm. A.J. Chegwidden
  - S 1: Ep 16 High Ground
    4/3/96
  - S 1: Ep 15 Hemlock
    3/27/96
  - S 1: Ep 14 Smoked
    3/20/96
- Wiseguy
  Daryl Elias
  - S 2: Ep 12 White Noise
    2/15/89
  - S 2: Ep 4 Last of the True Believers
    11/16/88
  - S 2: Ep 3 Revenge of the Mud People
    11/9/88
  - S 2: Ep 2 School of Hard Knox
    11/2/88
  - S 2: Ep 1 Going Home
    10/26/88
  - + 4 More Credits
- JAG
  Rear Adm. Chegwidden
  - S 1: Ep 22 Skeleton Crew
Guest Star (25)

Role
- Private Practice
  Carl Davis
  - S 5: Ep 21 Drifting Back
    5/8/12
- Castle
  Rod Halstead
  - S 4: Ep 1 Rise
    9/19/11
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Russell Huntley
  - S 10: Ep 12 Long Ball
    1/21/10
- Knight Rider
  Gus
  - S 1: Ep 11 Day Turns Into Knight
    1/14/09
- Grey's Anatomy
  Kevin Covington
  - S 4: Ep 14 The Becoming
    5/8/08
- Jericho
  Ambassador Sam Travis
  - S 2: Ep 7 Patriots and Tyrants
    3/25/08
  - S 2: Ep 7 Patriots and Tyrants (Alternative Ending)
- Without a Trace
  Quentin Richards
  - S 6: Ep 12 Article 32
    1/17/08
- Standoff
  Tobin Jensen
  - S 1: Ep 15 Lie to Me
    6/29/07
- Bones
  FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Superhero in the Alley
    2/8/06
- Bones
  Sam Cullen
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Woman in the Car
    2/1/06
- Bones
  Deputy Cullen
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Man on Death Row
    11/22/05
- Ghost Whisperer
  Miles Jensen
  - S 1: Ep 9 Voices
    11/18/05
- Bones
  FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/13/05
- NCIS
  R. Adm. Albert Jethro Chegwidden
  - — Navy NCIS: The Beginning
    10/21/03
- Party of Five
  Major Chase W. Holbrook
  - S 3: Ep 22 Leap of Faith
    3/5/97
  - S 2: Ep 7 Where There's Smoke
    11/15/95
- Dark Skies
  Congressman Charles Pratt
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Awakening (1)
    9/21/96
- Sisters
  Detective Blake
  - S 6: Ep 11 A Tough Act to Follow
    12/9/95
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Sheriff McMillan
  - S 42: Ep 1 An American Story
    11/29/92
- Northern Exposure
  Larry Coe, (a.k.a. Bob: the Chimney Sweep)
  - S 3: Ep 14 Burning Down the House
    2/3/92
- Shannon's Deal
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 8 Trouble
    5/21/91
- Disneyland
  Ray Devlin
  - S 34: Ep 7 Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon (1)
    11/19/89
- Probe
  Police Detective
  - S 1: Ep 4 Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You
    3/24/88
- Probe
  Decker
  - S 1: Ep 4 Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You
    3/24/88
- Beauty and the Beast
  Laine Keller
  - S 1: Ep 11 An Impossible Silence
    12/18/87
- MacGyver
  Police Sergeant
  - S 2: Ep 14 Birth Day
    2/2/87

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Trivia
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- The M in John M Jackson does not stand for anything. John was forced to add the M to distinguish himself from other John Jacksons when he registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
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- John played football throughout high school. He joined the football team when he attended the University of Texas, but a knee injury ended any hopes of a career as a football player.
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- Years before he became a part of the JAG cast, John played Captain West in A Few Good Men (1992). This was only a minor role, but he took part of the character into his latter role as Admiral Chegwidden in JAG.
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- John M. Jackson: I've found that, from a writing standpoint, much of the best writing is for people who are not the hero.
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- Chuck Carrington: John M. Jackson is a 6'3", 50-year-old bald man who acts like an 8-year-old. He is a comedian. He's always the center of attention. He's a big kid, and for me it's been great. Almost every scene I have done is with him. He has a great personality, and he's a joy for all of us to work with.
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- John M. Jackson: I can honestly say that my son is a friend of mine. That's a hard thing to do. It's like teaching. You want to get a good rapport with your students, but there's a line that can't be crossed. If you do cross it, the roles get gray and you don't have the same ability to teach.
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