NCIS will have a full house of familiar TV faces for its holiday episode,
tvguidemagazine.com has learned exclusively. In addition to a visit from
Ralph "Pa Walton" Waite (who'll return as Gibbs' crusty dad, Jackson), the guest list will also include
Corey Reynolds (aka
The Closer's Sgt. David Gabriel, above) and
Joe Regalbuto (former newshound Frank Fontana from
Murphy Brown).
In the episode, entitled "Faith" (airing Dec. 15 at 8/7c on CBS), the
NCIS team investigates a potential hate crime after the military-man son of an ex-Colonel who's become a minister turns up dead. Regalbuto plays the reverend, while Reynolds is a naval chaplain who helps Gibbs and Co. try to crack the case.
Do you think
NCIS' holiday visitors are cause for celebration?