For ten seasons, JAG meant crisp dress whites, roaring fighter jets and a courtroom where every case had a twist. The show premiered on NBC on September 23, 1995. The network let it go after one season, but CBS picked it up as a midseason replacement in January 1997. That second chance turned into 227 episodes and a run that lasted until April 2005.
Creator Donald P. Bellisario mixed military law with mystery and a slow-burn romance that viewers followed for years. The show also launched the NCIS franchise, which means its fingerprints are still all over CBS today. One member of the JAG family is no longer with us, and his story comes first. Here is where everyone else landed, saving the two leads for last.
Is Trevor Goddard Still Alive?
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Trevor Goddard joined JAG in 1998 as Lt. Cmdr. Mic Brumby, an Australian naval officer on exchange who became Harm’s rival for Mac’s affection. He appeared in 42 episodes through 2001. Fans of action movies already knew him as Kano in Mortal Kombat, and he also played T. Ray in Deep Rising.
Goddard built his career on an Australian persona, but he was actually born in Croydon, England. His father revealed the truth at his son’s wake in Los Angeles after his son’s death. His final film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, was released weeks after he died. He played the pirate Grapple.
Sadly, Trevor Goddard was found dead at his North Hollywood home on June 8, 2003. He was 40. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Los Angeles County coroner later determined that he died of an overdose of heroin, cocaine and prescription drugs. He was born on October 14, 1962, so today would have been his 64th birthday.
Is Andrea Parker Still Alive?
Andrea Parker was the original female lead of JAG. She played Kate Pike in the two-part pilot, then returned for a few guest spots after the producers recast the role of Harm’s partner. Losing that part turned out to be a lucky break. Parker went straight to NBC’s The Pretender, where she spent four seasons as the icy Miss Parker and became a fan favorite.
She later starred in the ABC comedy Less than Perfect and recurred on Desperate Housewives. Younger viewers know her as Jessica DiLaurentis on Pretty Little Liars. Andrea Parker was born on March 8, 1969, which makes her 57 today. She has kept a low profile since her last major series in the mid-2010s.
Is Tracey Needham Still Alive?
Tracey Needham replaced Parker for the first full season, playing Lt. Meg Austin. Before JAG, she was already familiar to TV families as Paige Thatcher on Life Goes On. When CBS revived the show in 1997, the character was written out and Needham moved on.
She landed a starring role as Inspector C.D. DeLorenzo on Lifetime’s The Division and stayed for 66 episodes. Guest spots on CSI, Criminal Minds and Veronica Mars followed. Needham married actor Tommy Hinkley in 1995, and the couple later settled in Colorado, where she grew up. Tracey Needham was born on March 28, 1967. She is 59.
Is Chuck Carrington Still Alive?
Chuck Carrington played Petty Officer Jason Tiner, the eager yeoman who guarded Admiral Chegwidden’s door. He appeared in more than 100 episodes between 1997 and 2003, which made Tiner one of the most familiar faces in the JAG office.
After the show, the Lynchburg, Virginia, native had a guest role on NBC’s Surface and co-starred in the 2007 thriller The List. He has largely stepped away from the screen since then. Chuck Carrington was born on May 24, 1968, and he is 58 today.
Is Susan Haskell Still Alive?
Susan Haskell arrived in 1998 as Lt. Cmdr. Jordan Parker, a Navy psychiatrist who dated Harm. The storyline ended in heartbreak when the character was killed off. Soap fans already adored Haskell from One Life to Live, where she played Marty Saybrooke.
That role earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards, one for supporting actress in 1994 and one for lead actress in 2009. She is married to her former co-star Thorsten Kaye, and they have two daughters. Susan Haskell was born in Toronto on June 10, 1968. She is 58.
Is John M. Jackson Still Alive?
As Rear Admiral A.J. Chegwidden, John M. Jackson was the gruff, fair-minded boss every JAG lawyer answered to. He played the role from 1996 until the admiral retired in 2004. The Baton Rouge native uses his middle initial because another John Jackson was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild.
After JAG, he played FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen on Bones and appeared in the film Gifted. He also put the admiral’s uniform back on, playing Chegwidden on NCIS and in six episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles in 2017 and 2018. His son, Conor Jackson, played in Major League Baseball. John M. Jackson was born on June 1, 1950. He is 76.
Is Steven Culp Still Alive?
Steven Culp played Clayton Webb, the slippery CIA officer who kept turning up in Harm’s cases. He appeared in 41 episodes between 1997 and 2004. The writers even “killed” Webb in a season finale, only to bring him back in the next premiere.
Culp has been working steadily ever since. He played Rex Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives and House Speaker Jeff Haffley on The West Wing. More recently he appeared on Bosch, The Rookie: Feds and Suits: LA. In September 2025, he joined several old castmates for a reunion photo in Hollywood. Steven Culp was born on December 3, 1955. He is 70.
Is Scott Lawrence Still Alive?
Scott Lawrence joined the show as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner, a sharp attorney who became a series regular in the final season. You may also have heard him without knowing it. Lawrence has voiced Darth Vader in a string of Star Wars video games, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
His screen career is busier than ever. He appeared in Avatar and The Social Network, then played General Curtleigh on Hulu’s Paradise in 2025. According to What’s on Netflix, he joined season four of The Lincoln Lawyer, which premiered in February 2026. He plays Judge Lionel Stone. Scott Lawrence was born on September 27, 1963, and he turned 63 last month.
Is Zoe McLellan Still Alive?
Zoe McLellan joined in 2001 as Petty Officer Jennifer Coates, a young sailor who found her footing at JAG headquarters. She was promoted to series regular for the final season. The role opened doors quickly.
She played Lisa George on ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money and then spent two seasons as Special Agent Meredith Brody on NCIS: New Orleans. Later she joined season two of Designated Survivor. Her last screen credit was a 2019 TV movie, and she has stayed out of the public eye since. Zoe McLellan was born on November 6, 1974. She is 51.
Is Karri Turner Still Alive?
Karri Turner played Harriet Sims, the warm-hearted officer who married Bud Roberts. Their on-screen family became the emotional center of the office, and Turner stayed with the show from 1997 until the end.
Off camera, she has spent years entertaining the troops. She had completed 13 USO tours as of 2012, including trips to Iraq. After a break from acting, she returned in 2020 for two episodes of NCIS. She was also part of the September 2025 reunion. Karri Turner was born on December 21, 1966. She is 59 and will turn 60 this December.
Is Patrick Labyorteaux Still Alive?
Patrick Labyorteaux was there almost from the beginning. He played Bud Roberts, the earnest junior officer who grew into a seasoned attorney over ten seasons. Classic TV fans first met him as Andy Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. While on JAG, he also voiced Flash Thompson on Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
He reprised Bud on NCIS, most recently in 2022, and played a congressman on For All Mankind. He has been married to producer Tina Albanese since 1998, and they have a son. Labyorteaux posted the reunion photo with Catherine Bell, Culp, Turner and Dana Sparks in 2025. According to Parade, he joked, “How did I age and everyone else stayed the same????” Patrick Labyorteaux was born on July 22, 1965. He is 61.
Is Catherine Bell Still Alive?
Catherine Bell joined in season two as Marine Maj. Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie, and the will-they-won’t-they pull between Mac and Harm kept fans hooked for nine years.
After JAG, she found two more long-running homes. She played Denise Sherwood on Lifetime’s Army Wives and starred as Cassie Nightingale in Hallmark’s Good Witch films and series from 2008 to 2021. She has also spoken openly about her thyroid cancer diagnosis, which she turned into years of advocacy. In 2019, she reunited with her old co-star on NCIS: Los Angeles.
When fans saw the 2025 JAG cast reunion, Bell answered Labyorteaux’s joke by teasing that the rest of them were coloring their hair. Catherine Bell was born on August 14, 1968, and she is 58. Fans still marvel at how little she seems to have changed.
Is David James Elliott Still Alive?
David James Elliott anchored all ten seasons as Cmdr. Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr., the Navy pilot turned lawyer. The Canadian actor met his match off screen too. He married actress Nanci Chambers in 1992, and she played Lt. Loren Singer on the show. The couple has two children.
Elliott kept busy after the finale. He starred on Close to Home and GCB, then played John Wayne in the 2015 film Trumbo. In 2019, he put Harm’s uniform back on for a three-episode arc on NCIS: Los Angeles. According to TVLine, he starred as Sheriff Wayne Cypress in Syfy’s supernatural drama Revival in 2025.
David James Elliott was born on September 21, 1960, so he turned 66 last month. Nearly three decades after Harm first climbed into a cockpit, Elliott is still taking leading roles. With most of the cast healthy, working and still close enough to get together, fans keep asking the same question in the comments: is it finally time for a reunion movie?