• Jon Hamm in The Unit

    From Chris Abraham@chris@gerriscorp.com to rec.arts.tv on Sat Sep 19 19:09:18 2026
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    When was someone going to tell me that this TV show existed. I am deep=20 enough in that a baby-faced Jon Hamm plays a Leftist anti-war professor!

    Jon Hamm played Wilson James, a recurring character in five episodes of=
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    the CBS military drama series The Unit during Season 2 (2006=E2=80=932007).=
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    portrayed a civilian researcher who mostly shared scenes with characters=20 Tiffy and Mack Gerhardt, notably appearing in the episode Bait. This role=
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    was a crucial final gig for Hamm as a working actor. He actually filmed=20
    his arc on The Unit right after shooting the pilot for Mad Men, while=20
    still waiting to find out if AMC would pick up the show.

    What a wonderful easter egg and surprise. It's like finding popular actors=
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    doing debuts and early roles in Buffy and Supernatural as well as Friends,=
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    etc.
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@dtravel@sonic.net to rec.arts.tv on Sun Sep 20 10:27:25 2026
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    On 9/19/2026 4:09 PM, Chris Abraham wrote:
    When was someone going to tell me that this TV show existed. I am deep enough in that a baby-faced Jon Hamm plays a Leftist anti-war professor!

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358316/
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