The NCIS Episode You Forgot Starred Dean Norris From Breaking Bad

According to Cinema Blend, before he broke out as Hank in "Breaking Bad," actor Dean Norris popped up in the first season of "NCIS" as Gunnery Sergeant Vestman. Outsider confirms the episode, "My Other Left Foot," surrounds the discovery of a "severed leg" in a trash can, which is notably inscribed with the "Semper Fi' Marine Corps tattoo." Vestman "is in charge of the motor pool at a military base," but it transpires he actually knows Gibbs (Mark Harmon) from before, since the military leader was involved in a violent bar altercation that was broken up by the NCIS agent. However, Vestman has no connection to the missing limb, as it turns out. 

The long-running show is known for boasting great guest stars over the years, some of whom were on the cusp of their breakout moments, including Norris, whose "Breaking Bad" turn came just a few years later. His episode also featured a soon-to-be massive star in the form of "Lost" breakout Josh Holloway. Norris also reprised his most famous role in the hit "Breaking Bad" spin-off "Better Call Saul." 

He told Entertainment Weekly that bringing back Hank could only be done under the right circumstances, to honor the character and the show's fans alike. Norris explained, "Peter [Gould, co-creator] said that it would be really interesting and fun if Hank Schrader played some small role in the development of Saul Goodman. Which meant it was not gratuitous. It was there for a purpose."