who plays the character of jason gideon on criminal minds?
In Rossiâs first appearance on Criminal Minds, he shoots a duck â which was very intentional and symbolic, since Gideon was a bird enthusiast. 24. Mandy Patinkin left the show due to trauma. Mandy Patinkin, who played Jason Gideon, left Criminal Minds because he was disturbed by the content of the show. The actor went on to state that he regretted signing up for the role in the first place and had no idea the series would be so gruesome. 23. Ironically, his character gets killed off