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John Diehl
John Diehl

John Diehl

ActingBorn May 1, 1950 (age 76)Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

John Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American character actor with over 150 credits to his name in film and television. He is best known for his roles as Charles Kawalsky in the 1994 film Stargate, Det. Larry Zito on the 1980s cop show Miami Vice, Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy on The Shield, and as "the Cruiser" in Stripes. His other notable roles include Pvt. Bucklin, the spokesman of the 2nd Maine mutineers in Gettysburg, Cooper in Jurassic Park III (2001), as G. Gordon Liddy in the Oliver Stone movie Nixon, the Klansman informant ("Mickey Mouse") in A Time to Kill, and as Keith, a credit card company supervisor in Mo Money. He also appeared as the spirit of Harley Earl in a series of commercials for Buick. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1968. For a time, he flirted with a professional boxing career, leaving Miami Vice to pursue it.

Filmography

2025
Train Dreams

as Billy

Movie
2025
John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)

Movie
2022
Armageddon Time

as Fred Trump

Movie
2022
Dark Winds

as B.J. Vines

TV
2020
La Sirena

as Nino

Movie
2020
Serpent in the Bottle

as Marvin Decker

Movie
2018TV
2017
Out of the Wild

as Henry McBride

Movie
2017
Snowfall

as Colonel Robert McDonald

TV
2016
The North Star

as Master Anderson

Movie
2015
Forever

as Neil

Movie
2013
Almost Human

as Edward Kennex

TV
2013
Singularity Principle

as Jack Brenner

Movie
2012
Apartment 1303 3D

as Detective

Movie
2012
The Obama Effect

as Steve Warren

Movie
2012
Scandal

as Ray Dwyer

TV
2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

as Rear Admiral Lawrence

Movie
2011Movie
2010
Road to Nowhere

as Bobby Billings

Movie
2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Arthur Dunbar

TV
2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

as Sheriff Larabie

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Lie to Me

as Charlie Everett

TV
2008
The Lucky Ones

as Tom Klinger

Movie
2006
The Far Side of Jericho

as Cash Thornton

Movie
2006Movie
2006
Friday Night Lights

as Richard Sherman

TV
2006
Jericho

as Governor Trader

TV
2006Movie
2006
Hidden Places

as Frank Wyatt

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Point Pleasant

as David Burke

TV
2004Movie
2004
I Pass for Human

as Ex-husband

Movie
2003
Cold Case

as Isaac Keller

TV
2003
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

as Dr. Rupert Miles

Movie
2003
Bookies

as Vincent

Movie
2002
Tully

as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

Movie
2002TV
2002
The Shield

as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy

TV
2001
The Guardian

as Fortunato

TV
2001
Falling Like This

as Eddie Gallagher

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Senior Doctor

Movie
2001
The Zeros

as Burl

Movie
2000
Lost Souls

as Henry Birdson

Movie
2000
Strong Medicine

as Mr. Lawson

TV
2000
Fail Safe

as Col. Cascio

Movie
1999Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Claypool

TV
1999
Get Real

as Harris Forman

TV
1999
Purgatory

as Badger

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Monument Ave.

as Digger

Movie
1998
The Rat Pack

as Joe DiMaggio

Movie
1998
Amanda & the Alien

as Colonel Rosencrans

Movie
1997
Most Wanted

as Police Captain

Movie
1997Movie
1997
Fire Down Below

as Frank Elkins

Movie
1997
Con Air

as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)

Movie
1997
Casualties

as Polito

Movie
1996
Female Perversions

as Jake Rock

Movie
1996
Profiler

as Toby 'The Wick' Wood

TV
1996
The Pretender

as Sheriff Delmont

TV
1996
Foxfire

as Mr. Buttinger

Movie
1996
A Time to Kill

as Tim Nunley

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Nash Bridges

as Albert foss

TV
1996
The Grave

as J.C. Cole

Movie
1995
Nixon

as Gordon Liddy

Movie
1995
Three Wishes

as Leland's Dad

Movie
1995Movie
1995
JAG

as Jack Raglan

TV
1995
Buffalo Girls

as Gen. Custer (1995)

Movie
1995TV
1994
Stargate

as Lieutenant Kawalsky

Movie
1994
ER

as Johnson's Son

TV
1994Movie
1994
The Client

as Jack Nance

Movie
1994
Almost Dead

as Eddie Herbek

Movie
1993
Gettysburg

as Pvt. Bucklin

Movie
1993
The Paint Job

as Father

Movie
1993
Remote

as Delbert McCoy

Movie
1993
NYPD Blue

as Joe brady

TV
1993
The X-Files

as Wilson Pinker Rawls

TV
1993
Falling Down

as Dad (Back Yard Party)

Movie
1992
Mikey

as Neil Trenton

Movie
1992
Mo' Money

as Keith Heading

Movie
1991
Motorama

as Phil

Movie
1991
A Climate for Killing

as Wayne Paris

Movie
1991
Whore

as Derelict

Movie
1990
The Dark Side of the Moon

as Philip Jennings

Movie
1990
Cool Blue

as Clayton

Movie
1990
MadHouse

as Fred

Movie
1988
Monsters

as Miles Magnus

TV
1988
Glitz

as Teddy Magyk

Movie
1988
In the Heat of the Night

as John sevrance

TV
1987
Walker

as Stebbins

Movie
1987
Beauty and the Beast

as Vernon Toulane

TV
1987
White of the Eye

as Mr Dupree

Movie
1987Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Kevin Delahanty

TV
1986
L.A. Law

as Tim

TV
1984Movie
1984
Miami Vice

as Larry Zito

TV
1984
Angel

as The Killer

Movie
1983
D.C. Cab

as Head Kidnapper

Movie
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation

as Assistant Mechanic

Movie
1983
Joysticks

as Arnie

Movie
1982
Hysterical

as Taxi Driver

Movie
1982
Cassie & Co.

as Gelson

TV
1982Movie
1982
Leon's Case

as Leon Bernstein

Movie
1981
Falcon Crest

as Gus Wallach

TV
1981
Stripes

as Cruiser

Movie
1981Movie
1980
Falling in Love Again

as Beaver (1940's)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 1, 1950
Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity1.3