Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 1, 1950
Place of Birth:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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John Diehl
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Armageddon Time | Fred Trump |
| 2020 | La Sirena | Nino |
| 2020 | Serpent in the Bottle | Marvin Decker |
| 2017 | Out of the Wild | Henry McBride |
| 2016 | The North Star | Master Anderson |
| 2015 | Forever | Neil |
| 2014 | A Long Way Off | |
| 2013 | Singularity Principle | Jack Brenner |
| 2012 | Apartment 1303 3D | Detective |
| 2012 | The Obama Effect | Steve Warren |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe | Rear Admiral Lawrence |
| 2011 | Natural Selection | Abe |
| 2010 | Road to Nowhere | Bobby Billings |
| 2009 | Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas | Sheriff Larabie |
| 2009 | Follow the Prophet | Ted |
| 2008 | The Lucky Ones | Tom Klinger |
| 2006 | The House Is Burning | Mr. Garson |
| 2006 | The Far Side of Jericho | Cash Thornton |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Jerry Snyder |
| 2005 | Down in the Valley | Steve |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty | Paul |
| 2004 | I Pass for Human | Ex-husband |
| 2003 | Dragnet: Sticks and Stones | Dr. Rupert Miles |
| 2003 | Bookies | Vincent |
| 2002 | Tully | Mal "Mac" MacAvoy |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Cooper |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Senior Doctor |
| 2001 | Falling Like This | Eddie Gallagher |
| 2001 | The Zeros | Burl |
| 2000 | Fail Safe | Col. Cascio |
| 2000 | Lost Souls | Henry Birdson |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Jimmy |
| 1999 | Purgatory | Badger |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country | Les Birk |
| 1998 | Monument Ave. | Digger |
| 1998 | Amanda & the Alien | Colonel Rosencrans |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | Joe DiMaggio |
| 1997 | Most Wanted | Police Captain |
| 1997 | Casualties | Polito |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Lowell |
| 1997 | Female Perversions | Jake Rock |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below | Frank Elkins |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Tim Nunley |
| 1996 | The Grave | J.C. Cole |
| 1996 | Foxfire | Mr. Buttinger |
| 1996 | Managua | |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine | Deke |
| 1995 | Mind Ripper | Alex |
| 1995 | Three Wishes | Leland's Dad |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Gen. Custer (1995) |
| 1995 | Nixon | Gordon Liddy |
| 1994 | The New Age | Lyle |
| 1994 | Stargate | Lieutenant Kawalsky |
| 1994 | Almost Dead | Eddie Herbek |
| 1994 | The Client | Jack Nance |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Pvt. Bucklin |
| 1993 | Remote | Delbert McCoy |
| 1993 | Falling Down | Dad (Back Yard Party) |
| 1993 | The Paint Job | Father |
| 1992 | Mo' Money | Keith Heading |
| 1992 | Mikey | Neil Trenton |
| 1991 | Whore | Derelict |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Jack |
| 1991 | Motorama | Phil |
| 1991 | A Climate for Killing | Wayne Paris |
| 1990 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Philip Jennings |
| 1990 | MadHouse | Fred |
| 1990 | Cool Blue | Clayton |
| 1988 | Glitz | Teddy Magyk |
| 1987 | Walker | Stebbins |
| 1987 | The Hanoi Hilton | Murphy |
| 1987 | White of the Eye | Mr Dupree |
| 1985 | Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son | Detective Larry Zito |
| 1984 | Angel | The Killer |
| 1984 | Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper | Det. Larry Zito |
| 1983 | Joysticks | Arnie |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Assistant Mechanic |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Head Kidnapper |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders | Ferguson |
| 1982 | Hysterical | Taxi Driver |
| 1981 | Stripes | Cruiser |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Punk |
| 1980 | A Cry for Love | |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | Beaver (1940's) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dark Winds | B.J. Vines |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | John |
| 2017 | Snowfall | Colonel Robert McDonald |
| 2013 | Almost Human | Edward Kennex |
| 2012 | Scandal | Ray Dwyer |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Arthur Dunbar |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club | |
| 2006 | Jericho | Governor Trader |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights | Richard Sherman |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Isaac Keller |
| 2002 | The Shield | Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Doyle |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Mr. Lawson |
| 1999 | Get Real | Harris Forman |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Claypool |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Sheriff Delmont |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Albert foss |
| 1995 | JAG | Jack Raglan |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Joe |
| 1994 | ER | Johnson's Son |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Wilson Pinker Rawls |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Joe brady |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Chris |
| 1991 | Eddie Dodd | |
| 1988 | Monsters | Miles magnus |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night | John sevrance |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Kevin Delahanty |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Tim |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Larry Zito |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Gus Wallach |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues |