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John Diehl
Actor
Born May 1, 1950 (72 years)
John Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor, particularly 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
| 2022 | Five Days at Memorial (TV Series) · as Frank Minyard |
| 2022 | Dark Winds (TV Series) · as B.J. Vines |
| 2020 | Serpent in the Bottle · as Marvin Decker |
| 2019 | Out of the Wild · as Henry McBride |
| 2018 | Castle Rock (TV Series) · as John |
| 2017 | Snowfall (2017) (TV Series) · as Colonel McDonald |
| 2016 | The North Star · as Master Anderson |
| 2015 | Forever · as Neil |
| 2014 | A Long Way Off · as Unknown |
| 2013 | Singularity Principle · as Jack Brenner |
| 2013 | Almost Human (TV Series) · as Edward Kennex |
| 2012 | The Obama Effect · as Steve Warren |
| 2012 | Gabe the Cupid Dog · as Roger |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) (TV Series) · as Ray Dwyer |
| 2012 | Apartment 1303 3D · as Detective |
| 2011 | Natural Selection · as Abe |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe · as Rear Admiral Lawrence |
| 2010 | Road to Nowhere · as Bobby Billings |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as Arthur Dunbar |
| 2009 | Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas · as Sheriff Larabie |
| 2009 | Follow the Prophet · as Ted |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Charlie Everett |
| 2009 | Mental (TV Series) · as Hank Crowley |
| 2008 | Natural Disasters · as John |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2007 | The Lucky Ones · as Tom Klinger |
| 2006 | The House Is Burning · as Mr. Garson |
| 2006 | The Far Side of Jericho · as Cash Thornton |
| 2006 | Hidden Places · as Frank Wyatt |
| 2006 | Jericho (2006) (TV Series) · as Governor Trader |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights (TV Series) · as Richard Sherman |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise · as Jerry Snyder |
| 2005 | Down in the Valley · as Steve |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty · as Paul |
| 2003 | Bookies · as Vincent |
| 2003 | Just Another Story · as Al |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet (TV Series) · as Dr. Rupert Miles |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Isaac Keller |
| 2002 | The Shield (TV Series) · as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Doyle |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III · as Cooper |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor · as Senior Doctor |
| 2001 | Dead Last (TV Series) · as Richard Stengler |
| 2001 | The Guardian (TV Series) · as Fortunato |
| 2000 | Tully · as Mal 'Mac' MacAvoy |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice (TV Series) · as Matt Curran |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Mr. Lawson |
| 2000 | Fail Safe · as Col. Cascio |
| 2000 | Lost Souls · as Henry Birdson |
| 1999 | Anywhere But Here · as Jimmy |
| 1999 | Purgatory · as Badger |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Claypool |
| 1999 | Get Real (TV Series) · as Harris Forman |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country · as Les Birk |
| 1998 | Monument Ave. · as Digger |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack · as Joe DiMaggio |
| 1997 | Con Air · as Poe's Lawyer |
| 1997 | Most Wanted · as Police Captain |
| 1997 | The End of Violence · as Lowell Lewis |
| 1997 | Managua · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Casualties · as Polito |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below · as Frank Elkins |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill · as Tim Nunley |
| 1996 | Foxfire · as Mr. Buttinger |
| 1996 | The Grave · as J.C. Cole |
| 1996 | Female Perversions · as Jake Rock |
| 1996 | Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day · as Pinchot |
| 1996 | Ruby Jean and Joe · as Harris Johnson |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Albert Foss |
| 1996 | The Pretender (TV Series) · as Sheriff Delmont |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Toby 'The Wick' Wood |
| 1995 | Mind Ripper · as Alex |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Gordon Liddy |
| 1995 | Three Wishes · as Leland's Dad |
| 1995 | Amanda & the Alien · as Colonel Rosencrans |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Jack Raglan |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls (TV Series) · as Gen. Custer (1995) |
| 1994 | Stargate · as Lieutenant Kawalsky |
| 1994 | The Client · as Jack Nance |
| 1994 | The New Age · as Lyle |
| 1994 | Almost Dead · as Eddie Herbek |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Johnson's Son |
| 1993 | Gettysburg · as Private Bucklin |
| 1993 | Falling Down · as Dad (Back Yard Party) |
| 1993 | Remote · as Delbert McCoy |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Joe Brady |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Wilson Pinker Rawls |
| 1992 | Mo' Money · as Keith Heading |
| 1992 | Mikey · as Neil Trenton |
| 1992 | The Paint Job · as Father |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back · as Jack |
| 1991 | Motorama · as Phil |
| 1991 | A Climate for Killing · as Wayne Paris |
| 1991 | Whore · as Derelict |
| 1991 | Dark Justice (TV Series) · as Cavanaugh |
| 1990 | The Dark Side of the Moon · as Unknown |
| 1990 | Madhouse · as Fred |
| 1989 | Cool Blue · as Clayton |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as John Sevrance |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) · as Miles Magnus |
| 1987 | Walker · as Stebbins |
| 1987 | The Hanoi Hilton · as Murphy |
| 1987 | Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Kevin Delahanty |
| 1985 | Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son · as Det. Larry Zito |
| 1984 | City Limits · as Whitey |
| 1984 | Hunter (TV Series) · as Bank Robber |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Det. Larry Zito |
| 1983 | Angel · as Billy Killer Boy |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation · as Assistant Mechanic |
| 1983 | Joysticks · as Arnie |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab · as Head Kidnapper |
| 1982 | Hysterical · as Taxi Driver |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders · as Ferguson |
| 1981 | Escape from New York · as Punk |
| 1981 | Stripes · as Cruiser |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again · as Beaver (1940's) |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War (TV Series) · as D.T. |