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John Diehl
Actor, ProducerBorn May 1, 1950 (75 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2025 | Train Dreams · as Billy |
| 2022 | Armageddon Time · as Fred Trump |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Colonel Robert Mcdonald |
| 2016 | The North Star · as Master Anderson |
| 2015 | Forever · as Neil |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Almost Human (TV Series) · as Edward Kennex |
| 2013 | Singularity Principle · as Jack Brenner |
| 2012 | Apartment 1303 3D · as Detective |
| 2012 | The Obama Effect · as Steve Warren |
| 2012 | Swerve · as Samm |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) (TV Series) · as Ray Dwyer |
| 2012 | Gabe the Cupid Dog · as Roger |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe · as Rear Admiral Lawrence |
| 2011 | Natural Selection · as Abe |
| 2010 | Road to Nowhere · as Bobby Billings |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as Arthur Dunbar |
| 2009 | Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas · as Sheriff Larabie |
| 2009 | Mental (TV Series) · as Hank Crowley |
| 2009 | Follow the Prophet · as Ted |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Charlie Everett |
| 2008 | The Lucky Ones · as Tom Klinger |
| 2008 | Natural Disasters · as John |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The Far Side of Jericho · as Cash Thornton |
| 2006 | The House Is Burning · as Mr. Garson |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights (TV Series) · as Richard Sherman |
| 2006 | Jericho (2006) (TV Series) · as Governor Trader |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise · as Jerry Snyder |
| 2006 | Hidden Places · as Frank Wyatt |
| 2005 | Down in the Valley · as Steve |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty · as Paul |
| 2004 | I Pass for Human · as Ex-Husband |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco (TV Series) · as Junior Mcleod |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Isaac Keller |
| 2003 | Just Another Story · as Al |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet (TV Series) · as Dr. Rupert Miles |
| 2003 | Bookies · as Vincent |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Doyle |
| 2002 | The Shield (TV Series) · as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy |
| 2001 | The Guardian (TV Series) · as Fortunato |
| 2001 | Falling Like This · as Eddie Gallagher |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III · as Cooper |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor · as Senior Doctor |
| 2001 | The Zeros · as Burl |
| 2000 | Tully · as Mal "mac" Macavoy |
| 2000 | Lost Souls · as Henry Birdson |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Mr. Lawson |
| 2000 | Fail Safe · as Col. Cascio |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice (TV Series) · as Matt Curran |
| 1999 | Anywhere But Here · as Jimmy |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Claypool |
| 1999 | Get Real (TV Series) · as Harris Forman |
| 1999 | Purgatory · as Badger |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country · as Les Birk |
| 1998 | Monument Ave. · as Digger |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack · as Joe Dimaggio |
| 1997 | Most Wanted · as Police Captain |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | The End of Violence · as Lowell |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below · as Frank Elkins |
| 1997 | Con Air · as Poe's Lawyer |
| 1997 | Casualties · as Polito |
| 1996 | Female Perversions · as Jake Rock |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Toby 'the Wick' Wood |
| 1996 | The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as Sheriff Delmont |
| 1996 | Foxfire · as Mr. Buttinger |
| 1996 | Ruby Jean and Joe · as Harris Johnson |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill · as Tim Nunley |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Albert Foss |
| 1996 | Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day · as Pinchot |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine · as Deke |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man (TV Series) · as Nat Patchett |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Gordon Liddy |
| 1995 | Three Wishes · as Leland's Dad |
| 1995 | Mind Ripper · as Alex |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Jack Raglan |
| 1995 | Amanda & the Alien · as Colonel Rosencrans |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls · as Gen. Custer (1995) |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls (TV Series) · as General Custer |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 1995 | The Marshal (TV Series) · as Earl 'the Beast' Lipscomb |
| 1994 | Stargate · as Lieutenant Kawalsky |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Johnson's Son |
| 1994 | The New Age · as Lyle |
| 1994 | The Client · as Jack Nance |
| 1994 | Almost Dead · as Eddie Herbek |
| 1993 | South of Sunset (TV Series) · as Merlin |
| 1993 | Gettysburg · as Pvt. Bucklin |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Joe Brady |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Wilson Pinker Rawls |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show (TV Series) · as Chris |
| 1993 | Falling Down · as Dad (back Yard Party) |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Mo' Money · as Keith Heading |
| 1992 | The Paint Job · as Father |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine (TV Series) · as Concierge |
| 1991 | Motorama · as Phil |
| 1991 | A Climate for Killing · as Wayne Paris |
| 1991 | Whore · as Derelict |
| 1991 | Dark Justice (TV Series) · as Cavanaugh |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back · as Jack |
| 1990 | The Dark Side of the Moon · as Philip Jennings |
| 1990 | Madhouse · as Fred |
| 1989 | Cool Blue · as Clayton |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) · as Miles Magnus |
| 1988 | Glitz · as Teddy Magyk |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as John Sevrance |
| 1987 | Walker · as Stebbins |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) |
| 1987 | White of the Eye · as Mr Dupree |
| 1987 | The Hanoi Hilton · as Murphy |
| 1987 | Unsolved Mysteries (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Tim |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper · as Det. Larry Zito |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Larry Zito |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | City Limits · as Whitey |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab · as Head Kidnapper |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation · as Assistant Mechanic |
| 1983 | Joysticks · as Arnie |
| 1983 | The Family Tree (TV Series) · as The Intruder |
| 1982 | Hysterical · as Taxi Driver |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co. (TV Series) · as Gelson |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders · as Ferguson |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Gus Wallach |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Stripes · as Cruiser |
| 1981 | Escape from New York · as Punk |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again · as Beaver (1940's) |
| 1980 | |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War (TV Series) · as D.t. |