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John Diehl

John Diehl

Acting1950Cincinnati, 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.

Acting History

2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Train Dreams
as Billy
2022
Armageddon Time
as Fred Trump
Dark Winds
TVas B.J. Vines• 6 eps
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
as Marvin Decker
La Sirena
as Nino
2019
Castle Rock
TVas John• 1 eps
Snowfall
TVas Colonel Robert McDonald• 3 eps
2017
Out of the Wild
as Henry McBride
2016
The North Star
as Master Anderson
2015
Forever
as Neil
2014
Almost Human
TVas Edward Kennex• 1 eps
2013
Singularity Principle
as Jack Brenner
2012
Apartment 1303 3D
as Detective
The Obama Effect
as Steve Warren
Scandal
TVas Ray Dwyer• 1 eps
2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
Rizzoli & Isles
TVas Arthur Dunbar• 1 eps
2010
Road to Nowhere
as Bobby Billings
2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
as Sheriff Larabie
Friday Night Lights
TVas Richard Sherman• 2 eps
2008
The Lucky Ones
as Tom Klinger
2007
Cold Case
TVas Isaac Keller• 2 eps
Jericho
TVas Governor Trader• 1 eps
2006
The Far Side of Jericho
as Cash Thornton
Strong Medicine
TVas Mr. Lawson• 1 eps
2005
Point Pleasant
TVas David Burke
2004
I Pass for Human
as Ex-husband
2003
Bookies
as Vincent
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Dr. Rupert Miles
Without a Trace
TVas Doyle• 1 eps
2002
Tully
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
NYPD Blue
TVas Joe brady• 1 eps
The Guardian
TVas Fortunato• 1 eps
The Shield
TVas Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy• 8 eps
2001
Falling Like This
as Eddie Gallagher
The Zeros
as Burl
Pearl Harbor
as Senior Doctor
2000
Lost Souls
as Henry Birdson
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
Get Real
TVas Harris Forman• 1 eps
The West Wing
TVas Claypool• 2 eps
1999
Purgatory
as Badger
JAG
TVas Jack Raglan• 1 eps
The X-Files
TVas Wilson Pinker Rawls• 1 eps
1998
The Rat Pack
as Joe DiMaggio
Monument Ave.
as Digger
Amanda & the Alien
as Colonel Rosencrans
The Pretender
TVas Sheriff Delmont• 1 eps
1997
Fire Down Below
as Frank Elkins
Most Wanted
as Police Captain
Casualties
as Polito
Nash Bridges
TVas Albert foss• 1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Joe• 1 eps
1996
Female Perversions
as Jake Rock
Foxfire
as Mr. Buttinger
The Grave
as J.C. Cole
A Time to Kill
as Tim Nunley
ER
TVas Johnson's Son• 1 eps
Profiler
TVas Toby 'The Wick' Wood• 1 eps
1995
Nixon
as Gordon Liddy
Three Wishes
as Leland's Dad
Buffalo Girls
as Gen. Custer (1995)
1994
Almost Dead
as Eddie Herbek
Stargate
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
The Client
as Jack Nance
The John Larroquette Show
TVas Chris• 5 eps
L.A. Law
TVas Tim / Kevin Delahanty• 1 eps
1993
Falling Down
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
The Paint Job
as Father
Gettysburg
as Pvt. Bucklin
Remote
as Delbert McCoy
1992
Mo Money
as Keith Heading
Mikey
as Neil Trenton
1991
Motorama
as Phil
Whore
as Derelict
A Climate for Killing
as Wayne Paris
1990
MadHouse
as Fred
Cool Blue
as Clayton
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Philip Jennings
In the Heat of the Night
TVas John sevrance• 1 eps
1989
Falcon Crest
TVas Gus Wallach• 1 eps
1988
Glitz
as Teddy Magyk
Monsters
TVas Miles magnus• 1 eps
1987
Walker
as Stebbins
White of the Eye
as Mr Dupree
1984
Angel
as The Killer
Miami Vice
TVas Larry Zito• 51 eps
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Assistant Mechanic
Joysticks
as Arnie
D.C. Cab
as Head Kidnapper
1982
Hysterical
as Taxi Driver
Leon's Case
as Leon Bernstein
Cassie & Co.
TVas Gelson
1981
Stripes
as Cruiser
1980
Falling in Love Again
as Beaver (1940's)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/1/1950(75 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA