1950-05-01 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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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Train Dreams | Billy | 2025-11-05 |
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Armageddon Time | Fred Trump | 2022-10-28 |
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Serpent in the Bottle | Marvin Decker | 2020-04-20 |
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La Sirena | Nino | 2020-05-22 |
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Out of the Wild | Henry McBride | 2017-12-05 |
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The North Star | Master Anderson | 2016-03-01 |
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Forever | Neil | 2015-10-27 |
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A Long Way Off | 2014-06-06 | |
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Singularity Principle | Jack Brenner | 2013-03-13 |
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Apartment 1303 3D | Detective | 2012-12-06 |
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The Obama Effect | Steve Warren | 2012-07-13 |
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Natural Selection | Abe | 2011-03-13 |
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Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe | Rear Admiral Lawrence | 2011-04-17 |
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Road to Nowhere | Bobby Billings | 2010-09-11 |
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Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas | Sheriff Larabie | 2009-09-01 |
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Follow the Prophet | Ted | 2009-01-23 |
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The Lucky Ones | Tom Klinger | 2008-09-26 |
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The Far Side of Jericho | Cash Thornton | 2006-12-10 |
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The House Is Burning | Mr. Garson | 2006-11-16 |
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Jerry Snyder | 2006-04-30 |
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Down in the Valley | Steve | 2005-05-13 |
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I Pass for Human | Ex-husband | 2004-03-21 |
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Land of Plenty | Paul | 2004-09-10 |
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Dragnet: Sticks and Stones | Dr. Rupert Miles | 2003-03-30 |
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Bookies | Vincent | 2003-01-20 |
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Tully | Mal "Mac" MacAvoy | 2002-11-01 |
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The Zeros | Burl | 2001-03-10 |
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Falling Like This | Eddie Gallagher | 2001-09-07 |
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Jurassic Park III | Cooper | 2001-07-18 |
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Pearl Harbor | Senior Doctor | 2001-05-21 |
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Fail Safe | Col. Cascio | 2000-04-09 |
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Lost Souls | Henry Birdson | 2000-10-13 |
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Anywhere but Here | Jimmy | 1999-11-12 |
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Purgatory | Badger | 1999-01-10 |
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Amanda & the Alien | Colonel Rosencrans | 1998-02-01 |
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The Rat Pack | Joe DiMaggio | 1998-08-22 |
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Monument Ave. | Digger | 1998-09-25 |
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The Hi-Lo Country | Les Birk | 1998-12-30 |
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Most Wanted | Police Captain | 1997-10-10 |
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Casualties | Polito | 1997-04-15 |
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Fire Down Below | Frank Elkins | 1997-09-05 |
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Female Perversions | Jake Rock | 1997-04-25 |
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The End of Violence | Lowell | 1997-09-12 |
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The Grave | J.C. Cole | 1996-01-18 |
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The Destiny of Marty Fine | Deke | 1996-03-16 |
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Managua | 1996-04-09 | |
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A Time to Kill | Tim Nunley | 1996-07-24 |
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Foxfire | Mr. Buttinger | 1996-08-23 |
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Buffalo Girls | Gen. Custer (1995) | 1995-04-30 |
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Nixon | Gordon Liddy | 1995-12-22 |
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Mind Ripper | Alex | 1995-10-08 |
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Three Wishes | Leland's Dad | 1995-10-27 |
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The Client | Jack Nance | 1994-07-20 |
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The New Age | Lyle | 1994-09-16 |
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Stargate | Lieutenant Kawalsky | 1994-10-28 |
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Almost Dead | Eddie Herbek | 1994-03-20 |
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Falling Down | Dad (Back Yard Party) | 1993-02-26 |
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The Paint Job | Father | 1993-09-30 |
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Gettysburg | Pvt. Bucklin | 1993-10-08 |
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Remote | Delbert McCoy | 1993-09-22 |
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Mo' Money | Keith Heading | 1992-07-24 |
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Mikey | Neil Trenton | 1992-11-12 |
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Whore | Derelict | 1991-06-21 |
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Jack | 1991-01-30 |
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Motorama | Phil | 1991-09-10 |
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A Climate for Killing | Wayne Paris | 1991-07-18 |
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MadHouse | Fred | 1990-02-16 |
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The Dark Side of the Moon | Philip Jennings | 1990-05-30 |
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Cool Blue | Clayton | 1990-02-27 |
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Glitz | Teddy Magyk | 1988-09-28 |
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The Hanoi Hilton | Murphy | 1987-03-27 |
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Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’ | Detective Larry Zito | 1987-07-18 |
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Walker | Stebbins | 1987-12-04 |
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White of the Eye | Mr Dupree | 1987-06-19 |
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Angel | The Killer | 1984-04-19 |
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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper | Det. Larry Zito | 1984-09-16 |
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National Lampoon's Vacation | Assistant Mechanic | 1983-07-29 |
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Joysticks | Arnie | 1983-03-04 |
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D.C. Cab | Head Kidnapper | 1983-12-16 |
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Hysterical | Taxi Driver | 1982-12-22 |
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The Ambush Murders | Ferguson | 1982-01-05 |
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Stripes | Cruiser | 1981-06-26 |
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Escape from New York | Punk | 1981-05-23 |
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A Cry for Love | 1980-10-20 | |
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Falling in Love Again | Beaver (1940's) | 1980-11-21 |
