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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Armageddon Time | Fred Trump | 2022-10-28 |
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La Sirena | Nino | 2020-05-22 |
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Serpent in the Bottle | Marvin Decker | 2020-04-20 |
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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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The Obama Effect | Steve Warren | 2012-07-13 |
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Apartment 1303 3D | Detective | 2012-12-06 |
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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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Follow the Prophet | Ted | 2009-01-23 |
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Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas | Sheriff Larabie | 2009-09-01 |
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The Lucky Ones | Tom Klinger | 2008-09-26 |
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Jerry Snyder | 2006-04-30 |
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The House Is Burning | Mr. Garson | 2006-11-16 |
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The Far Side of Jericho | Cash Thornton | 2006-12-10 |
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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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Pearl Harbor | Senior Doctor | 2001-05-21 |
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The Zeros | Burl | 2001-03-10 |
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Jurassic Park III | Cooper | 2001-07-18 |
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Falling Like This | Eddie Gallagher | 2001-09-07 |
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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 Hi-Lo Country | Les Birk | 1998-12-30 |
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Monument Ave. | Digger | 1998-09-25 |
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The Rat Pack | Joe DiMaggio | 1998-08-22 |
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Female Perversions | Jake Rock | 1997-04-25 |
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Fire Down Below | Frank Elkins | 1997-09-05 |
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Casualties | Polito | 1997-04-15 |
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The End of Violence | Lowell | 1997-09-12 |
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Most Wanted | Police Captain | 1997-10-10 |
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Foxfire | Mr. Buttinger | 1996-08-23 |
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The Destiny of Marty Fine | Deke | 1996-03-16 |
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The Grave | J.C. Cole | 1996-01-18 |
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A Time to Kill | Tim Nunley | 1996-07-24 |
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Managua | 1996-04-09 | |
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Buffalo Girls | Gen. Custer (1995) | 1995-04-30 |
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Three Wishes | Leland's Dad | 1995-10-27 |
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Mind Ripper | Alex | 1995-10-08 |
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Nixon | Gordon Liddy | 1995-12-22 |
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Stargate | Lieutenant Kawalsky | 1994-10-28 |
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The Client | Jack Nance | 1994-07-20 |
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Almost Dead | Eddie Herbek | 1994-03-20 |
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The New Age | Lyle | 1994-09-16 |
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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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Falling Down | Dad (Back Yard Party) | 1993-02-26 |
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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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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Jack | 1991-01-30 |
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Whore | Derelict | 1991-06-21 |
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A Climate for Killing | Wayne Paris | 1991-07-18 |
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Motorama | Phil | 1991-09-10 |
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The Dark Side of the Moon | Philip Jennings | 1990-05-30 |
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MadHouse | Fred | 1990-02-16 |
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Glitz | Teddy Magyk | 1988-09-28 |
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Walker | Stebbins | 1987-12-04 |
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The Hanoi Hilton | Murphy | 1987-03-27 |
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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper | Det. Larry Zito | 1984-09-16 |
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Angel | The Killer | 1984-04-19 |
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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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National Lampoon's Vacation | Assistant Mechanic | 1983-07-29 |
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The Ambush Murders | Ferguson | 1982-01-05 |
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Hysterical | Taxi Driver | 1982-12-22 |
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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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Falling in Love Again | Beaver (1940's) | 1980-11-21 |
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A Cry for Love | 1980-10-20 |
