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John Diehl

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.


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Born:
May 1, 1950 In Cincinnati - Ohio - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
95
First Appeared:
In the movie A Cry for Love 1980-10-20
Latest Project:
Movie Armageddon Time 2022-10-28
Known For
Poster of Forever
Poster of The Shield
Poster of Lost Souls
Poster of The West Wing
Filmography
Movie Armageddon Time Fred Trump 2022-10-28
Movie Out of the Wild Henry McBride 2017-12-05
Movie Forever Neil 2015-10-27
Movie A Long Way Off 2014-06-06
Movie Singularity Principle Jack Brenner 2013-03-13
Series Almost Human Edward Kennex 2013-11-17
Movie Apartment 1303 3D Detective 2012-12-06
Movie The Obama Effect Steve Warren 2012-07-13
Movie Natural Selection Abe 2011-03-13
Movie Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Rear Admiral Lawrence 2011-04-17
Movie Road to Nowhere Bobby Billings 2010-09-11
Movie Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas Sheriff Larabie 2009-09-01
Movie The Lucky Ones Tom Klinger 2008-09-26
Series Women's Murder Club Unknown 2007-10-12
Series Jericho Unknown 2006-09-20
Movie Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise Jerry Snyder 2006-04-30
Movie The House Is Burning Mr. Garson 2006-11-16
Series Friday Night Lights Richard Sherman 2006-10-03
Movie The Far Side of Jericho Cash Thornton 2006-12-10
Series Point Pleasant David Burke 2005-01-19
Movie Down in the Valley Steve 2005-05-13
Movie I Pass for Human Ex-husband 2004-03-21
Movie Land of Plenty Paul 2004-09-10
Movie Bookies Vincent 2003-01-20
Series Cold Case Unknown 2003-09-28
Series The Shield Unknown 2002-03-12
Movie Tully Mal "Mac" MacAvoy 2002-11-01
Movie Pearl Harbor Senior Doctor 2001-05-21
Movie Falling Like This Eddie Gallagher 2001-09-07
Movie Jurassic Park III Cooper 2001-07-18
Movie Fail Safe Col. Cascio 2000-04-09
Movie Lost Souls Henry Birdson 2000-10-13
Movie Purgatory Badger 1999-01-10
Series Get Real Unknown 1999-09-08
Series The West Wing Unknown 1999-09-22
Movie Anywhere but Here Jimmy 1999-11-12
Movie The Rat Pack Joe DiMaggio 1998-08-22
Movie Monument Ave. Digger 1998-09-25
Movie The Hi-Lo Country Les Birk 1998-12-30
Movie Casualties Polito 1997-04-15
Movie The End of Violence Lowell 1997-05-11
Movie Fire Down Below Frank Elkins 1997-09-05
Movie Most Wanted Police Captain 1997-10-10
Movie Managua 1996-04-09
Movie The Grave J.C. Cole 1996-01-18
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie A Time to Kill Tim Nunley 1996-07-24
Movie Foxfire Mr. Buttinger 1996-08-23
Movie Female Perversions Jake Rock 1996-11-21
Series The Pretender Unknown 1996-09-19
Movie Buffalo Girls Gen. Custer (1995) 1995-04-30
Series The Outer Limits Unknown 1995-03-26
Movie Amanda & the Alien Colonel Rosencrans 1995-08-20
Movie Mind Ripper Alex 1995-10-08
Movie Nixon Gordon Liddy 1995-12-22
Series JAG Unknown 1995-09-23
Movie Three Wishes Leland's Dad 1995-10-27
Movie Almost Dead Eddie Herbek 1994-03-20
Movie The Client Jack Nance 1994-07-20
Series ER Unknown 1994-09-19
Movie The New Age Lyle 1994-09-16
Movie Stargate Lieutenant Kawalsky 1994-10-28
Movie Remote Delbert McCoy 1993-09-22
Movie Falling Down Dad (Back Yard Party) 1993-02-26
Series The X-Files Unknown 1993-09-10
Movie The Paint Job Father 1993-09-30
Movie Gettysburg Pvt. Bucklin 1993-10-08
Movie Mo' Money Keith Heading 1992-07-24
Movie Mikey Neil Trenton 1992-11-12
Series Eddie Dodd Unknown 1991-03-12
Movie Kickboxer 2: The Road Back Jack 1991-01-30
Movie A Climate for Killing Wayne Paris 1991-07-18
Movie Whore Derelict 1991-06-21
Movie Motorama Phil 1991-09-10
Movie MadHouse Fred 1990-02-16
Movie The Dark Side of the Moon Philip Jennings 1990-05-30
Movie Glitz Teddy Magyk 1988-09-28
Movie Walker Stebbins 1987-12-04
Movie The Hanoi Hilton Murphy 1987-03-27
Series Beauty and the Beast Unknown 1987-09-25
Series L.A. Law Unknown 1986-09-15
Movie Angel The Killer 1984-04-19
Movie Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper Det. Larry Zito 1984-09-16
Series Miami Vice Det. Larry Zito 1984-09-16
Series Hunter Unknown 1984-09-18
Movie Joysticks Arnie 1983-03-04
Movie D.C. Cab Head Kidnapper 1983-12-16
Movie National Lampoon's Vacation Assistant Mechanic 1983-07-29
Movie The Ambush Murders Ferguson 1982-01-05
Movie Hysterical Taxi Driver 1982-12-22
Series Falcon Crest Unknown 1981-12-04
Series Hill Street Blues Unknown 1981-01-15
Movie Stripes Cruiser 1981-06-26
Movie A Cry for Love 1980-10-20
Movie Falling in Love Again Beaver (1940's) 1980-11-21