John Diehl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, 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.
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Filmography
Train Dreams
Movie · as Billy
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie · as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Armageddon Time
Movie · as Fred Trump
Dark Winds
TV · as B.J. Vines · 6 eps
La Sirena
Movie · as Nino
Serpent in the Bottle
Movie · as Marvin Decker
Gary's Walk
Movie · as Gary
Castle Rock
TV · as John · 1 ep
Out of the Wild
Movie · as Henry McBride
Snowfall
TV · as Colonel Robert McDonald · 3 eps
The North Star
Movie · as Master Anderson
Forever
Movie · as Neil
A Long Way Off
Movie
Singularity Principle
Movie · as Jack Brenner
Almost Human
TV · as Edward Kennex · 1 ep
Apartment 1303 3D
Movie · as Detective
The Obama Effect
Movie · as Steve Warren
Scandal
TV · as Ray Dwyer · 1 ep
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Movie · as Rear Admiral Lawrence
Natural Selection
Movie · as Abe
Road to Nowhere
Movie · as Bobby Billings
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Arthur Dunbar · 1 ep
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Movie · as Sheriff Larabie
Follow the Prophet
Movie · as Ted
Lie to Me
TV · as Charlie Everett · 1 ep
The Lucky Ones
Movie · as Tom Klinger
Women's Murder Club
TV · 1 ep
The House Is Burning
Movie · as Mr. Garson
The Far Side of Jericho
Movie · as Cash Thornton
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Movie · as Jerry Snyder
Hidden Places
Movie · as Frank Wyatt
Jericho
TV · as Governor Trader · 1 ep
Friday Night Lights
TV · as Richard Sherman · 2 eps
Down in the Valley
Movie · as Steve
Point Pleasant
TV · as David Burke · 7 eps
Land of Plenty
Movie · as Paul
I Pass for Human
Movie · as Ex-husband
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Movie · as Dr. Rupert Miles
Bookies
Movie · as Vincent
Cold Case
TV · as Isaac Keller · 2 eps
Tully
Movie · as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
The Shield
TV · as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy · 8 eps
Without a Trace
TV · as Doyle · 1 ep
Jurassic Park III
Movie · as Cooper
Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Senior Doctor
Falling Like This
Movie · as Eddie Gallagher
The Zeros
Movie · as Burl
The Guardian
TV · as Fortunato · 1 ep
Fail Safe
Movie · as Col. Cascio
Lost Souls
Movie · as Henry Birdson
Strong Medicine
TV · as Mr. Lawson · 1 ep
Anywhere but Here
Movie · as Jimmy
Purgatory
Movie · as Badger
Get Real
TV · as Harris Forman · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Claypool · 2 eps
The Hi-Lo Country
Movie · as Les Birk
Monument Ave.
Movie · as Digger
Amanda & the Alien
Movie · as Colonel Rosencrans
The Rat Pack
Movie · as Joe DiMaggio
Most Wanted
Movie · as Police Captain
Casualties
Movie · as Polito
The End of Violence
Movie · as Lowell
Fire Down Below
Movie · as Frank Elkins
Con Air
Movie · as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
A Time to Kill
Movie · as Tim Nunley
Female Perversions
Movie · as Jake Rock
The Grave
Movie · as J.C. Cole
Foxfire
Movie · as Mr. Buttinger
Managua
Movie
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Movie · as Deke
The Pretender
TV · as Sheriff Delmont · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Nash Bridges
TV · as Albert foss · 1 ep
Profiler
TV · as Toby 'The Wick' Wood · 1 ep
Mind Ripper
Movie · as Alex
Three Wishes
Movie · as Leland's Dad
Buffalo Girls
Movie · as General Custer
Nixon
Movie · as Gordon Liddy
JAG
TV · as Jack Raglan · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
The New Age
Movie · as Lyle
Stargate
Movie · as Lieutenant Kawalsky
Almost Dead
Movie · as Eddie Herbek
The Client
Movie · as Jack Nance
ER
TV · as Johnson's Son · 1 ep
Gettysburg
Movie · as Pvt. Bucklin
Remote
Movie · as Delbert McCoy
Falling Down
Movie · as Dad (Back Yard Party)
The Paint Job
Movie · as Father
The X-Files
TV · as Wilson Pinker Rawls · 1 ep
NYPD Blue
TV · as Joe brady · 1 ep
The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Chris · 5 eps
Mo' Money
Movie · as Keith Heading
Mikey
Movie · as Neil Trenton
Whore
Movie · as Derelict
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Movie · as Jack
Motorama
Movie · as Phil
A Climate for Killing
Movie · as Wayne Paris
Eddie Dodd
TV · 1 ep
The Dark Side of the Moon
Movie · as Philip Jennings
MadHouse
Movie · as Fred
Cool Blue
Movie · as Clayton
Glitz
Movie · as Teddy Magyk
In the Heat of the Night
TV · as John sevrance · 1 ep
Monsters
TV · as Miles Magnus · 1 ep
Walker
Movie · as Stebbins
The Hanoi Hilton
Movie · as Murphy
White of the Eye
Movie · as Mr Dupree
Beauty and the Beast
TV · as Vernon Toulane · 1 ep
L.A. Law
TV · as Kevin Delahanty, Tim · 1 ep
Angel
Movie · as The Killer
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Movie · as Det. Larry Zito
Miami Vice
TV · as Larry Zito · 51 eps
Joysticks
Movie · as Arnie
National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie · as Assistant Mechanic
D.C. Cab
Movie · as Head Kidnapper
The Ambush Murders
Movie · as Ferguson
Hysterical
Movie · as Taxi Driver
Leon's Case
Movie · as Leon
Cagney & Lacey
TV · 1 ep
Cassie & Co.
TV · as Gelson · 1 ep
Stripes
Movie · as Cruiser
Escape from New York
Movie · as Punk
Falcon Crest
TV · as Gus Wallach · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
A Cry for Love
Movie
Falling in Love Again
Movie · as Beaver (1940's)