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John Diehl

John Diehl

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.

Birthday: 1950-05-01

Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Also known as: John Henry Diehl, جان دی‌یل

The New Age
The New Age

1994-09-16

Lyle

Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III

2001-07-18

Cooper

The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country

1998-12-30

Les Birk

Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty

2004-09-10

Paul

The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon

1990-05-30

Philip Jennings

Stargate
Stargate

1994-10-28

Lieutenant Kawalsky

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill

1996-07-24

Tim Nunley

Angel
Angel

1984-04-19

The Killer

Stripes
Stripes

1981-06-26

Cruiser

Monument Ave.
Monument Ave.

1998-09-25

Digger

Whore
Whore

1991-06-21

Derelict

Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here

1999-11-12

Jimmy

Fail Safe
Fail Safe

2000-04-09

Col. Cascio

Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley

2005-05-13

Steve

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

2009-09-01

Sheriff Larabie

Mind Ripper
Mind Ripper

1995-10-08

Alex

The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning

2006-11-16

Mr. Garson

Mo' Money
Mo' Money

1992-07-24

Keith Heading

Most Wanted
Most Wanted

1997-10-10

Police Captain

Joysticks
Joysticks

1983-03-04

Arnie

Purgatory
Purgatory

1999-01-10

Badger

Walker
Walker

1987-12-04

Stebbins

Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere

2010-09-11

Bobby Billings

Casualties
Casualties

1997-04-15

Polito

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

2011-04-17

Rear Admiral Lawrence

The End of Violence
The End of Violence

1997-09-12

Lowell

Three Wishes
Three Wishes

1995-10-27

Leland's Dad

Motorama
Motorama

1991-09-10

Phil

The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton

1987-03-27

Murphy

Natural Selection
Natural Selection

2011-03-13

Abe

Tully
Tully

2002-11-01

Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

Mikey
Mikey

1992-11-12

Neil Trenton

Apartment 1303 3D
Apartment 1303 3D

2012-12-06

Detective

The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect

2012-07-13

Steve Warren

Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle

2013-03-13

Jack Brenner

Almost Dead
Almost Dead

1994-03-20

Eddie Herbek

Glitz
Glitz

1988-09-28

Teddy Magyk

Amanda & the Alien
Amanda & the Alien

1998-02-01

Colonel Rosencrans

Lost Souls
Lost Souls

2000-10-13

Henry Birdson

Gettysburg
Gettysburg

1993-10-08

Pvt. Bucklin

Female Perversions
Female Perversions

1997-04-25

Jake Rock

The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack

1998-08-22

Joe DiMaggio

Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time

2022-10-28

Fred Trump

The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones

2008-09-26

Tom Klinger

Remote
Remote

1993-09-22

Delbert McCoy

The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders

1982-01-05

Ferguson

A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love

1980-10-20

Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls

1995-04-30

Gen. Custer (1995)

Escape from New York
Escape from New York

1981-05-23

Punk

Forever
Forever

2015-10-27

Neil

The Grave
The Grave

1996-01-18

J.C. Cole

National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation

1983-07-29

Assistant Mechanic

A Long Way Off
A Long Way Off

2014-06-06

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

2003-03-30

Dr. Rupert Miles

Falling Down
Falling Down

1993-02-26

Dad (Back Yard Party)

Nixon
Nixon

1995-12-22

Gordon Liddy

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

1984-09-16

Det. Larry Zito

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor

2001-05-21

Senior Doctor

A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing

1991-07-18

Wayne Paris

Foxfire
Foxfire

1996-08-23

Mr. Buttinger

MadHouse
MadHouse

1990-02-16

Fred

Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below

1997-09-05

Frank Elkins

The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho

2006-12-10

Cash Thornton

Falling Like This
Falling Like This

2001-09-07

Eddie Gallagher

Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild

2017-12-05

Henry McBride

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006-04-30

Jerry Snyder

I Pass for Human
I Pass for Human

2004-03-21

Ex-husband

The Client
The Client

1994-07-20

Jack Nance

The North Star
The North Star

2016-03-01

Master Anderson

The Zeros
The Zeros

2001-03-10

Burl

Hysterical
Hysterical

1982-12-22

Taxi Driver

Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again

1980-11-21

Beaver (1940's)

D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab

1983-12-16

Head Kidnapper

Bookies
Bookies

2003-01-20

Vincent

La Sirena
La Sirena

2020-05-22

Nino

Serpent in the Bottle
Serpent in the Bottle

2020-04-20

Marvin Decker

Managua
Managua

1996-04-09

The Paint Job
The Paint Job

1993-09-30

Father

Follow the Prophet
Follow the Prophet

2009-01-23

Ted

Cool Blue
Cool Blue

1990-02-27

Clayton

White of the Eye
White of the Eye

1987-06-19

Mr Dupree

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

1985-09-27

Detective Larry Zito