John Diehl
Born May 01, 1950 (Age: 75)
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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.
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
Armageddon Time
2022
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as Fred Trump
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Age: 72
A Long Way Off
2014
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as
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Age: 64
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
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as Detective
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Age: 62
Natural Selection
2011
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as Abe
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Age: 60
Road to Nowhere
2010
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as Bobby Billings
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Age: 60
Down in the Valley
2005
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as Steve
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Age: 55
Tully
2002
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as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
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Age: 52
Jurassic Park III
2001
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as Cooper
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Age: 51
Pearl Harbor
2001
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as Senior Doctor
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Age: 51
Lost Souls
2000
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as Henry Birdson
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Age: 50
Fail Safe
2000
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as Col. Cascio
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Age: 49
Anywhere but Here
1999
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as Jimmy
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Age: 49
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
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as Les Birk
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Age: 48
Most Wanted
1997
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as Police Captain
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Age: 47
The End of Violence
1997
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as Lowell
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Age: 47
Fire Down Below
1997
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as Frank Elkins
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Age: 47
Foxfire
1996
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as Mr. Buttinger
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Age: 46
A Time to Kill
1996
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as Tim Nunley
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Age: 46
Nixon
1995
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as Gordon Liddy
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Age: 45
Three Wishes
1995
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as Leland's Dad
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Age: 45
Stargate
1994
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as Lieutenant Kawalsky
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Age: 44
The Client
1994
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as Jack Nance
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Age: 44
Gettysburg
1993
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as Pvt. Bucklin
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Age: 43
Falling Down
1993
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as Dad (Back Yard Party)
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Age: 42
Mo' Money
1992
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as Keith Heading
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Age: 42
Motorama
1991
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as Phil
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Age: 41
Whore
1991
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as Derelict
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Age: 41
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
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as Jack
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Age: 40
Walker
1987
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as Stebbins
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Age: 37
The Hanoi Hilton
1987
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as Murphy
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Age: 36
D.C. Cab
1983
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as Head Kidnapper
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Age: 33
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
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as Assistant Mechanic
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Age: 33
Joysticks
1983
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as Arnie
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Age: 32
Leon's Case
1982
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as Leon Bernstein
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Age: 31
Stripes
1981
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as Cruiser
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Age: 31
Escape from New York
1981
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as Punk
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Age: 31