Birth Day: 1950-05-01
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage) -
As Billy -
As Fred Trump -
As Nino -
As Marvin Decker -
As Henry McBride -
As Master Anderson -
As Neil -
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As Jack Brenner -
As Steve Warren -
As Detective -
As Abe -
As Rear Admiral Lawrence -
As Bobby Billings -
As Ted -
As Sheriff Larabie -
As Tom Klinger -
As Mr. Garson -
As Cash Thornton -
As Frank Wyatt -
As Jerry Snyder -
As Steve -
As Paul -
As Ex-husband -
As Dr. Rupert Miles
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As Vincent -
As Mal "Mac" MacAvoy -
As Eddie Gallagher -
As Senior Doctor -
As Cooper -
As Burl -
As Col. Cascio -
As Henry Birdson -
As Badger -
As Jimmy -
As Digger -
As Joe DiMaggio -
As Les Birk -
As Colonel Rosencrans -
As Frank Elkins -
As Poe's Lawyer (uncredited) -
As Police Captain -
As Polito -
As Lowell -
As Jake Rock -
As Mr. Buttinger -
As Tim Nunley -
As Deke -
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As J.C. Cole -
As General Custer -
As Alex -
As Leland's Dad -
As Gordon Liddy -
As Lieutenant Kawalsky -
As Jack Nance -
As Lyle -
As Eddie Herbek -
As Dad (Back Yard Party) -
As Pvt. Bucklin -
As Delbert McCoy -
As Father -
As Neil Trenton -
As Keith Heading -
As Phil -
As Jack -
As Derelict -
As Wayne Paris -
As Philip Jennings -
As Fred -
As Clayton -
As Teddy Magyk -
As Mr Dupree -
As Stebbins -
As Murphy -
As The Killer -
As Det. Larry Zito -
As Assistant Mechanic -
As Arnie -
As Head Kidnapper -
As Ferguson -
As Taxi Driver -
As Leon Bernstein -
As Cruiser -
As Punk -
As Beaver (1940's) -