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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 9.913
Birthday 1950-05-01
Place of Birth Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As John Henry Diehl,
Jurassic Park III
2001

Jurassic Park III

The Hi-Lo Country
1998

The Hi-Lo Country

Land of Plenty
2004

Land of Plenty

A Time to Kill
1996

A Time to Kill

Angel
1984

Angel

The Dark Side of the Moon
1990

The Dark Side of the Moon

Stargate
1994

Stargate

Stripes
1981

Stripes

Whore
1991

Whore

Monument Ave.
1998

Monument Ave.

Anywhere but Here
1999

Anywhere but Here

Fail Safe
2000

Fail Safe

Down in the Valley
2005

Down in the Valley

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Mind Ripper
1995

Mind Ripper

The House Is Burning
2006

The House Is Burning

Mo' Money
1992

Mo' Money

Joysticks
1983

Joysticks

Most Wanted
1997

Most Wanted

Walker
1987

Walker

Road to Nowhere
2010

Road to Nowhere

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

The End of Violence
1997

The End of Violence

Lost Souls
2000

Lost Souls

Three Wishes
1995

Three Wishes

Motorama
1991

Motorama

The Hanoi Hilton
1987

The Hanoi Hilton

Falling Down
1993

Falling Down

Natural Selection
2011

Natural Selection

Mikey
1992

Mikey

The Obama Effect
2012

The Obama Effect

Apartment 1303 3D
2012

Apartment 1303 3D

Singularity Principle
2013

Singularity Principle

Almost Dead
1994

Almost Dead

Glitz
1988

Glitz

Amanda & the Alien
1995

Amanda & the Alien

The Ambush Murders
1982

The Ambush Murders

Remote
1993

Remote

Forever
2015

Forever

The Grave
1996

The Grave

A Long Way Off
2014

A Long Way Off

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983

National Lampoon's Vacation

Nixon
1995

Nixon

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Pearl Harbor
2001

Pearl Harbor

A Climate for Killing
1991

A Climate for Killing

Foxfire
1996

Foxfire

MadHouse
1990

MadHouse

Fire Down Below
1997

Fire Down Below

The Far Side of Jericho
2006

The Far Side of Jericho

Falling Like This
2001

Falling Like This

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Out of the Wild
2017

Out of the Wild

I Pass for Human
2004

I Pass for Human

The Client
1994

The Client

The North Star
2016

The North Star

The Zeros
2001

The Zeros

Hysterical
1982

Hysterical

Falling in Love Again
1980

Falling in Love Again

D.C. Cab
1983

D.C. Cab

Bookies
2003

Bookies

La Sirena
2020

La Sirena

Serpent in the Bottle
2020

Serpent in the Bottle

Managua
1996

Managua

The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996

The Destiny of Marty Fine

The Paint Job
1993

The Paint Job

The New Age
1994

The New Age

Purgatory
1999

Purgatory

Female Perversions
1996

Female Perversions

The Rat Pack
1998

The Rat Pack

Armageddon Time
2022

Armageddon Time

The Lucky Ones
2008

The Lucky Ones

A Cry for Love
1980

A Cry for Love

Buffalo Girls
1995

Buffalo Girls

Casualties
1997

Casualties

Tully
2002

Tully

Gettysburg
1993

Gettysburg

Escape from New York
1981

Escape from New York

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

L.A. Law
1986

L.A. Law

Cold Case
2003

Cold Case

Get Real
1999

Get Real

Women's Murder Club
2007

Women's Murder Club

The X-Files
1993

The X-Files

Almost Human
2013

Almost Human

Friday Night Lights
2006

Friday Night Lights

ER
1994

ER

Falcon Crest
1981

Falcon Crest

Point Pleasant
2005

Point Pleasant

Jericho
2006

Jericho

The Pretender
1996

The Pretender

Beauty and the Beast
1987

Beauty and the Beast

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

E! True Hollywood Story

Hill Street Blues
1981

Hill Street Blues

JAG
1995

JAG

The Outer Limits
1995

The Outer Limits

Eddie Dodd
1991

Eddie Dodd

Castle Rock
2018

Castle Rock

Without a Trace
2002

Without a Trace

Miami Vice
1984

Miami Vice

The West Wing
1999

The West Wing

Scandal
2012

Scandal

The Shield
2002

The Shield

Dark Winds
2022

Dark Winds

L.A. Law
1986

L.A. Law

Snowfall
2017

Snowfall

NYPD Blue
1993

NYPD Blue

Nash Bridges
1996

Nash Bridges

Cagney & Lacey
1982

Cagney & Lacey

Monsters
1988

Monsters

The John Larroquette Show
1993

The John Larroquette Show

Rizzoli & Isles
2010

Rizzoli & Isles

In the Heat of the Night
1988

In the Heat of the Night

Strong Medicine
2000

Strong Medicine