John Diehl

76, from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Artwork for Pearl HarborImage of John Diehl

Biography

John Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor, particularly 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.

Timeline

2025Aged 75

  • Poster for John Candy: I Like Me

    Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)

  • Poster for Train Dreams

    Billy

2022Aged 72

  • Poster for Armageddon Time

    Fred Trump

2020Aged 70

  • Poster for Serpent in the Bottle

    Marvin Decker

  • Poster for La Sirena

    Nino

2019Aged 69

2017Aged 67

  • Poster for Out of the Wild

    Henry McBride

2016Aged 66

  • Poster for The North Star

    Master Anderson

2015Aged 65

  • Poster for Forever

    Neil

2014Aged 64

  • Poster for A Long Way Off

    (Unknown)

2013Aged 63

  • Poster for Singularity Principle

    Jack Brenner

2012Aged 62

  • Poster for The Obama Effect

    Steve Warren

  • Poster for Apartment 1303 3D

    Detective

2011Aged 61

  • Poster for Natural Selection

    Abe

  • Poster for Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

    Rear Admiral Lawrence

2010Aged 60

  • Poster for Road to Nowhere

    Bobby Billings

2009Aged 59

  • Poster for Follow the Prophet

    Ted

  • Poster for Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

    Sheriff Larabie

2008Aged 58

  • Poster for The Lucky Ones

    Tom Klinger

2006Aged 56

  • Poster for Hidden Places

    Frank Wyatt

  • Poster for Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

    Jerry Snyder

  • Poster for The House Is Burning

    Mr. Garson

  • Poster for The Far Side of Jericho

    Cash Thornton

2005Aged 55

  • Poster for Down in the Valley

    Steve

2004Aged 54

  • Poster for I Pass for Human

    Ex-husband

  • Poster for Land of Plenty

    Paul

2003Aged 53

2002Aged 52

  • Poster for Tully

    Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

2001Aged 51

  • Poster for The Zeros

    Burl

  • Poster for Pearl Harbor

    Senior Doctor

  • Poster for Jurassic Park III

    Cooper

  • Poster for Falling Like This

    Eddie Gallagher

2000Aged 50

  • Poster for Fail Safe

    Col. Cascio

  • Poster for Lost Souls

    Henry Birdson

1999Aged 49

  • Poster for Purgatory

    Badger

  • Poster for Anywhere but Here

    Jimmy

1998Aged 48

  • Poster for Amanda & the Alien

    Colonel Rosencrans

  • Poster for The Rat Pack

    Joe DiMaggio

  • Poster for Monument Ave.

    Digger

  • Poster for The Hi-Lo Country

    Les Birk

1997Aged 47

  • Poster for Casualties

    Polito

  • Poster for Con Air

    Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Fire Down Below

    Frank Elkins

  • Poster for The End of Violence

    Lowell

  • Poster for Most Wanted

    Police Captain

1996Aged 46

  • Poster for The Grave

    J.C. Cole

  • Poster for The Destiny of Marty Fine

    Deke

  • Poster for Managua

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for A Time to Kill

    Tim Nunley

  • Poster for Foxfire

    Mr. Buttinger

  • Poster for Female Perversions

    Jake Rock

1995Aged 45

  • Poster for Buffalo Girls

    General Custer

  • Poster for Mind Ripper

    Alex

  • Poster for Three Wishes

    Leland's Dad

  • Poster for Nixon

    Gordon Liddy

1994Aged 44

  • Poster for Almost Dead

    Eddie Herbek

  • Poster for The Client

    Jack Nance

  • Poster for The New Age

    Lyle

  • Poster for Stargate

    Lieutenant Kawalsky

1993Aged 43

  • Poster for Falling Down

    Dad (Back Yard Party)

  • Poster for Remote

    Delbert McCoy

  • Poster for The Paint Job

    Father

  • Poster for Gettysburg

    Pvt. Bucklin

1992Aged 42

  • Poster for Mo' Money

    Keith Heading

  • Poster for Mikey

    Neil Trenton

1991Aged 41

  • Poster for Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

    Jack

  • Poster for Whore

    Derelict

  • Poster for A Climate for Killing

    Wayne Paris

  • Poster for Motorama

    Phil

1990Aged 40

  • Poster for MadHouse

    Fred

  • Poster for Cool Blue

    Clayton

  • Poster for The Dark Side of the Moon

    Philip Jennings

1988Aged 38

  • Poster for Glitz

    Teddy Magyk

1987Aged 37

  • Poster for The Hanoi Hilton

    Murphy

  • Poster for White of the Eye

    Mr Dupree

  • Poster for Walker

    Stebbins

1984Aged 34

  • Poster for Angel

    The Killer

  • Poster for Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

    Det. Larry Zito

1983Aged 33

  • Poster for Joysticks

    Arnie

  • Poster for National Lampoon's Vacation

    Assistant Mechanic

  • Poster for D.C. Cab

    Head Kidnapper

1982Aged 32

  • Poster for Leon's Case

    Leon

  • Poster for The Ambush Murders

    Ferguson

  • Poster for Hysterical

    Taxi Driver

1981Aged 31

  • Poster for Escape from New York

    Punk

  • Poster for Stripes

    Cruiser

1980Aged 30

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