John Diehl

John Diehl

73 · Born: May 1, 1950

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Born May 1, 1950 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.

Career

2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Serpent in the Bottle as Marvin Decker
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2017
Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild as Henry McBride
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2016
The North Star
The North Star as Master Anderson
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2015
Forever
Forever as Neil
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2014
A Long Way Off
A Long Way Off
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2013
Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle as Jack Brenner
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Almost Human
Almost Human as Edward Kennex
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2012
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect as Steve Warren
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Apartment 1303 3D
Apartment 1303 3D as Detective
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2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe as Rear Admiral Lawrence
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Natural Selection
Natural Selection as Abe
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2010
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere as Bobby Billings
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2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas as Sheriff Larabie
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Follow the Prophet
Follow the Prophet as Ted
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2008
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones as Tom Klinger
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2007
Women's Murder Club
2006
The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho as Cash Thornton
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The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning as Mr. Garson
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise as Jerry Snyder
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Hidden Places
Hidden Places as Frank Wyatt
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Cold Case
Cold Case as Isaac Keller
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2005
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley as Steve
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant
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2004
I Pass for Human
I Pass for Human as Ex-husband
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Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty as Paul
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2003
Bookies
Bookies as Vincent
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Just Another Story
Just Another Story as Al
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Without a Trace
Without a Trace as Doyle
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2002
Tully
Tully as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
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The Shield
The Shield as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
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2001
The Zeros
The Zeros as Burl
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Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III as Cooper
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Falling Like This
Falling Like This as Eddie Gallagher
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2000
Fail Safe
Fail Safe as Col. Cascio
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Lost Souls
Lost Souls as Henry Birdson
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1999
Anywhere But Here
Anywhere But Here as Jimmy
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JAG
JAG as Jack Raglan
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1998
Snitch
Snitch as Digger
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The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country as Les Birk
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The X-Files
The X-Files as Wilson Pinker Rawls
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1997
Casualties
Casualties as Polito
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The End of Violence
The End of Violence as Lowell
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The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits as Joe
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1996
Ruby Jean and Joe
Ruby Jean and Joe as Harris Johnson
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Managua
Managua
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The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Destiny of Marty Fine as Deke
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The Grave
The Grave as J.C. Cole
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Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day as Pinchot
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Female Perversions
Female Perversions as Jake Rock
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1995
Three Wishes
Three Wishes as Leland's Dad
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Mind Ripper
Mind Ripper as Alex
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Amanda & the Alien
Amanda & the Alien as Colonel Rosencrans
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1994
Almost Dead
Almost Dead as Eddie Herbek
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Stargate
Stargate as Lieutenant Kawalsky
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1993
Remote
Remote as Delbert McCoy
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The Paint Job
The Paint Job as Father
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1992
Mikey
Mikey as Neil Trenton
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Mo' Money
Mo' Money as Keith Heading
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1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back as Jack
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Motorama
Motorama as Phil
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Trumpet #7
Trumpet #7 as Bud
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A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing as Wayne Paris
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1990
Madhouse
Madhouse as Fred
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The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon as Philip Jennings
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1989
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
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1988
Glitz
Glitz as Teddy Magyk
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1987
Walker
Walker as Stebbins
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1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice as Det. Larry Zito
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Angel
Angel as The Killer
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Miami Vice
Miami Vice as Larry Zito
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1983
Joysticks
Joysticks as Arnie
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1981
Stripes
Stripes as Cruiser
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2008
Dispatches from Nicaragua