John Diehl
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 1, 1950 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2025 | Train DreamsBilly | |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like MeSelf - Actor, Stripes (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Armageddon TimeFred Trump | |
| 2022 | Dark WindsB.J. Vines | |
| 2020 | La SirenaNino | |
| 2020 | Serpent in the BottleMarvin Decker | |
| 2018 | Castle RockJohn | |
| 2017 | Out of the WildHenry McBride | |
| 2017 | SnowfallColonel Robert McDonald | |
| 2016 | The North StarMaster Anderson | |
| 2015 | ForeverNeil | |
| 2014 | A Long Way Off | |
| 2013 | Singularity PrincipleJack Brenner | |
| 2013 | Almost HumanEdward Kennex | |
| 2012 | Apartment 1303 3DDetective | |
| 2012 | The Obama EffectSteve Warren | |
| 2012 | ScandalRay Dwyer | |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam AxeRear Admiral Lawrence | |
| 2011 | Natural SelectionAbe | |
| 2010 | Road to NowhereBobby Billings | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & IslesArthur Dunbar | |
| 2009 | Drifter: Henry Lee LucasSheriff Larabie | |
| 2009 | Follow the ProphetTed | |
| 2008 | The Lucky OnesTom Klinger | |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club | |
| 2006 | The House Is BurningMr. Garson | |
| 2006 | The Far Side of JerichoCash Thornton | |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in ParadiseJerry Snyder | |
| 2006 | JerichoGovernor Trader | |
| 2006 | Friday Night LightsRichard Sherman | |
| 2005 | Down in the ValleySteve | |
| 2005 | Point PleasantDavid Burke | |
| 2004 | Land of PlentyPaul | |
| 2004 | I Pass for HumanEx-husband | |
| 2003 | Dragnet: Sticks and StonesDr. Rupert Miles | |
| 2003 | BookiesVincent | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseIsaac Keller | |
| 2002 | TullyMal "Mac" MacAvoy | |
| 2002 | The ShieldAssistant Chief Ben Gilroy | |
| 2002 | Without a TraceDoyle | |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park IIICooper | |
| 2001 | Pearl HarborSenior Doctor | |
| 2001 | Falling Like ThisEddie Gallagher | |
| 2001 | The ZerosBurl | |
| 2001 | The GuardianFortunato | |
| 2000 | Fail SafeCol. Cascio | |
| 2000 | Lost SoulsHenry Birdson | |
| 2000 | Strong MedicineMr. Lawson | |
| 1999 | Anywhere but HereJimmy | |
| 1999 | PurgatoryBadger | |
| 1999 | Get RealHarris Forman | |
| 1999 | The West WingClaypool | |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo CountryLes Birk | |
| 1998 | Monument Ave.Digger | |
| 1998 | Amanda & the AlienColonel Rosencrans | |
| 1998 | The Rat PackJoe DiMaggio | |
| 1997 | Most WantedPolice Captain | |
| 1997 | CasualtiesPolito | |
| 1997 | The End of ViolenceLowell | |
| 1997 | Fire Down BelowFrank Elkins | |
| 1996 | A Time to KillTim Nunley | |
| 1996 | Female PerversionsJake Rock | |
| 1996 | The GraveJ.C. Cole | |
| 1996 | FoxfireMr. Buttinger | |
| 1996 | Managua | |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty FineDeke | |
| 1996 | The PretenderSheriff Delmont | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | Nash BridgesAlbert foss | |
| 1996 | ProfilerToby 'The Wick' Wood | |
| 1995 | Mind RipperAlex | |
| 1995 | Three WishesLeland's Dad | |
| 1995 | Buffalo GirlsGen. Custer (1995) | |
| 1995 | NixonGordon Liddy | |
| 1995 | JAGJack Raglan | |
| 1995 | The Outer LimitsJoe | |
| 1994 | The New AgeLyle | |
| 1994 | StargateLieutenant Kawalsky | |
| 1994 | Almost DeadEddie Herbek | |
| 1994 | The ClientJack Nance | |
| 1994 | ERJohnson's Son | |
| 1993 | GettysburgPvt. Bucklin | |
| 1993 | RemoteDelbert McCoy | |
| 1993 | Falling DownDad (Back Yard Party) | |
| 1993 | The Paint JobFather | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesWilson Pinker Rawls | |
| 1993 | NYPD BlueJoe brady | |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette ShowChris | |
| 1992 | Mo' MoneyKeith Heading | |
| 1992 | MikeyNeil Trenton | |
| 1991 | WhoreDerelict | |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road BackJack | |
| 1991 | MotoramaPhil | |
| 1991 | A Climate for KillingWayne Paris | |
| 1991 | Eddie Dodd | |
| 1990 | The Dark Side of the MoonPhilip Jennings | |
| 1990 | MadHouseFred | |
| 1990 | Cool BlueClayton | |
| 1988 | GlitzTeddy Magyk | |
| 1988 | MonstersMiles magnus | |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the NightJohn sevrance | |
| 1987 | WalkerStebbins | |
| 1987 | The Hanoi HiltonMurphy | |
| 1987 | White of the EyeMr Dupree | |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawKevin Delahanty | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawTim | |
| 1984 | AngelThe Killer | |
| 1984 | Miami Vice: Brother's KeeperDet. Larry Zito | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceLarry Zito | |
| 1983 | JoysticksArnie | |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's VacationAssistant Mechanic | |
| 1983 | D.C. CabHead Kidnapper | |
| 1982 | The Ambush MurdersFerguson | |
| 1982 | HystericalTaxi Driver | |
| 1982 | Leon's CaseLeon Bernstein | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co.Gelson | |
| 1981 | StripesCruiser | |
| 1981 | Escape from New YorkPunk | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestGus Wallach | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1980 | A Cry for Love | |
| 1980 | Falling in Love AgainBeaver (1940's) |
| 2001 | Falling Like ThisCo-Producer |