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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Train Dreams
Character:Billy
Release Date:05/11/2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Character:Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/2025
Armageddon Time
Character:Fred Trump
Release Date:28/10/2022
La Sirena
Character:Nino
Release Date:22/05/2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Character:Marvin Decker
Release Date:20/04/2020
Out of the Wild
Character:Henry McBride
Release Date:05/12/2017
The North Star
Character:Master Anderson
Release Date:01/03/2016
Forever
Character:Neil
Release Date:27/10/2015
A Long Way Off
Character:
Release Date:06/06/2014
Singularity Principle
Character:Jack Brenner
Release Date:13/03/2013
Apartment 1303 3D
Character:Detective
Release Date:06/12/2012
The Obama Effect
Character:Steve Warren
Release Date:13/07/2012
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Character:Rear Admiral Lawrence
Release Date:17/04/2011
Natural Selection
Character:Abe
Release Date:13/03/2011
Road to Nowhere
Character:Bobby Billings
Release Date:11/09/2010
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Character:Sheriff Larabie
Release Date:01/09/2009
Follow the Prophet
Character:Ted
Release Date:23/01/2009
The Lucky Ones
Character:Tom Klinger
Release Date:26/09/2008
The Far Side of Jericho
Character:Cash Thornton
Release Date:10/12/2006
The House Is Burning
Character:Mr. Garson
Release Date:16/11/2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Character:Jerry Snyder
Release Date:30/04/2006
Down in the Valley
Character:Steve
Release Date:13/05/2005
Land of Plenty
Character:Paul
Release Date:10/09/2004
I Pass for Human
Character:Ex-husband
Release Date:21/03/2004
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Character:Dr. Rupert Miles
Release Date:30/03/2003
Bookies
Character:Vincent
Release Date:20/01/2003
Tully
Character:Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
Release Date:01/11/2002
Falling Like This
Character:Eddie Gallagher
Release Date:07/09/2001
Jurassic Park III
Character:Cooper
Release Date:18/07/2001
Pearl Harbor
Character:Senior Doctor
Release Date:21/05/2001
The Zeros
Character:Burl
Release Date:10/03/2001
Lost Souls
Character:Henry Birdson
Release Date:13/10/2000
Fail Safe
Character:Col. Cascio
Release Date:09/04/2000
Anywhere but Here
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:12/11/1999
Purgatory
Character:Badger
Release Date:10/01/1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Character:Les Birk
Release Date:30/12/1998
Monument Ave.
Character:Digger
Release Date:25/09/1998
The Rat Pack
Character:Joe DiMaggio
Release Date:22/08/1998
Amanda & the Alien
Character:Colonel Rosencrans
Release Date:01/02/1998
Most Wanted
Character:Police Captain
Release Date:10/10/1997
The End of Violence
Character:Lowell
Release Date:12/09/1997
Fire Down Below
Character:Frank Elkins
Release Date:05/09/1997
Female Perversions
Character:Jake Rock
Release Date:25/04/1997
Casualties
Character:Polito
Release Date:15/04/1997
Foxfire
Character:Mr. Buttinger
Release Date:23/08/1996
A Time to Kill
Character:Tim Nunley
Release Date:24/07/1996
Managua
Character:
Release Date:09/04/1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Character:Deke
Release Date:16/03/1996
The Grave
Character:J.C. Cole
Release Date:18/01/1996
Nixon
Character:Gordon Liddy
Release Date:22/12/1995
Three Wishes
Character:Leland's Dad
Release Date:27/10/1995
Mind Ripper
Character:Alex
Release Date:08/10/1995
Buffalo Girls
Character:Gen. Custer (1995)
Release Date:30/04/1995
Stargate
Character:Lieutenant Kawalsky
Release Date:28/10/1994
The New Age
Character:Lyle
Release Date:16/09/1994
The Client
Character:Jack Nance
Release Date:20/07/1994
Almost Dead
Character:Eddie Herbek
Release Date:20/03/1994
Gettysburg
Character:Pvt. Bucklin
Release Date:08/10/1993
The Paint Job
Character:Father
Release Date:30/09/1993
Remote
Character:Delbert McCoy
Release Date:22/09/1993
Falling Down
Character:Dad (Back Yard Party)
Release Date:26/02/1993
Mikey
Character:Neil Trenton
Release Date:12/11/1992
Mo' Money
Character:Keith Heading
Release Date:24/07/1992
Motorama
Character:Phil
Release Date:10/09/1991
A Climate for Killing
Character:Wayne Paris
Release Date:18/07/1991
Whore
Character:Derelict
Release Date:21/06/1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Character:Jack
Release Date:30/01/1991
The Dark Side of the Moon
Character:Philip Jennings
Release Date:30/05/1990
Cool Blue
Character:Clayton
Release Date:27/02/1990
MadHouse
Character:Fred
Release Date:16/02/1990
Glitz
Character:Teddy Magyk
Release Date:28/09/1988
Walker
Character:Stebbins
Release Date:04/12/1987
White of the Eye
Character:Mr Dupree
Release Date:19/06/1987
The Hanoi Hilton
Character:Murphy
Release Date:27/03/1987
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Character:Det. Larry Zito
Release Date:16/09/1984
Angel
Character:The Killer
Release Date:19/04/1984
D.C. Cab
Character:Head Kidnapper
Release Date:16/12/1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Character:Assistant Mechanic
Release Date:29/07/1983
Joysticks
Character:Arnie
Release Date:04/03/1983
Hysterical
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:22/12/1982
The Ambush Murders
Character:Ferguson
Release Date:05/01/1982
Stripes
Character:Cruiser
Release Date:26/06/1981
Escape from New York
Character:Punk
Release Date:23/05/1981
Falling in Love Again
Character:Beaver (1940's)
Release Date:21/11/1980
A Cry for Love
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1980
Television Appearances
Dark Winds
Character:B.J. Vines
Castle Rock
Character:John
Snowfall
Character:Colonel Robert McDonald
Almost Human
Character:Edward Kennex
Scandal
Character:Ray Dwyer
Rizzoli & Isles
Character:Arthur Dunbar
Women's Murder Club
Character:
Friday Night Lights
Character:Richard Sherman
Jericho
Character:Governor Trader
Point Pleasant
Character:David Burke
Cold Case
Character:Isaac Keller
Without a Trace
Character:Doyle
The Shield
Character:Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
The Guardian
Character:Fortunato
Strong Medicine
Character:Mr. Lawson
The West Wing
Character:Claypool
Get Real
Character:Harris Forman
Profiler
Character:Toby 'The Wick' Wood
The Pretender
Character:Sheriff Delmont
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Nash Bridges
Character:Albert foss
JAG
Character:Jack Raglan
The Outer Limits
Character:Joe
ER
Character:Johnson's Son
NYPD Blue
Character:Joe brady
The X-Files
Character:Wilson Pinker Rawls
The John Larroquette Show
Character:Chris
Eddie Dodd
Character:
Monsters
Character:Miles magnus
In the Heat of the Night
Character:John sevrance
Beauty and the Beast
Character:
L.A. Law
Character:Kevin Delahanty
L.A. Law
Character:Tim
Miami Vice
Character:Larry Zito
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
Falcon Crest
Character:Gus Wallach
Hill Street Blues
Character:
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