John Diehl
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-05-01 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
John Diehl
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
Acting
(2022)
Armageddon Time
as Fred Trump
(2020)
La Sirena
as Nino
(2020)
Serpent in the Bottle
as Marvin Decker
(2017)
Out of the Wild
as Henry McBride
(2016)
The North Star
as Master Anderson
(2015)
Forever
as Neil
(2014)
(2013)
Singularity Principle
as Jack Brenner
(2012)
Apartment 1303 3D
as Detective
(2012)
The Obama Effect
as Steve Warren
(2011)
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
(2011)
Natural Selection
as Abe
(2010)
Road to Nowhere
as Bobby Billings
(2009)
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
as Sheriff Larabie
(2009)
Follow the Prophet
as Ted
(2008)
The Lucky Ones
as Tom Klinger
(2006)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Jerry Snyder
(2006)
The House Is Burning
as Mr. Garson
(2006)
The Far Side of Jericho
as Cash Thornton
(2005)
Down in the Valley
as Steve
(2004)
Land of Plenty
as Paul
(2004)
I Pass for Human
as Ex-husband
(2003)
Bookies
as Vincent
(2003)
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Dr. Rupert Miles
(2002)
Tully
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
(2001)
Pearl Harbor
as Senior Doctor
(2001)
Jurassic Park III
as Cooper
(2001)
Falling Like This
as Eddie Gallagher
(2001)
The Zeros
as Burl
(2000)
Lost Souls
as Henry Birdson
(2000)
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
(1999)
Anywhere but Here
as Jimmy
(1999)
Purgatory
as Badger
(1998)
The Rat Pack
as Joe DiMaggio
(1998)
The Hi-Lo Country
as Les Birk
(1998)
Monument Ave.
as Digger
(1998)
Amanda & the Alien
as Colonel Rosencrans
(1997)
Female Perversions
as Jake Rock
(1997)
Fire Down Below
as Frank Elkins
(1997)
Most Wanted
as Police Captain
(1997)
The End of Violence
as Lowell
(1997)
Casualties
as Polito
(1996)
A Time to Kill
as Tim Nunley
(1996)
Foxfire
as Mr. Buttinger
(1996)
The Grave
as J.C. Cole
(1996)
The Destiny of Marty Fine
as Deke
(1996)
(1995)
Nixon
as Gordon Liddy
(1995)
Mind Ripper
as Alex
(1995)
Three Wishes
as Leland's Dad
(1995)
Buffalo Girls
as Gen. Custer (1995)
(1994)
Stargate
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
(1994)
The Client
as Jack Nance
(1994)
The New Age
as Lyle
(1994)
Almost Dead
as Eddie Herbek
(1993)
Falling Down
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
(1993)
Gettysburg
as Pvt. Bucklin
(1993)
Remote
as Delbert McCoy
(1993)
The Paint Job
as Father
(1992)
Mo' Money
as Keith Heading
(1992)
Mikey
as Neil Trenton
(1991)
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
as Jack
(1991)
Whore
as Derelict
(1991)
Motorama
as Phil
(1991)
A Climate for Killing
as Wayne Paris
(1990)
Cool Blue
as Clayton
(1990)
MadHouse
as Fred
(1990)
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Philip Jennings
(1988)
Glitz
as Teddy Magyk
(1987)
Walker
as Stebbins
(1987)
The Hanoi Hilton
as Murphy
(1987)
White of the Eye
as Mr Dupree
(1985)
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
as Detective Larry Zito
(1984)
Angel
as The Killer
(1984)
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Larry Zito
(1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Assistant Mechanic
(1983)
D.C. Cab
as Head Kidnapper
(1983)
Joysticks
as Arnie
(1982)
The Ambush Murders
as Ferguson
(1982)
Hysterical
as Taxi Driver
(1981)
Escape from New York
as Punk
(1981)
Stripes
as Cruiser
(1980)
Falling in Love Again
as Beaver (1940's)
(1980)
Crew
(2001)
Falling Like This
Co-Producer