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
(2025)
Train Dreams
as Billy
(2022)
Armageddon Time
as Fred Trump
(2020)
Serpent in the Bottle
as Marvin Decker
(2020)
La Sirena
as Nino
(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)
Follow the Prophet
as Ted
(2009)
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
as Sheriff Larabie
(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)
I Pass for Human
as Ex-husband
(2004)
Land of Plenty
as Paul
(2003)
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Dr. Rupert Miles
(2003)
Bookies
as Vincent
(2002)
Tully
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
(2001)
Pearl Harbor
as Senior Doctor
(2001)
Falling Like This
as Eddie Gallagher
(2001)
The Zeros
as Burl
(2001)
Jurassic Park III
as Cooper
(2000)
Lost Souls
as Henry Birdson
(2000)
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
(1999)
Purgatory
as Badger
(1999)
Anywhere but Here
as Jimmy
(1998)
Monument Ave.
as Digger
(1998)
The Rat Pack
as Joe DiMaggio
(1998)
The Hi-Lo Country
as Les Birk
(1998)
Amanda & the Alien
as Colonel Rosencrans
(1997)
Fire Down Below
as Frank Elkins
(1997)
Casualties
as Polito
(1997)
Most Wanted
as Police Captain
(1997)
Female Perversions
as Jake Rock
(1997)
The End of Violence
as Lowell
(1996)
A Time to Kill
as Tim Nunley
(1996)
The Destiny of Marty Fine
as Deke
(1996)
The Grave
as J.C. Cole
(1996)
Foxfire
as Mr. Buttinger
(1996)
(1995)
Nixon
as Gordon Liddy
(1995)
Three Wishes
as Leland's Dad
(1995)
Mind Ripper
as Alex
(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)
Remote
as Delbert McCoy
(1993)
Gettysburg
as Pvt. Bucklin
(1993)
The Paint Job
as Father
(1992)
Mo' Money
as Keith Heading
(1992)
Mikey
as Neil Trenton
(1991)
A Climate for Killing
as Wayne Paris
(1991)
Motorama
as Phil
(1991)
Whore
as Derelict
(1991)
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
as Jack
(1990)
Cool Blue
as Clayton
(1990)
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Philip Jennings
(1990)
MadHouse
as Fred
(1988)
Glitz
as Teddy Magyk
(1987)
White of the Eye
as Mr Dupree
(1987)
Walker
as Stebbins
(1987)
The Hanoi Hilton
as Murphy
(1984)
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Larry Zito
(1984)
Angel
as The Killer
(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)
(1980)
Falling in Love Again
as Beaver (1940's)
Crew
(2001)
Falling Like This
Co-Producer