John Diehl
88 movies · 38 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1950 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- John Henry Diehl · جان دییل
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.
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Known for
John Diehl: movies and TV shows
Acting (126)
- 2025 Train Dreams
as Billy
- 2022 Armageddon Time
as Fred Trump
- 2022
- 2020 La Sirena
as Nino
- 2020 Serpent in the Bottle
as Marvin Decker
- 2019 Gary's Walk
as Gary
- 2018
- 2017 Out of the Wild
as Henry McBride
- 2017
- 2016 The North Star
as Master Anderson
- 2015 Forever
as Neil
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013 Singularity Principle
as Jack Brenner
- 2012 Apartment 1303 3D
as Detective
- 2012 The Obama Effect
as Steve Warren
- 2012
- 2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
- 2011 Natural Selection
as Abe
- 2010 Road to Nowhere
as Bobby Billings
- 2010
- 2009 Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
as Sheriff Larabie
- 2009 Follow the Prophet
as Ted
- 2009
- 2008 The Lucky Ones
as Tom Klinger
- 2007
- 2006 The Far Side of Jericho
as Cash Thornton
- 2006 The House Is Burning
as Mr. Garson
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Jerry Snyder
- 2006 Hidden Places
as Frank Wyatt
- 2005 Down in the Valley
as Steve
- 2005
- 2004 Land of Plenty
as Paul
- 2004 I Pass for Human
as Ex-husband
- 2003
- 2003 Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Dr. Rupert Miles
- 2003 Bookies
as Vincent
- 2002 Tully
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 Falling Like This
as Eddie Gallagher
- 2001 Jurassic Park III
as Cooper
- 2001 Pearl Harbor
as Senior Doctor
- 2001 The Zeros
as Burl
- 2000 Lost Souls
as Henry Birdson
- 2000
- 2000 Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
- 1999 Anywhere but Here
as Jimmy
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Purgatory
as Badger
- 1998 The Hi-Lo Country
as Les Birk
- 1998 Monument Ave.
as Digger
- 1998 The Rat Pack
as Joe DiMaggio
- 1998 Amanda & the Alien
as Colonel Rosencrans
- 1997 Most Wanted
as Police Captain
- 1997 The End of Violence
as Lowell
- 1997 Fire Down Below
as Frank Elkins
- 1997 Con Air
as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
- 1997 Casualties
as Polito
- 1996 Female Perversions
as Jake Rock
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Foxfire
as Mr. Buttinger
- 1996
- 1996 A Time to Kill
as Tim Nunley
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 The Destiny of Marty Fine
as Deke
- 1996 The Grave
as J.C. Cole
- 1995 Nixon
as Gordon Liddy
- 1995 Three Wishes
as Leland's Dad
- 1995 Mind Ripper
as Alex
- 1995
- 1995 Buffalo Girls
as General Custer
- 1995
- 1994 Stargate
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
- 1994
- 1994 The New Age
as Lyle
- 1994 The Client
as Jack Nance
- 1994 Almost Dead
as Eddie Herbek
- 1993 Gettysburg
as Pvt. Bucklin
- 1993 The Paint Job
as Father
- 1993 Remote
as Delbert McCoy
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 Falling Down
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
- 1992 Mikey
as Neil Trenton
- 1992 Mo' Money
as Keith Heading
- 1991 Motorama
as Phil
- 1991 A Climate for Killing
as Wayne Paris
- 1991 Whore
as Derelict
- 1991
- 1991 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
as Jack
- 1990 The Dark Side of the Moon
as Philip Jennings
- 1990 Cool Blue
as Clayton
- 1990 MadHouse
as Fred
- 1988
- 1988 Glitz
as Teddy Magyk
- 1988
- 1987 Walker
as Stebbins
- 1987
- 1987 White of the Eye
as Mr Dupree
- 1987 The Hanoi Hilton
as Murphy
- 1986
- 1984 Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Larry Zito
- 1984
- 1984 Angel
as The Killer
- 1983 D.C. Cab
as Head Kidnapper
- 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation
as Assistant Mechanic
- 1983 Joysticks
as Arnie
- 1982 Hysterical
as Taxi Driver
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 The Ambush Murders
as Ferguson
- 1982 Leon's Case
as Leon
- 1981
- 1981 Stripes
as Cruiser
- 1981 Escape from New York
as Punk
- 1981
- 1980 Falling in Love Again
as Beaver (1940's)
- 1980
Behind the camera (1)
- 2001 Falling Like This
Co-Producer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2025