Quick Facts
Born:
1950-05-01
Birthplace:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Credits:
124 Total Roles
John Diehl
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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
Jurassic Park III
Cooper
Pearl Harbor
Senior Doctor
Falling Down
Dad (Back Yard Party)
Stargate
Lieutenant Kawalsky
The X-Files
Wilson Pinker Rawls
Escape from New York
Punk
A Time to Kill
Tim Nunley
National Lampoon's Vacation
Assistant Mechanic
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Train Dreams MOVIE | Billy |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me MOVIE | Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Armageddon Time MOVIE | Fred Trump |
| 2022 | Dark Winds TV | B.J. Vines |
| 2020 | La Sirena MOVIE | Nino |
| 2020 | Serpent in the Bottle MOVIE | Marvin Decker |
| 2018 | Castle Rock TV | John |
| 2017 | Out of the Wild MOVIE | Henry McBride |
| 2017 | Snowfall TV | Colonel Robert McDonald |
| 2016 | The North Star MOVIE | Master Anderson |