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John Diehl Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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

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

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