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John Ashton

John Ashton

Birthday: 1948-02-22 | Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre. John Ashton attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut. Ashton has starred in several productions including MAS*H and Midnight Run. He played "Willie Joe Garr" on several episodes of Dallas, his character and that of "Jeb Ames" were charged with the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Tina Louise's Dallas character "Julie Grey". Ashton also starred as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first two movies of the popular Beverly Hills Cop trilogy alongside Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. He also starred in the 1994 film, Little Big League, with Luke Edwards. Ashton currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado and is co-host of the Ashton and Davis show on 870 ESPN radio. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Death in Texas

as    Asher

2015
Uncle John

as    Uncle John

2009
The Take

as    Joseph

2007
Reign of the Gargoyles

as    Commander Latham

2007
Gone Baby Gone

as    Det. Nick Poole

1999
Instinct

as    Guard Dacks

1999
Escape from Alaska

as    Kemp

1998
Meet the Deedles

as    Capt. Douglas Pine

1996
Fast Money

as    Lt. Diego

1995
The Shooter

as    Alex Reed

1995
Condition Red

as    Deputy Warden

1994
Trapped in Paradise

as    Ed Dawson

1994
Little Big League

as    Mac MacNally

1993
The Tommyknockers

as    Trooper Butch Duggan

1989
Hardball

as    Charlie Battles

1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven

as    Del Stayner

1989
I Want to Go Home

as    Harry Dempsey

1988
She's Having a Baby

as    Ken

1988
Midnight Run

as    Marvin Dorfler

1987
Some Kind of Wonderful

as    Cliff Nelson

1987
Beverly Hills Cop II

as    Det. Sgt. John Taggart

1986
The Deliberate Stranger

as    Det. Roger Dunn

1986
King Kong Lives

as    Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

1984
Beverly Hills Cop

as    Sgt. John Taggart

1976
Cat Murkil and the Silks

as    Coach Larkin

1974
Psycho Sisters

as    Brock

1973
An Eye for an Eye

as    Sgt. Matthews