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John Diehl

John Diehl

Birthday: 1950-05-01 | Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

John Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor, particularly 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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
La Sirena

as    Nino

2017
Out of the Wild

as    Henry McBride

2015
Forever

as    Neil

2013
Apartment 1303 3D

as    Detective

2012
The Obama Effect

as    Steve Warren

2011
Natural Selection

as    Abe

2011
Road to Nowhere

as    Bobby Billings

2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

as    Rear Admiral Lawrence

2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

as    Sheriff Larabie

2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

as    Jerry Snyder

2006
The House Is Burning

as    Mr. Garson

2005
Down in the Valley

as    Steve

2004
Land of Plenty

as    Paul

2001
Jurassic Park III

as    Cooper

2000
Fail Safe

as    Col. Cascio

2000
Lost Souls

as    Henry Birdson

1999
Anywhere but Here

as    Jimmy

1998
Monument Ave.

as    Digger

1998
The Hi-Lo Country

as    Les Birk

1997
The End of Violence

as    Lowell

1996
The Grave

as    J.C. Cole

1995
Mind Ripper

as    Alex

1995
Amanda & the Alien

as    Colonel Rosencrans

1995
Three Wishes

as    Leland's Dad

1994
Almost Dead

as    Eddie Herbek

1994
Stargate

as    Lieutenant Kawalsky

1993
Remote

as    Delbert McCoy