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John Diehl

John Diehl

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 m

Born

May 01, 1950

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

87 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001 as Senior Doctor
★ 6.9
Train Dreams
Train Dreams
2025 as Billy
★ 7.3
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
1981 as Punk
★ 7.0
Stargate
Stargate
1994 as Lieutenant Kawalsky
★ 7.0
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996 as Tim Nunley
★ 7.4
Falling Down
Falling Down
1993 as Dad (Back Yard Party)
★ 7.4
The Client
The Client
1994 as Jack Nance
★ 6.7
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 as Assistant Mechanic
★ 7.1
Nixon
Nixon
1995 as Gordon Liddy
★ 6.9
Most Wanted
Most Wanted
1997 as Police Captain
★ 5.4
Stripes
Stripes
1981 as Cruiser
★ 6.6
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993 as Pvt. Bucklin
★ 7.0
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
1997 as Frank Elkins
★ 5.8
Foxfire
Foxfire
1996 as Mr. Buttinger
★ 6.0
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
2000 as Henry Birdson
★ 5.0
Female Perversions
Female Perversions
1996 as Jake Rock
★ 5.1
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time
2022 as Fred Trump
★ 6.4
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here
1999 as Jimmy
★ 6.1
Angel
Angel
1984 as The Killer
★ 6.0
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
★ 5.5
Whore
Whore
1991 as Derelict
★ 5.3
Joysticks
Joysticks
1983 as Arnie
★ 4.5
Mo' Money
Mo' Money
1992 as Keith Heading
★ 5.5
Walker
Walker
1987 as Stebbins
★ 6.4
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
2005 as Steve
★ 5.9
Purgatory
Purgatory
1999 as Badger
★ 7.2
Motorama
Motorama
1991 as Phil
★ 6.5
Mikey
Mikey
1992 as Neil Trenton
★ 5.9
MadHouse
MadHouse
1990 as Fred
★ 5.3
Remote
Remote
1993 as Delbert McCoy
★ 5.0
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 as Det. Larry Zito
★ 7.7
Mind Ripper
Mind Ripper
1995 as Alex
★ 4.3
The Grave
The Grave
1996 as J.C. Cole
★ 5.1
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
1997 as Lowell
★ 5.4
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 as Jerry Snyder
★ 6.9
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
2000 as Col. Cascio
★ 6.9
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
2008 as Tom Klinger
★ 6.4
The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 as Philip Jennings
★ 5.1
Managua
★ 5.0
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 as Les Birk
★ 6.1
Three Wishes
Three Wishes
1995 as Leland's Dad
★ 6.3
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 as Paul
★ 6.2
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
1983 as Head Kidnapper
★ 5.2
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995 as Gen. Custer (1995)
★ 6.5
Almost Dead
Almost Dead
1994 as Eddie Herbek
★ 6.0
Bookies
Bookies
2003 as Vincent
★ 6.4
Apartment 1303 3D
Apartment 1303 3D
2012 as Detective
★ 3.6
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011 as Rear Admiral Lawrence
★ 6.4
Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again
1980 as Beaver (1940's)
★ 5.8
Forever
Forever
2015 as Neil
★ 5.7
The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton
1987 as Murphy
★ 5.4
White of the Eye
White of the Eye
1987 as Mr Dupree
★ 5.8
The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack
1998 as Joe DiMaggio
★ 5.9
Amanda & the Alien
Amanda & the Alien
1998 as Colonel Rosencrans
★ 4.6
Hysterical
Hysterical
1982 as Taxi Driver
★ 4.5
Monument Ave.
Monument Ave.
1998 as Digger
★ 5.8
Hidden Places
Hidden Places
2006 as Frank Wyatt
★ 7.7
The New Age
The New Age
1994 as Lyle
★ 5.6
Casualties
Casualties
1997 as Polito
★ 6.8
Natural Selection
Natural Selection
2011 as Abe
★ 6.2
Glitz
Glitz
1988 as Teddy Magyk
★ 5.0
movie
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003 as Dr. Rupert Miles
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
2010 as Bobby Billings
★ 5.7
Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle
2013 as Jack Brenner
★ 5.5
Cool Blue
Cool Blue
1990 as Clayton
★ 4.6
The Zeros
The Zeros
2001 as Burl
★ 4.3
La Sirena
La Sirena
2020 as Nino
★ 6.0
movie
★ 10.0
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III
2001 as Cooper
★ 6.2
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
1982 as Ferguson
★ 8.0
The Paint Job
The Paint Job
1993 as Father
★ 4.6
Follow the Prophet
Follow the Prophet
2009 as Ted
★ 4.5
Tully
Tully
2002 as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
★ 6.3
A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing
1991 as Wayne Paris
★ 4.0
The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho
2006 as Cash Thornton
★ 4.9
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009 as Sheriff Larabie
★ 3.8
The Destiny of Marty Fine
★ 4.5
I Pass for Human
I Pass for Human
2004 as Ex-husband
★ 6.5
A Long Way Off
★ 5.9
Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild
2017 as Henry McBride
★ 6.5
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect
2012 as Steve Warren
★ 2.5
The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning
2006 as Mr. Garson
★ 6.5
The North Star
The North Star
2016 as Master Anderson
★ 5.0
Falling Like This
Falling Like This
2001 as Eddie Gallagher
★ 5.0
Leon's Case
Leon's Case
1982 as Leon Bernstein
Serpent in the Bottle
Serpent in the Bottle
2020 as Marvin Decker
★ 2.4