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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

89 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Con Air
Con Air
1997 • as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001 • as Senior Doctor
★ 6.9
Stargate
Stargate
1994 • as Lieutenant Kawalsky
★ 7.0
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
1981 • as Punk
★ 7.0
Falling Down
Falling Down
1993 • as Dad (Back Yard Party)
★ 7.4
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 • as Assistant Mechanic
★ 7.1
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996 • as Tim Nunley
★ 7.4
Train Dreams
Train Dreams
2025 • as Billy
★ 7.3
Stripes
Stripes
1981 • as Cruiser
★ 6.6
The Client
The Client
1994 • as Jack Nance
★ 6.7
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993 • as Pvt. Bucklin
★ 7.0
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time
2022 • as Fred Trump
★ 6.4
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
1997 • as Frank Elkins
★ 5.7
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
★ 5.5
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
★ 7.9
Whore
Whore
1991 • as Derelict
★ 5.3
Nixon
Nixon
1995 • as Gordon Liddy
★ 6.8
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here
1999 • as Jimmy
★ 6.1
Female Perversions
Female Perversions
1996 • as Jake Rock
★ 5.1
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
2005 • as Steve
★ 5.9
Most Wanted
Most Wanted
1997 • as Police Captain
★ 5.4
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
1997 • as Lowell
★ 5.4
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
2000 • as Henry Birdson
★ 5.1
Purgatory
Purgatory
1999 • as Badger
★ 7.2
Foxfire
Foxfire
1996 • as Mr. Buttinger
★ 6.0
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 • as Jerry Snyder
★ 6.9
Angel
Angel
1984 • as The Killer
★ 6.0
MadHouse
MadHouse
1990 • as Fred
★ 5.3
Mo' Money
Mo' Money
1992 • as Keith Heading
★ 5.6
The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 • as Philip Jennings
★ 5.1
Mikey
Mikey
1992 • as Neil Trenton
★ 5.9
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011 • as Rear Admiral Lawrence
★ 6.4
Apartment 1303 3D
Apartment 1303 3D
2012 • as Detective
★ 3.6
Walker
Walker
1987 • as Stebbins
★ 6.5
Three Wishes
Three Wishes
1995 • as Leland's Dad
★ 6.3
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 • as Det. Larry Zito
★ 7.8
Bookies
Bookies
2003 • as Vincent
★ 6.3
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 • as Les Birk
★ 6.0
White of the Eye
White of the Eye
1987 • as Mr Dupree
★ 5.8
Motorama
Motorama
1991 • as Phil
★ 6.5
Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again
1980 • as Beaver (1940's)
★ 5.8
Casualties
Casualties
1997 • as Polito
★ 6.8
Hysterical
Hysterical
1982 • as Taxi Driver
★ 4.5
Forever
Forever
2015 • as Neil
★ 5.8
Monument Ave.
Monument Ave.
1998 • as Digger
★ 5.8
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
2000 • as Col. Cascio
★ 6.9
Amanda & the Alien
Amanda & the Alien
1998 • as Colonel Rosencrans
★ 4.8
The Grave
The Grave
1996 • as J.C. Cole
★ 5.3
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 • as Paul
★ 6.2
Joysticks
Joysticks
1983 • as Arnie
★ 4.5
Mind Ripper
Mind Ripper
1995 • as Alex
★ 4.3
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
1983 • as Head Kidnapper
★ 5.2
The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho
2006 • as Cash Thornton
★ 4.9
Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild
2017 • as Henry McBride
★ 6.5
Cool Blue
Cool Blue
1990 • as Clayton
★ 4.6
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
2008 • as Tom Klinger
★ 6.4
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
1982 • as Ferguson
★ 8.0
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009 • as Sheriff Larabie
★ 3.7
The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton
1987 • as Murphy
★ 5.3
movie
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003 • as Dr. Rupert Miles
The New Age
The New Age
1994 • as Lyle
★ 5.6
Hidden Places
Hidden Places
2006 • as Frank Wyatt
★ 7.7
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995 • as General Custer
★ 6.5
Remote
Remote
1993 • as Delbert McCoy
★ 4.9
The Zeros
The Zeros
2001 • as Burl
★ 4.2
The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack
1998 • as Joe DiMaggio
★ 5.9
The Destiny of Marty Fine
★ 4.5
A Long Way Off
★ 5.9
Almost Dead
Almost Dead
1994 • as Eddie Herbek
★ 5.7
La Sirena
La Sirena
2020 • as Nino
★ 6.0
Managua
★ 5.0
The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning
2006 • as Mr. Garson
★ 6.5
Serpent in the Bottle
Serpent in the Bottle
2020 • as Marvin Decker
★ 2.5
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect
2012 • as Steve Warren
★ 2.5
Follow the Prophet
Follow the Prophet
2009 • as Ted
★ 4.5
Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle
2013 • as Jack Brenner
★ 5.3
movie
★ 10.0
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
2010 • as Bobby Billings
★ 5.8
I Pass for Human
I Pass for Human
2004 • as Ex-husband
★ 6.5
Glitz
Glitz
1988 • as Teddy Magyk
★ 5.0
Tully
Tully
2002 • as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
★ 6.3
A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing
1991 • as Wayne Paris
★ 4.0
Falling Like This
Falling Like This
2001 • as Eddie Gallagher
★ 5.0
Natural Selection
Natural Selection
2011 • as Abe
★ 6.1
movie
Gary's Walk
2019 • as Gary
The Paint Job
The Paint Job
1993 • as Father
★ 4.6
Leon's Case
Leon's Case
1982 • as Leon
★ 8.0
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III
2001 • as Cooper
★ 6.2
The North Star
The North Star
2016 • as Master Anderson
★ 5.0