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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

2.1

Known For

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