John Diehl
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1950-05-01 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- John Henry Diehl · جان دییل
Biography
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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (38)
The X-Files
1993
as Wilson Pinker Rawls
ER
1994
as Johnson's Son
JAG
1995
as Jack Raglan
The West Wing
1999
as Claypool
Without a Trace
2002
as Doyle
Falcon Crest
1981
as Gus Wallach
Scandal
2012
as Ray Dwyer
Cold Case
2003
as Isaac Keller
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Arthur Dunbar
NYPD Blue
1993
as Joe brady
Miami Vice
1984
as Larry Zito
The Shield
2002
as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
Hill Street Blues
1981
L.A. Law
1986
as Kevin Delahanty / Tim
Strong Medicine
2000
as Mr. Lawson
Snowfall
2017
as Colonel Robert McDonald
The Guardian
2001
as Fortunato
Nash Bridges
1996
as Albert foss
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Lie to Me
2009
as Charlie Everett
Friday Night Lights
2006
as Richard Sherman
The Outer Limits
1995
as Joe
The Pretender
1996
as Sheriff Delmont
Profiler
1996
as Toby 'The Wick' Wood
Dark Winds
2022
as B.J. Vines
Castle Rock
2018
as John
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as John sevrance
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Chris
Monsters
1988
as Miles Magnus
Jericho
2006
as Governor Trader
Get Real
1999
as Harris Forman
Almost Human
2013
as Edward Kennex
Women's Murder Club
2007
Point Pleasant
2005
as David Burke
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Gelson
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Eddie Dodd
1991
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Vernon Toulane
Movies (86)
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Senior Doctor
Train Dreams
2025
as Billy
A Time to Kill
1996
as Tim Nunley
Stargate
1994
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
Falling Down
1993
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
Escape from New York
1981
as Punk
The Client
1994
as Jack Nance
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Assistant Mechanic
Gettysburg
1993
as Pvt. Bucklin
Nixon
1995
as Gordon Liddy
Fire Down Below
1997
as Frank Elkins
Stripes
1981
as Cruiser
Anywhere but Here
1999
as Jimmy
Female Perversions
1996
as Jake Rock
Foxfire
1996
as Mr. Buttinger
Most Wanted
1997
as Police Captain
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Lost Souls
2000
as Henry Birdson
Armageddon Time
2022
as Fred Trump
Whore
1991
as Derelict
Purgatory
1999
as Badger
Mo' Money
1992
as Keith Heading
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Jack
Angel
1984
as The Killer
Down in the Valley
2005
as Steve
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Det. Larry Zito
Mikey
1992
as Neil Trenton
Remote
1993
as Delbert McCoy
Motorama
1991
as Phil
Walker
1987
as Stebbins
MadHouse
1990
as Fred
Mind Ripper
1995
as Alex
Fail Safe
2000
as Col. Cascio
Joysticks
1983
as Arnie
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Les Birk
The End of Violence
1997
as Lowell
Buffalo Girls
1995
as Gen. Custer (1995)
Three Wishes
1995
as Leland's Dad
The Grave
1996
as J.C. Cole
The Rat Pack
1998
as Joe DiMaggio
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Jerry Snyder
D.C. Cab
1983
as Head Kidnapper
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
as Philip Jennings
Managua
1996
Land of Plenty
2004
as Paul
Falling in Love Again
1980
as Beaver (1940's)
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
as Detective
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
The New Age
1994
as Lyle
Hysterical
1982
as Taxi Driver
Bookies
2003
as Vincent
Almost Dead
1994
as Eddie Herbek
Forever
2015
as Neil
The Lucky Ones
2008
as Tom Klinger
Amanda & the Alien
1998
as Colonel Rosencrans
Monument Ave.
1998
as Digger
The Hanoi Hilton
1987
as Murphy
White of the Eye
1987
as Mr Dupree
Cool Blue
1990
as Clayton
Casualties
1997
as Polito
Natural Selection
2011
as Abe
The Paint Job
1993
as Father
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003
as Dr. Rupert Miles
Glitz
1988
as Teddy Magyk
Tully
2002
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
The Ambush Murders
1982
as Ferguson
The Zeros
2001
as Burl
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Deke
A Long Way Off
2014
A Cry for Love
1980
Singularity Principle
2013
as Jack Brenner
Jurassic Park III
2001
as Cooper
Road to Nowhere
2010
as Bobby Billings
Follow the Prophet
2009
as Ted
The House Is Burning
2006
as Mr. Garson
La Sirena
2020
as Nino
Out of the Wild
2017
as Henry McBride
The Obama Effect
2012
as Steve Warren
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009
as Sheriff Larabie
The Far Side of Jericho
2006
as Cash Thornton
The North Star
2016
as Master Anderson
A Climate for Killing
1991
as Wayne Paris
Falling Like This
2001
as Eddie Gallagher
I Pass for Human
2004
as Ex-husband
Serpent in the Bottle
2020
as Marvin Decker
Leon's Case
1982
as Leon Bernstein
About 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 movie Nixon, the Klansman informant ("Mickey Mouse… With 124 credits spanning from 1980 to 2025, John Diehl has appeared in 86 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Diehl Movies
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Senior Doctor
- Train Dreams (2025) — as Billy
- A Time to Kill (1996) — as Tim Nunley
- Stargate (1994) — as Lieutenant Kawalsky
- Falling Down (1993) — as Dad (Back Yard Party)
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