John Diehl
Known for Acting · 126 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
The West Wing
1999
as Claypool
JAG
1995
as Jack Raglan
Without a Trace
2002
as Doyle
ER
1994
as Johnson's Son
NYPD Blue
1993
as Joe brady
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Arthur Dunbar
Cold Case
2003
as Isaac Keller
Dark Winds
2022
as B.J. Vines
Miami Vice
1984
as Larry Zito
Scandal
2012
as Ray Dwyer
Falcon Crest
1981
as Gus Wallach
Strong Medicine
2000
as Mr. Lawson
The Shield
2002
as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
Hill Street Blues
1981
L.A. Law
1986
as Kevin Delahanty / Tim
Snowfall
2017
as Colonel Robert McDonald
Lie to Me
2009
as Charlie Everett
Nash Bridges
1996
as Albert foss
The Guardian
2001
as Fortunato
The Pretender
1996
as Sheriff Delmont
The Outer Limits
1995
as Joe
Profiler
1996
as Toby 'The Wick' Wood
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Friday Night Lights
2006
as Richard Sherman
Castle Rock
2018
as John
In the Heat of the Night
1988
as John sevrance
Jericho
2006
as Governor Trader
The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Chris
Monsters
1988
as Miles Magnus
Get Real
1999
as Harris Forman
Almost Human
2013
as Edward Kennex
Cassie & Co.
1982
as Gelson
Point Pleasant
2005
as David Burke
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Women's Murder Club
2007
Eddie Dodd
1991
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Vernon Toulane
Movies (88)
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Senior Doctor
Con Air
1997
as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
as Assistant Mechanic
Falling Down
1993
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
Stargate
1994
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
Train Dreams
2025
as Billy
A Time to Kill
1996
as Tim Nunley
Escape from New York
1981
as Punk
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Stripes
1981
as Cruiser
The Client
1994
as Jack Nance
Fire Down Below
1997
as Frank Elkins
Gettysburg
1993
as Pvt. Bucklin
Most Wanted
1997
as Police Captain
Lost Souls
2000
as Henry Birdson
Mikey
1992
as Neil Trenton
Anywhere but Here
1999
as Jimmy
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Jack
Walker
1987
as Stebbins
Whore
1991
as Derelict
Foxfire
1996
as Mr. Buttinger
Nixon
1995
as Gordon Liddy
Female Perversions
1996
as Jake Rock
The Zeros
2001
as Burl
The Lucky Ones
2008
as Tom Klinger
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Jerry Snyder
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
as Detective
Purgatory
1999
as Badger
The End of Violence
1997
as Lowell
Casualties
1997
as Polito
Hysterical
1982
as Taxi Driver
Mo' Money
1992
as Keith Heading
Angel
1984
as The Killer
MadHouse
1990
as Fred
Mind Ripper
1995
as Alex
Down in the Valley
2005
as Steve
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Det. Larry Zito
Falling in Love Again
1980
as Beaver (1940's)
Bookies
2003
as Vincent
The Hanoi Hilton
1987
as Murphy
La Sirena
2020
as Nino
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Les Birk
Motorama
1991
as Phil
The Ambush Murders
1982
as Ferguson
Remote
1993
as Delbert McCoy
Hidden Places
2006
as Frank Wyatt
Armageddon Time
2022
as Fred Trump
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
as Philip Jennings
The Rat Pack
1998
as Joe DiMaggio
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009
as Sheriff Larabie
Three Wishes
1995
as Leland's Dad
Cool Blue
1990
as Clayton
D.C. Cab
1983
as Head Kidnapper
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003
as Dr. Rupert Miles
Joysticks
1983
as Arnie
Fail Safe
2000
as Col. Cascio
Buffalo Girls
1995
as General Custer
Land of Plenty
2004
as Paul
Almost Dead
1994
as Eddie Herbek
White of the Eye
1987
as Mr Dupree
Amanda & the Alien
1998
as Colonel Rosencrans
The Grave
1996
as J.C. Cole
Road to Nowhere
2010
as Bobby Billings
Out of the Wild
2017
as Henry McBride
A Climate for Killing
1991
as Wayne Paris
The House Is Burning
2006
as Mr. Garson
The Far Side of Jericho
2006
as Cash Thornton
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Deke
Natural Selection
2011
as Abe
Serpent in the Bottle
2020
as Marvin Decker
The Obama Effect
2012
as Steve Warren
Leon's Case
1982
as Leon Bernstein
Jurassic Park III
2001
as Cooper
The New Age
1994
as Lyle
Singularity Principle
2013
as Jack Brenner
The Paint Job
1993
as Father
A Cry for Love
1980
I Pass for Human
2004
as Ex-husband
Forever
2015
as Neil
Monument Ave.
1998
as Digger
Follow the Prophet
2009
as Ted
A Long Way Off
2014
Managua
1996
Tully
2002
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
The North Star
2016
as Master Anderson
Falling Like This
2001
as Eddie Gallagher
Glitz
1988
as Teddy Magyk
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 126 credits spanning from 1980 to 2025, John Diehl has appeared in 88 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Diehl Movies
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Senior Doctor
- Con Air (1997) — as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) — as Assistant Mechanic
- Falling Down (1993) — as Dad (Back Yard Party)
- Stargate (1994) — as Lieutenant Kawalsky
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