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 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.

Acting

2025

2022

Armageddon Time

Fred Trump

2022

Dark Winds

B.J. Vines

2020

2018

2017

Out of the Wild

Henry McBride

2017

Snowfall

Colonel Robert McDonald

2015

2014

2013

Almost Human

Edward Kennex

2013

2012

2012

Scandal

Ray Dwyer

2011

2010

Road to Nowhere

Bobby Billings

2010

Rizzoli & Isles

Arthur Dunbar

2009

2009

2008

The Lucky Ones

Tom Klinger

2007

2006

2006

Friday Night Lights

Richard Sherman

2006

Jericho

Governor Trader

2006

2005

2005

2004

2004

2003

Cold Case

Isaac Keller

2002

Tully

Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

2002

2002

The Shield

Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy

2001

The Guardian

Fortunato

2001

Falling Like This

Eddie Gallagher

2001

2001

Pearl Harbor

Senior Doctor

2000

Lost Souls

Henry Birdson

2000

Strong Medicine

Mr. Lawson

2000

Fail Safe

Col. Cascio

1999

1999

1999

Purgatory

Badger

1998

1998

1998

The Rat Pack

Joe DiMaggio

1998

Amanda & the Alien

Colonel Rosencrans

1997

Most Wanted

Police Captain

1997

1997

Fire Down Below

Frank Elkins

1997

1996

Profiler

Toby 'The Wick' Wood

1996

The Pretender

Sheriff Delmont

1996

Foxfire

Mr. Buttinger

1996

1996

A Time to Kill

Tim Nunley

1996

Nash Bridges

Albert foss

1996

The Grave

J.C. Cole

1995

Nixon

Gordon Liddy

1995

Three Wishes

Leland's Dad

1995

1995

JAG

Jack Raglan

1995

1994

Stargate

Lieutenant Kawalsky

1994

ER

Johnson's Son

1994

1994

The Client

Jack Nance

1993

Gettysburg

Pvt. Bucklin

1993

1993

Remote

Delbert McCoy

1993

NYPD Blue

Joe brady

1993

The X-Files

Wilson Pinker Rawls

1993

1993

Falling Down

Dad (Back Yard Party)

1992

Mikey

Neil Trenton

1992

Mo' Money

Keith Heading

1991

1991

1991

Whore

Derelict

1991

1990

1990

Cool Blue

Clayton

1990

1988

Monsters

Miles magnus

1988

Glitz

Teddy Magyk

1988

1987

Walker

Stebbins

1987

1987

1987

1986

1986

L.A. Law

Kevin Delahanty

1984

Miami Vice

Larry Zito

1984

1984

Angel

The Killer

1983

D.C. Cab

Head Kidnapper

1983

National Lampoon's Vacation

Assistant Mechanic

1983

1982

Hysterical

Taxi Driver

1982

1982

1981

Falcon Crest

Gus Wallach

1981

Stripes

Cruiser

1981

1981

1980

Falling in Love Again

Beaver (1940's)

Production

2001

Infos

Full Name
John Diehl
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
5/1/1950
Also Known As

John Henry Diehl

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