John Diehl

John Diehl

  • Birthday: 1950-05-01
  • Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Also know as: John Henry Diehl

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.

Filmography

The House Is Burning

2006

As Mr. Garson

Out of the Wild

2017

As Henry McBride

Land of Plenty

2004

As Paul

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

2009

As Sheriff Larabie

La Sirena

2020

As Nino

Serpent in the Bottle

2020

As Marvin Decker

Mind Ripper

1995

As Alex

Singularity Principle

2013

As Jack Brenner

Almost Dead

1994

As Eddie Herbek

Glitz

1988

As Teddy Magyk

Remote

1993

As Delbert McCoy

MadHouse

1990

As Fred

Mo' Money

1992

As Keith Heading

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

2011

As Rear Admiral Lawrence

Natural Selection

2011

As Abe

Forever

2015

As Neil

The North Star

2016

As Master Anderson

Road to Nowhere

2010

As Bobby Billings

Apartment 1303 3D

2012

As Detective

Amanda & the Alien

1995

As Colonel Rosencrans

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

1984

As Det. Larry Zito

I Pass for Human

2004

As Ex-husband

The Lucky Ones

2008

As Tom Klinger

Casualties

1997

As Polito

The Hi-Lo Country

1998

As Les Birk

Angel

1984

As The Killer

Anywhere but Here

1999

As Jimmy

Down in the Valley

2005

As Steve

Mikey

1992

As Neil Trenton

The Obama Effect

2012

As Steve Warren

The Grave

1996

As J.C. Cole

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006

As Jerry Snyder

Bookies

2003

As Vincent

Jurassic Park III

2001

As Cooper

Monument Ave.

1998

As Digger

Fail Safe

2000

As Col. Cascio

Joysticks

1983

As Arnie

Walker

1987

As Stebbins

Three Wishes

1995

As Leland's Dad

The Far Side of Jericho

2006

As Cash Thornton

Falling Like This

2001

As Eddie Gallagher

The Zeros

2001

As Burl

Managua

1996

As

Female Perversions

1996

As Jake Rock

Tully

2002

As Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

The Dark Side of the Moon

1990

As Philip Jennings

Stargate

1994

As Lieutenant Kawalsky

The End of Violence

1997

As Lowell

Motorama

1991

As Phil

A Climate for Killing

1991

As Wayne Paris

Stripes

1981

As Cruiser

Lost Souls

2000

As Henry Birdson

The Paint Job

1993

As Father

The New Age

1994

As Lyle

The Ambush Murders

1982

As Ferguson

Most Wanted

1997

As Police Captain

The Hanoi Hilton

1987

As Murphy

Foxfire

1996

As Mr. Buttinger

A Time to Kill

1996

As Tim Nunley

Purgatory

1999

As Badger

Armageddon Time

2022

As Fred Trump

Buffalo Girls

1995

As Gen. Custer (1995)

Falling in Love Again

1980

As Beaver (1940's)

D.C. Cab

1983

As Head Kidnapper

The Rat Pack

1998

As Joe DiMaggio

Fire Down Below

1997

As Frank Elkins

Hysterical

1982

As Taxi Driver

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

As Assistant Mechanic

Whore

1991

As Derelict

Nixon

1995

As Gordon Liddy

The Client

1994

As Jack Nance

Gettysburg

1993

As Pvt. Bucklin

Falling Down

1993

As Dad (Back Yard Party)

Pearl Harbor

2001

As Senior Doctor

Production

Falling Like This

2001

As Co-Producer

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