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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 1, 1950Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
80Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USAAlso known as
John Henry Diehl
Cast credits
Jurassic Park III
Cooper
The Hi-Lo Country
Les Birk
Land of Plenty
Paul
A Time to Kill
Tim Nunley
Angel
The Killer
The Dark Side of the Moon
Philip Jennings
Stargate
Lieutenant Kawalsky
Stripes
Cruiser
Whore
Derelict
Monument Ave.
Digger
Anywhere but Here
Jimmy
Fail Safe
Col. Cascio
Down in the Valley
Steve
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Sheriff Larabie
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Jack
Mind Ripper
Alex
The House Is Burning
Mr. Garson
Mo' Money
Keith Heading
Joysticks
Arnie
Most Wanted
Police Captain
Walker
StebbinsCrew credits
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