John Diehl

John Diehl

b. 1950 (age 76) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Actor

John Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor, particularly 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

The Client

Land of Plenty

Dark Winds

Train Dreams

Filmography

Serpent in the Bottle

Serpent in the Bottle

Out of the Wild

Out of the Wild

Master Anderson

Forever

A Long Way Off

Sal and the Goon

Sal and the Goon

Kahea

A Strong Collected Spirit

A Strong Collected Spirit

Singularity Principle

Singularity Principle

Professor Jack Brenner

Apartment 1303 3D

Apartment 1303 3D

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

Adm. James G. Lawrence

Natural Selection

Natural Selection

Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere

Follow the Prophet

Follow the Prophet

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Hidden Places

The Far Side of Jericho

The Far Side of Jericho

The House Is Burning

The House Is Burning

Running Out of Time in Hollywood

Running Out of Time in Hollywood

Down in the Valley

Down in the Valley

The Making of 'Land of Plenty'

Land of Plenty

I Pass for Human

I Pass for Human

Bookies

Just Another Story

Just Another Story

Out of Our Hands

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

The Zeros

Lost Souls

Fail Safe

Anywhere But Here

Anywhere But Here

Monument Ave.

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

Casualties

Managua

Female Perversions

Female Perversions

The Grave

Ruby Jean and Joe

Ruby Jean and Joe

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

The Destiny of Marty Fine

The Destiny of Marty Fine

Three Wishes

Leland's Father

Mind Ripper

Amanda & the Alien

Amanda & the Alien

Colonel Rosencrans

Stargate

Lt. Col. Charles Kawalsky

Almost Dead

South of Sunset

South of Sunset

Mo' Money

Mikey

The Paint Job

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

Motorama

A Climate for Killing

A Climate for Killing

Trumpet #7

Madhouse

The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

Philip Jennings

Glitz

Walker

White of the Eye

White of the Eye

Miami Vice

Detective Larry Zito

Angel

Joysticks

The Family Tree

The Family Tree

Stripes

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