Acting
John Diehl
EN, FR cinema · 89 credits
Born
1 May 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as John Henry Diehl · جان دییل
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
Filmography
Train Dreams
as Billy
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Armageddon Time
as Fred Trump
La Sirena
as Nino
Serpent in the Bottle
as Marvin Decker
Out of the Wild
as Henry McBride
The North Star
as Master Anderson
Forever
as Neil
Singularity Principle
as Jack Brenner
Apartment 1303 3D
as Detective
The Obama Effect
as Steve Warren
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
Road to Nowhere
as Bobby Billings
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
as Sheriff Larabie
The Lucky Ones
as Tom Klinger
The House Is Burning
as Mr. Garson
The Far Side of Jericho
as Cash Thornton
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Jerry Snyder
Hidden Places
as Frank Wyatt
Down in the Valley
as Steve
Land of Plenty
as Paul
I Pass for Human
as Ex-husband
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Dr. Rupert Miles
Bookies
as Vincent
Tully
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
Jurassic Park III
as Cooper
Pearl Harbor
as Senior Doctor
Falling Like This
as Eddie Gallagher, Co-Producer
The Zeros
as Burl
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
Lost Souls
as Henry Birdson
Anywhere but Here
as Jimmy
Purgatory
as Badger
The Hi-Lo Country
as Les Birk
Monument Ave.
as Digger
Amanda & the Alien
as Colonel Rosencrans
The Rat Pack
as Joe DiMaggio
Most Wanted
as Police Captain
Casualties
as Polito
The End of Violence
as Lowell
Fire Down Below
as Frank Elkins
Con Air
as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
A Time to Kill
as Tim Nunley
Female Perversions
as Jake Rock
The Grave
as J.C. Cole
Foxfire
as Mr. Buttinger
Managua
Actor
Mind Ripper
as Alex
Three Wishes
as Leland's Dad
Buffalo Girls
as General Custer
Nixon
as Gordon Liddy
The New Age
as Lyle
Stargate
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
Almost Dead
as Eddie Herbek
The Client
as Jack Nance
Gettysburg
as Pvt. Bucklin
Remote
as Delbert McCoy
Falling Down
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
The Paint Job
as Father
Mo' Money
as Keith Heading
Mikey
as Neil Trenton
Whore
as Derelict
Motorama
as Phil
A Climate for Killing
as Wayne Paris
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Philip Jennings
MadHouse
as Fred
Cool Blue
as Clayton
Glitz
as Teddy Magyk
Walker
as Stebbins
The Hanoi Hilton
as Murphy
White of the Eye
as Mr Dupree
Angel
as The Killer
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Larry Zito
Joysticks
as Arnie
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Assistant Mechanic
D.C. Cab
as Head Kidnapper
The Ambush Murders
as Ferguson
Hysterical
as Taxi Driver
Leon's Case
as Leon
Stripes
as Cruiser
Falling in Love Again
as Beaver (1940's)