Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-05-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

John Henry Diehl

جان دی‌یل

John 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.

Known For

Stargate

Stargate

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Purgatory

Purgatory

The Ambush Murders

The Ambush Murders

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

Falling Down

Falling Down

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

Acting

The New Age

1994

The New Age

as

Lyle

Jurassic Park III

2001

Jurassic Park III

as

Cooper

The Hi-Lo Country

1998

The Hi-Lo Country

as

Les Birk

The Dark Side of the Moon

1990

The Dark Side of the Moon

as

Philip Jennings

Stargate

1994

Stargate

as

Lieutenant Kawalsky

Land of Plenty

2004

Land of Plenty

as

Paul

A Time to Kill

1996

A Time to Kill

as

Tim Nunley

Angel

1984

Angel

as

The Killer

Stripes

1981

Stripes

as

Cruiser

Monument Ave.

1998

Monument Ave.

as

Digger

Whore

1991

Whore

as

Derelict

Anywhere but Here

1999

Anywhere but Here

as

Jimmy

Fail Safe

2000

Fail Safe

as

Col. Cascio

Down in the Valley

2005

Down in the Valley

as

Steve

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

2009

Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

as

Sheriff Larabie

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

as

Jack

Mind Ripper

1995

Mind Ripper

as

Alex

The House Is Burning

2006

The House Is Burning

as

Mr. Garson

Mo' Money

1992

Mo' Money

as

Keith Heading

Most Wanted

1997

Most Wanted

as

Police Captain

Joysticks

1983

Joysticks

as

Arnie

Purgatory

1999

Purgatory

as

Badger

Walker

1987

Walker

as

Stebbins

Road to Nowhere

2010

Road to Nowhere

as

Bobby Billings

Casualties

1997

Casualties

as

Polito

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

2011

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

as

Rear Admiral Lawrence

The End of Violence

1997

The End of Violence

as

Lowell

Three Wishes

1995

Three Wishes

as

Leland's Dad

Motorama

1991

Motorama

as

Phil

The Hanoi Hilton

1987

The Hanoi Hilton

as

Murphy

Natural Selection

2011

Natural Selection

as

Abe

Tully

2002

Tully

as

Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

Mikey

1992

Mikey

as

Neil Trenton

Apartment 1303 3D

2012

Apartment 1303 3D

as

Detective

The Obama Effect

2012

The Obama Effect

as

Steve Warren

Singularity Principle

2013

Singularity Principle

as

Jack Brenner

Almost Dead

1994

Almost Dead

as

Eddie Herbek

Glitz

1988

Glitz

as

Teddy Magyk

Amanda & the Alien

1998

Amanda & the Alien

as

Colonel Rosencrans

Lost Souls

2000

Lost Souls

as

Henry Birdson

Gettysburg

1993

Gettysburg

as

Pvt. Bucklin

Female Perversions

1997

Female Perversions

as

Jake Rock

The Rat Pack

1998

The Rat Pack

as

Joe DiMaggio

Armageddon Time

2022

Armageddon Time

as

Fred Trump

The Lucky Ones

2008

The Lucky Ones

as

Tom Klinger

Remote

1993

Remote

as

Delbert McCoy

The Ambush Murders

1982

The Ambush Murders

as

Ferguson

A Cry for Love

1980

A Cry for Love

as

Buffalo Girls

1995

Buffalo Girls

as

Gen. Custer (1995)

Escape from New York

1981

Escape from New York

as

Punk

Forever

2015

Forever

as

Neil

The Grave

1996

The Grave

as

J.C. Cole

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

National Lampoon's Vacation

as

Assistant Mechanic

A Long Way Off

2014

A Long Way Off

as

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

2003

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

as

Dr. Rupert Miles

Falling Down

1993

Falling Down

as

Dad (Back Yard Party)

Nixon

1995

Nixon

as

Gordon Liddy

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

as

Det. Larry Zito

Pearl Harbor

2001

Pearl Harbor

as

Senior Doctor

A Climate for Killing

1991

A Climate for Killing

as

Wayne Paris

Foxfire

1996

Foxfire

as

Mr. Buttinger

MadHouse

1990

MadHouse

as

Fred

Fire Down Below

1997

Fire Down Below

as

Frank Elkins

The Far Side of Jericho

2006

The Far Side of Jericho

as

Cash Thornton

Falling Like This

2001

Falling Like This

as

Eddie Gallagher

Out of the Wild

2017

Out of the Wild

as

Henry McBride

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

as

Jerry Snyder

I Pass for Human

2004

I Pass for Human

as

Ex-husband

The Client

1994

The Client

as

Jack Nance

2016

The North Star

as

Master Anderson

The Zeros

2001

The Zeros

as

Burl

Hysterical

1982

Hysterical

as

Taxi Driver

Falling in Love Again

1980

Falling in Love Again

as

Beaver (1940's)

D.C. Cab

1983

D.C. Cab

as

Head Kidnapper

Bookies

2003

Bookies

as

Vincent

La Sirena

2020

La Sirena

as

Nino

Serpent in the Bottle

2020

Serpent in the Bottle

as

Marvin Decker

Managua

1996

Managua

as

The Destiny of Marty Fine

1996

The Destiny of Marty Fine

as

Deke

The Paint Job

1993

The Paint Job

as

Father

Follow the Prophet

2009

Follow the Prophet

as

Ted

Cool Blue

1990

Cool Blue

as

Clayton

White of the Eye

1987

White of the Eye

as

Mr Dupree

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

1985

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

as

Detective Larry Zito

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Gus Wallach

Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant

as

Jericho

Jericho

as

Governor Trader

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Kevin Delahanty

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Sheriff Delmont

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Isaac Keller

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

as

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Women's Murder Club

Women's Murder Club

as

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Get Real

Get Real

as

Harris Forman

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Wilson Pinker Rawls

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

as

Richard Sherman

JAG

JAG

as

Jack Raglan

ER

as

Johnson's Son

Snowfall

Snowfall

as

Colonel Robert McDonald

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Joe

Eddie Dodd

Eddie Dodd

as

Almost Human

Almost Human

as

Edward Kennex

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Claypool

Scandal

Scandal

as

Ray Dwyer

Dark Winds

Dark Winds

as

B.J. Vines

The Shield

The Shield

as

Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Tim

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Joe brady

Monsters

Monsters

as

Miles magnus

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

as

Albert foss

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

as

Chris

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

John sevrance

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

as

Arthur Dunbar

Castle Rock

Castle Rock

as

John

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

as

Doyle

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as

Mr. Lawson

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Larry Zito

Production

Falling Like This

2001

Falling Like This

as

Crew

Directing