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
Lyle
The New Age
Cooper
Jurassic Park III
Les Birk
The Hi-Lo Country
Philip Jennings
The Dark Side of the Moon
Paul
Land of Plenty
Lieutenant Kawalsky
Stargate
Tim Nunley
A Time to Kill
The Killer
Angel
Cruiser
Stripes
Digger
Monument Ave.
Derelict
Whore
Jimmy
Anywhere but Here
Col. Cascio
Fail Safe
Steve
Down in the Valley
Sheriff Larabie
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Jack
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Alex
Mind Ripper
Mr. Garson
The House Is Burning
Keith Heading
Mo' Money
Police Captain
Most Wanted
Arnie
Joysticks
Badger
Purgatory
Stebbins
Walker
Bobby Billings
Road to Nowhere
Polito
Casualties
Rear Admiral Lawrence
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Lowell
The End of Violence
Leland's Dad
Three Wishes
Phil
Motorama
Murphy
The Hanoi Hilton
Abe
Natural Selection
Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
Tully
Neil Trenton
Mikey
Detective
Apartment 1303 3D
Steve Warren
The Obama Effect
Jack Brenner
Singularity Principle
Eddie Herbek
Almost Dead
Teddy Magyk
Glitz
Colonel Rosencrans
Amanda & the Alien
Henry Birdson
Lost Souls
Pvt. Bucklin
Gettysburg
Jake Rock
Female Perversions
Joe DiMaggio
The Rat Pack
Fred Trump
Armageddon Time
Tom Klinger
The Lucky Ones
Delbert McCoy
Remote
Ferguson
The Ambush Murders
A Cry for Love
Gen. Custer (1995)
Buffalo Girls
Punk
Escape from New York
Neil
Forever
J.C. Cole
The Grave
Assistant Mechanic
National Lampoon's Vacation
A Long Way Off
Dr. Rupert Miles
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dad (Back Yard Party)
Falling Down
Gordon Liddy
Nixon
Det. Larry Zito
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Senior Doctor
Pearl Harbor
Wayne Paris
A Climate for Killing
Mr. Buttinger
Foxfire
Fred
MadHouse
Frank Elkins
Fire Down Below
Cash Thornton
The Far Side of Jericho
Eddie Gallagher
Falling Like This
Henry McBride
Out of the Wild
Jerry Snyder
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Ex-husband
I Pass for Human
Jack Nance
The Client
Master Anderson
The North Star
Burl
The Zeros
Taxi Driver
Hysterical
Beaver (1940's)
Falling in Love Again
Head Kidnapper
D.C. Cab
Vincent
Bookies
Nino
La Sirena
Marvin Decker
Serpent in the Bottle
Managua
Deke
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Father
The Paint Job
Ted
Follow the Prophet
Clayton
Cool Blue
Mr Dupree
White of the Eye
Detective Larry Zito
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-05-01
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
John Henry Diehl