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
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Jurassic Park III
2001
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Pearl Harbor
2001
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Falling Down
1993
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Stargate
1994
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The X-Files
1993
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Escape from New York
1981
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A Time to Kill
1996
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
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The Client
1994
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Stripes
1981
Acting
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
2022
Armageddon Time
as Fred Trump
2022
Dark Winds
as B.J. Vines
(6 episodes)
2020
La Sirena
as Nino
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
as Marvin Decker
2018
Castle Rock
as John
(1 episode)
2017
Out of the Wild
as Henry McBride
2017
Snowfall
as Colonel Robert McDonald
(3 episodes)
2016
The North Star
as Master Anderson
2015
Forever
as Neil
2014
A Long Way Off
2013
Singularity Principle
as Jack Brenner
2013
Almost Human
as Edward Kennex
(1 episode)
2012
Apartment 1303 3D
as Detective
2012
The Obama Effect
as Steve Warren
2012
Scandal
as Ray Dwyer
(1 episode)
2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
2011
Natural Selection
as Abe
2010
Road to Nowhere
as Bobby Billings
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
as Arthur Dunbar
(1 episode)
2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
as Sheriff Larabie
2009
Follow the Prophet
as Ted
2008
The Lucky Ones
as Tom Klinger
2007
Women's Murder Club
2006
The House Is Burning
as Mr. Garson
2006
The Far Side of Jericho
as Cash Thornton
2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Jerry Snyder
2006
Jericho
as Governor Trader
(1 episode)
2006
Friday Night Lights
as Richard Sherman
(2 episodes)
2005
Down in the Valley
as Steve
2005
Point Pleasant
as David Burke
(7 episodes)
2004
Land of Plenty
as Paul
2004
I Pass for Human
as Ex-husband
2003
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
as Dr. Rupert Miles
2003
Bookies
as Vincent
2003
Cold Case
as Isaac Keller
(2 episodes)
2002
Tully
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
2002
The Shield
as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
(8 episodes)
2002
Without a Trace
as Doyle
(1 episode)
2001
Jurassic Park III
as Cooper
2001
Pearl Harbor
as Senior Doctor
2001
Falling Like This
as Eddie Gallagher
2001
The Zeros
as Burl
2001
The Guardian
as Fortunato
(1 episode)
2000
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
2000
Lost Souls
as Henry Birdson
2000
Strong Medicine
as Mr. Lawson
(1 episode)
1999
Anywhere but Here
as Jimmy
1999
Purgatory
as Badger
1999
Get Real
as Harris Forman
(1 episode)
1999
The West Wing
as Claypool
(2 episodes)
1998
The Hi-Lo Country
as Les Birk
1998
Monument Ave.
as Digger
1998
Amanda & the Alien
as Colonel Rosencrans
1998
The Rat Pack
as Joe DiMaggio
1997
Most Wanted
as Police Captain
1997
Casualties
as Polito
1997
The End of Violence
as Lowell
1997
Fire Down Below
as Frank Elkins
1996
A Time to Kill
as Tim Nunley
1996
Female Perversions
as Jake Rock
1996
The Grave
as J.C. Cole
1996
Foxfire
as Mr. Buttinger
1996
Managua
1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
as Deke
1996
The Pretender
as Sheriff Delmont
(1 episode)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Nash Bridges
as Albert foss
(1 episode)
1996
Profiler
as Toby 'The Wick' Wood
(1 episode)
1995
Mind Ripper
as Alex
1995
Three Wishes
as Leland's Dad
1995
Buffalo Girls
as Gen. Custer (1995)
1995
Nixon
as Gordon Liddy
1995
JAG
as Jack Raglan
(1 episode)
1995
The Outer Limits
as Joe
(1 episode)
1994
The New Age
as Lyle
1994
Stargate
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
1994
Almost Dead
as Eddie Herbek
1994
The Client
as Jack Nance
1994
ER
as Johnson's Son
(1 episode)
1993
Gettysburg
as Pvt. Bucklin
1993
Remote
as Delbert McCoy
1993
Falling Down
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
1993
The Paint Job
as Father
1993
The X-Files
as Wilson Pinker Rawls
(1 episode)
1993
NYPD Blue
as Joe brady
(1 episode)
1993
The John Larroquette Show
as Chris
(5 episodes)
1992
Mo' Money
as Keith Heading
1992
Mikey
as Neil Trenton
1991
Whore
as Derelict
1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
as Jack
1991
Motorama
as Phil
1991
A Climate for Killing
as Wayne Paris
1991
Eddie Dodd
1990
The Dark Side of the Moon
as Philip Jennings
1990
MadHouse
as Fred
1990
Cool Blue
as Clayton
1988
Glitz
as Teddy Magyk
1988
Monsters
as Miles magnus
(1 episode)
1988
In the Heat of the Night
as John sevrance
(1 episode)
1987
Walker
as Stebbins
1987
The Hanoi Hilton
as Murphy
1987
White of the Eye
as Mr Dupree
1987
Beauty and the Beast
1986
L.A. Law
as Kevin Delahanty
(1 episode)
1986
L.A. Law
as Tim
(1 episode)
1984
Angel
as The Killer
1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Det. Larry Zito
1984
Miami Vice
as Larry Zito
(51 episodes)
1983
Joysticks
as Arnie
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Assistant Mechanic
1983
D.C. Cab
as Head Kidnapper
1982
The Ambush Murders
as Ferguson
1982
Hysterical
as Taxi Driver
1982
Leon's Case
as Leon Bernstein
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Cassie & Co.
as Gelson
(1 episode)
1981
Stripes
as Cruiser
1981
Escape from New York
as Punk
1981
Falcon Crest
as Gus Wallach
(1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues
1980
A Cry for Love
1980
Falling in Love Again
as Beaver (1940's)
Production
2001
Falling Like This
Co-Producer