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John Diehl

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 m

Born

May 01, 1950

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

89 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.9

Known For

Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001 • as Senior Doctor
★ 6.9
Con Air
Con Air
1997 • as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Stargate
Stargate
1994 • as Lieutenant Kawalsky
★ 7.0
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 • as Assistant Mechanic
★ 7.1
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
1981 • as Punk
★ 7.0
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996 • as Tim Nunley
★ 7.4
Falling Down
Falling Down
1993 • as Dad (Back Yard Party)
★ 7.4
Train Dreams
Train Dreams
2025 • as Billy
★ 7.3
The Client
The Client
1994 • as Jack Nance
★ 6.7
Stripes
Stripes
1981 • as Cruiser
★ 6.6
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993 • as Pvt. Bucklin
★ 7.0
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
1997 • as Frank Elkins
★ 5.7
Whore
Whore
1991 • as Derelict
★ 5.3
Most Wanted
Most Wanted
1997 • as Police Captain
★ 5.4
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 • as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
★ 7.9
Walker
Walker
1987 • as Stebbins
★ 6.5
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
★ 5.6
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time
2022 • as Fred Trump
★ 6.4
Nixon
Nixon
1995 • as Gordon Liddy
★ 6.8
Mikey
Mikey
1992 • as Neil Trenton
★ 5.9
Female Perversions
Female Perversions
1996 • as Jake Rock
★ 5.1
Foxfire
Foxfire
1996 • as Mr. Buttinger
★ 6.0
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 • as Jerry Snyder
★ 6.9
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here
1999 • as Jimmy
★ 6.1
Angel
Angel
1984 • as The Killer
★ 6.0
Mo' Money
Mo' Money
1992 • as Keith Heading
★ 5.6
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
1997 • as Lowell
★ 5.4
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
2000 • as Henry Birdson
★ 5.0
Casualties
Casualties
1997 • as Polito
★ 6.8
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
2005 • as Steve
★ 5.9
MadHouse
MadHouse
1990 • as Fred
★ 5.3
The Zeros
The Zeros
2001 • as Burl
★ 4.2
Bookies
Bookies
2003 • as Vincent
★ 6.3
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 • as Les Birk
★ 6.0
Purgatory
Purgatory
1999 • as Badger
★ 7.2
The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 • as Philip Jennings
★ 5.2
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
2000 • as Col. Cascio
★ 6.9
La Sirena
La Sirena
2020 • as Nino
★ 6.0
Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild
2017 • as Henry McBride
★ 6.5
Three Wishes
Three Wishes
1995 • as Leland's Dad
★ 6.3
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011 • as Rear Admiral Lawrence
★ 6.4
Hidden Places
Hidden Places
2006 • as Frank Wyatt
★ 7.7
Apartment 1303 3D
Apartment 1303 3D
2012 • as Detective
★ 3.6
movie
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003 • as Dr. Rupert Miles
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004 • as Paul
★ 6.2
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
1983 • as Head Kidnapper
★ 5.2
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 • as Det. Larry Zito
★ 7.8
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009 • as Sheriff Larabie
★ 3.7
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
2008 • as Tom Klinger
★ 6.4
The Grave
The Grave
1996 • as J.C. Cole
★ 5.3
Managua
★ 5.0
Hysterical
Hysterical
1982 • as Taxi Driver
★ 4.5
Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again
1980 • as Beaver (1940's)
★ 5.8
Leon's Case
Leon's Case
1982 • as Leon
★ 8.0
Motorama
Motorama
1991 • as Phil
★ 6.5
Joysticks
Joysticks
1983 • as Arnie
★ 4.5
White of the Eye
White of the Eye
1987 • as Mr Dupree
★ 5.8
The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack
1998 • as Joe DiMaggio
★ 5.9
Mind Ripper
Mind Ripper
1995 • as Alex
★ 4.3
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
1982 • as Ferguson
★ 8.0
Almost Dead
Almost Dead
1994 • as Eddie Herbek
★ 5.7
The Destiny of Marty Fine
★ 4.5
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect
2012 • as Steve Warren
★ 2.5
Glitz
Glitz
1988 • as Teddy Magyk
★ 5.0
movie
Gary's Walk
2019 • as Gary
Amanda & the Alien
Amanda & the Alien
1998 • as Colonel Rosencrans
★ 4.8
Cool Blue
Cool Blue
1990 • as Clayton
★ 4.6
Tully
Tully
2002 • as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
★ 6.3
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995 • as General Custer
★ 6.5
Remote
Remote
1993 • as Delbert McCoy
★ 4.9
The New Age
The New Age
1994 • as Lyle
★ 5.6
The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton
1987 • as Murphy
★ 5.3
Monument Ave.
Monument Ave.
1998 • as Digger
★ 5.8
A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing
1991 • as Wayne Paris
★ 4.0
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
2010 • as Bobby Billings
★ 5.8
Forever
Forever
2015 • as Neil
★ 5.8
Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle
2013 • as Jack Brenner
★ 5.3
The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning
2006 • as Mr. Garson
★ 6.5
Serpent in the Bottle
Serpent in the Bottle
2020 • as Marvin Decker
★ 2.5
The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho
2006 • as Cash Thornton
★ 4.9
The Paint Job
The Paint Job
1993 • as Father
★ 4.6
A Long Way Off
★ 5.9
Natural Selection
Natural Selection
2011 • as Abe
★ 6.1
Falling Like This
Falling Like This
2001 • as Eddie Gallagher
★ 5.0
movie
★ 10.0
The North Star
The North Star
2016 • as Master Anderson
★ 5.0
Follow the Prophet
Follow the Prophet
2009 • as Ted
★ 4.5
I Pass for Human
I Pass for Human
2004 • as Ex-husband
★ 6.5
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III
2001 • as Cooper
★ 6.2