Con Air1997
As Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
John Diehl
Born
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.
Filmography (89)
Falling Down1993
As Dad (Back Yard Party)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Pearl Harbor2001
As Senior Doctor
TMDb 6.9 / 10
A Time to Kill1996
As Tim Nunley
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Stargate1994
As Lieutenant Kawalsky
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Train Dreams2025
As Billy
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Client1994
As Jack Nance
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Escape from New York1981
As Punk
TMDb 7.0 / 10
National Lampoon's Vacation1983
As Assistant Mechanic
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Stripes1981
As Cruiser
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Fire Down Below1997
As Frank Elkins
TMDb 5.7 / 10
John Candy: I Like Me2025
As Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Gettysburg1993
As Pvt. Bucklin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Whore1991
As Derelict
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Most Wanted1997
As Police Captain
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Nixon1995
As Gordon Liddy
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Armageddon Time2022
As Fred Trump
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise2006
As Jerry Snyder
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back1991
As Jack
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Zeros2001
As Burl
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Angel1984
As The Killer
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Walker1987
As Stebbins
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lost Souls2000
As Henry Birdson
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Female Perversions1996
As Jake Rock
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Joysticks1983
As Arnie
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Anywhere but Here1999
As Jimmy
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Mo' Money1992
As Keith Heading
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Mikey1992
As Neil Trenton
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Down in the Valley2005
As Steve
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Dark Side of the Moon1990
As Philip Jennings
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Foxfire1996
As Mr. Buttinger
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Three Wishes1995
As Leland's Dad
TMDb 6.2 / 10
MadHouse1990
As Fred
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The End of Violence1997
As Lowell
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe2011
As Rear Admiral Lawrence
TMDb 6.4 / 10
D.C. Cab1983
As Head Kidnapper
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Purgatory1999
As Badger
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Bookies2003
As Vincent
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Fail Safe2000
As Col. Cascio
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper1984
As Det. Larry Zito
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Hi-Lo Country1998
As Les Birk
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hysterical1982
As Taxi Driver
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Lucky Ones2008
As Tom Klinger
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hidden Places2006
As Frank Wyatt
TMDb 7.7 / 10
La Sirena2020
As Nino
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The New Age1994
As Lyle
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Out of the Wild2017
As Henry McBride
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Rat Pack1998
As Joe DiMaggio
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Apartment 1303 3D2012
As Detective
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Casualties1997
As Polito
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas2009
As Sheriff Larabie
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Remote1993
As Delbert McCoy
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Monument Ave.1998
As Digger
TMDb 5.8 / 10
White of the Eye1987
As Mr Dupree
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Land of Plenty2004
As Paul
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Amanda & the Alien1998
As Colonel Rosencrans
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Grave1996
As J.C. Cole
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Mind Ripper1995
As Alex
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Falling in Love Again1980
As Beaver (1940's)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Managua1996
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones2003
As Dr. Rupert Miles
Motorama1991
As Phil
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Hanoi Hilton1987
As Murphy
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Cool Blue1990
As Clayton
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Road to Nowhere2010
As Bobby Billings
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Almost Dead1994
As Eddie Herbek
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Buffalo Girls1995
As General Custer
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Destiny of Marty Fine1996
As Deke
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The House Is Burning2006
As Mr. Garson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The North Star2016
As Master Anderson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Forever2015
As Neil
TMDb 5.8 / 10
A Long Way Off2014
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Falling Like This2001
As Eddie Gallagher
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Singularity Principle2013
As Jack Brenner
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Ambush Murders1982
As Ferguson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Follow the Prophet2009
As Ted
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Obama Effect2012
As Steve Warren
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Natural Selection2011
As Abe
TMDb 6.1 / 10
A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love1980
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Far Side of Jericho2006
As Cash Thornton
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Paint Job1993
As Father
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Glitz1988
As Teddy Magyk
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Climate for Killing1991
As Wayne Paris
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Tully2002
As Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Leon's Case1982
As Leon Bernstein
I Pass for Human2004
As Ex-husband
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Jurassic Park III2001
As Cooper
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Serpent in the Bottle2020
As Marvin Decker
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Gary's Walk
Gary's Walk2019
As Gary
Filmography and biography: TMDb