John Diehl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1950, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Movies
- 89
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Train Dreams | Billy |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Armageddon Time | Fred Trump |
| 2020 | La Sirena | Nino |
| 2020 | Serpent in the Bottle | Marvin Decker |
| 2019 | Gary's Walk | Gary |
| 2017 | Out of the Wild | Henry McBride |
| 2016 | The North Star | Master Anderson |
| 2015 | Forever | Neil |
| 2014 | A Long Way Off | |
| 2013 | Singularity Principle | Jack Brenner |
| 2012 | Apartment 1303 3D | Detective |
| 2012 | The Obama Effect | Steve Warren |
| 2011 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe | Rear Admiral Lawrence |
| 2011 | Natural Selection | Abe |
| 2010 | Road to Nowhere | Bobby Billings |
| 2009 | Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas | Sheriff Larabie |
| 2009 | Follow the Prophet | Ted |
| 2008 | The Lucky Ones | Tom Klinger |
| 2006 | The Far Side of Jericho | Cash Thornton |
| 2006 | The House Is Burning | Mr. Garson |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Jerry Snyder |
| 2006 | Hidden Places | Frank Wyatt |
| 2005 | Down in the Valley | Steve |
| 2004 | Land of Plenty | Paul |
| 2004 | I Pass for Human | Ex-husband |
| 2003 | Dragnet: Sticks and Stones | Dr. Rupert Miles |
| 2003 | Bookies | Vincent |
| 2002 | Tully | Mal "Mac" MacAvoy |
| 2001 | Falling Like This | Eddie Gallagher |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Cooper |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Senior Doctor |
| 2001 | The Zeros | Burl |
| 2000 | Lost Souls | Henry Birdson |
| 2000 | Fail Safe | Col. Cascio |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Jimmy |
| 1999 | Purgatory | Badger |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country | Les Birk |
| 1998 | Monument Ave. | Digger |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | Joe DiMaggio |
| 1998 | Amanda & the Alien | Colonel Rosencrans |
| 1997 | Most Wanted | Police Captain |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Lowell |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below | Frank Elkins |
| 1997 | Con Air | Poe's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Casualties | Polito |
| 1996 | Female Perversions | Jake Rock |
| 1996 | Foxfire | Mr. Buttinger |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Tim Nunley |
| 1996 | Managua | |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine | Deke |
| 1996 | The Grave | J.C. Cole |
| 1995 | Nixon | Gordon Liddy |
| 1995 | Three Wishes | Leland's Dad |
| 1995 | Mind Ripper | Alex |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | General Custer |
| 1994 | Stargate | Lieutenant Kawalsky |
| 1994 | The New Age | Lyle |
| 1994 | The Client | Jack Nance |
| 1994 | Almost Dead | Eddie Herbek |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Pvt. Bucklin |
| 1993 | The Paint Job | Father |
| 1993 | Remote | Delbert McCoy |
| 1993 | Falling Down | Dad (Back Yard Party) |
| 1992 | Mikey | Neil Trenton |
| 1992 | Mo' Money | Keith Heading |
| 1991 | Motorama | Phil |
| 1991 | A Climate for Killing | Wayne Paris |
| 1991 | Whore | Derelict |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Jack |
| 1990 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Philip Jennings |
| 1990 | Cool Blue | Clayton |
| 1990 | MadHouse | Fred |
| 1988 | Glitz | Teddy Magyk |
| 1987 | Walker | Stebbins |
| 1987 | White of the Eye | Mr Dupree |
| 1987 | The Hanoi Hilton | Murphy |
| 1984 | Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper | Det. Larry Zito |
| 1984 | Angel | The Killer |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Head Kidnapper |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Assistant Mechanic |
| 1983 | Joysticks | Arnie |
| 1982 | Hysterical | Taxi Driver |
| 1982 | The Ambush Murders | Ferguson |
| 1982 | Leon's Case | Leon |
| 1981 | Stripes | Cruiser |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Punk |
| 1980 | Falling in Love Again | Beaver (1940's) |
| 1980 | A Cry for Love |
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