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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 ForActing
  • Born1 May 1950 (age 76)
  • Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA

John Diehl

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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 ForActing
  • Born1 May 1950 (age 76)
  • Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Train Dreams
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7.328
2025
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John Candy: I Like Me
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7.842
2025
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Armageddon Time
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6.443
2022
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La Sirena
star
6.0
2020
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Serpent in the Bottle
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2.4
2020
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Out of the Wild
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6.5
2017
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The North Star
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5.0
2016
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Forever
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5.7
2015
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A Long Way Off
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5.929
2014
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Singularity Principle
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5.8
2013
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Apartment 1303 3D
star
3.6
2012
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The Obama Effect
star
2.5
2012
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Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
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6.421
2011
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Natural Selection
star
6.125
2011
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Road to Nowhere
star
5.7
2010
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Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
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3.786
2009
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Follow the Prophet
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4.5
2009
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The Lucky Ones
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6.374
2008
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The House Is Burning
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6.3
2006
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The Far Side of Jericho
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4.1
2006
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
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6.9
2006
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Down in the Valley
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5.929
2005
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Land of Plenty
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6.1
2004
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I Pass for Human
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4.0
2004
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Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
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2003
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Bookies
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6.3
2003
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Tully
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6.22
2002
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Jurassic Park III
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6.172
2001
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Pearl Harbor
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6.939
2001
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Falling Like This
star
4.0
2001
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The Zeros
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3.3
2001
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Fail Safe
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6.912
2000
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Lost Souls
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5.0
2000
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Anywhere but Here
star
6.045
1999
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Purgatory
star
7.2
1999
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The Hi-Lo Country
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6.099
1998
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Monument Ave.
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5.553
1998
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Amanda & the Alien
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4.278
1998
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The Rat Pack
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5.837
1998
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Most Wanted
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5.4
1997
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Casualties
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6.389
1997
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The End of Violence
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5.329
1997
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Female Perversions
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5.0
1997
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Fire Down Below
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5.758
1997
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A Time to Kill
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7.386
1996
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The Grave
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4.9
1996
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Foxfire
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5.976
1996
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Managua
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4.3
1996
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The Destiny of Marty Fine
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1.0
1996
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Mind Ripper
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4.279
1995
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Three Wishes
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6.229
1995
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Buffalo Girls
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6.391
1995
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Nixon
star
6.9
1995
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The New Age
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5.4
1994
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Stargate
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7.0
1994
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Almost Dead
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5.7
1994
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The Client
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6.695
1994
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Gettysburg
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6.9
1993
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Remote
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4.8
1993
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Falling Down
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7.389
1993
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The Paint Job
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3.833
1993
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Mo' Money
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5.5
1992
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Mikey
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5.8
1992
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Whore
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5.246
1991
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
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5.508
1991
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Motorama
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6.5
1991
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A Climate for Killing
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2.8
1991
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The Dark Side of the Moon
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4.976
1990
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MadHouse
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5.3
1990
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Cool Blue
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4.2
1990
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Glitz
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4.3
1988
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Walker
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6.4
1987
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The Hanoi Hilton
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5.2
1987
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White of the Eye
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5.8
1987
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Angel
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6.038
1984
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Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
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7.8
1984
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Joysticks
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4.5
1983
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National Lampoon's Vacation
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7.1
1983
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D.C. Cab
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5.2
1983
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The Ambush Murders
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9.0
1982
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Hysterical
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4.313
1982
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Stripes
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6.6
1981
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Escape from New York
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7.1
1981
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A Cry for Love
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1980
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Falling in Love Again
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5.731
1980