John Diehl
Acting
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.
TV Shows(38)
Dark Winds
B.J. Vines
2022
Castle Rock
John
2018
Snowfall
Colonel Robert McDonald
2017
Almost Human
Edward Kennex
2013
Scandal
Ray Dwyer
2012
Rizzoli & Isles
Arthur Dunbar
2010
Lie to Me
Charlie Everett
2009
Women's Murder Club
2007
Friday Night Lights
Richard Sherman
2006
Jericho
Governor Trader
2006
Point Pleasant
David Burke
2005
Cold Case
Isaac Keller
2003
Without a Trace
Doyle
2002
The Shield
Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
2002
The Guardian
Fortunato
2001
Strong Medicine
Mr. Lawson
2000
The West Wing
Claypool
1999
Get Real
Harris Forman
1999
Profiler
Toby 'The Wick' Wood
1996
The Pretender
Sheriff Delmont
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Nash Bridges
Albert foss
1996
JAG
Jack Raglan
1995
The Outer Limits
Joe
1995
ER
Johnson's Son
1994
NYPD Blue
Joe brady
1993
The X-Files
Wilson Pinker Rawls
1993
The John Larroquette Show
Chris
1993
Eddie Dodd
1991
Monsters
Miles Magnus
1988
In the Heat of the Night
John sevrance
1988
Beauty and the Beast
Vernon Toulane
1987
L.A. Law
Kevin Delahanty
1986
Miami Vice
Larry Zito
1984
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Cassie & Co.
Gelson
1982
Falcon Crest
Gus Wallach
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Movies(86)
Train Dreams
Billy
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
2025
Armageddon Time
Fred Trump
2022
La Sirena
Nino
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Marvin Decker
2020
Out of the Wild
Henry McBride
2017
The North Star
Master Anderson
2016
Forever
Neil
2015
A Long Way Off
2014
Singularity Principle
Jack Brenner
2013
Apartment 1303 3D
Detective
2012
The Obama Effect
Steve Warren
2012
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Rear Admiral Lawrence
2011
Natural Selection
Abe
2011
Road to Nowhere
Bobby Billings
2010
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Sheriff Larabie
2009
Follow the Prophet
Ted
2009
The Lucky Ones
Tom Klinger
2008
The Far Side of Jericho
Cash Thornton
2006
The House Is Burning
Mr. Garson
2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jerry Snyder
2006
Down in the Valley
Steve
2005
Land of Plenty
Paul
2004
I Pass for Human
Ex-husband
2004
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dr. Rupert Miles
2003
Bookies
Vincent
2003
Tully
Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
2002
Falling Like This
Eddie Gallagher
2001
Jurassic Park III
Cooper
2001
Pearl Harbor
Senior Doctor
2001
The Zeros
Burl
2001
Lost Souls
Henry Birdson
2000
Fail Safe
Col. Cascio
2000
Anywhere but Here
Jimmy
1999
Purgatory
Badger
1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Les Birk
1998
Monument Ave.
Digger
1998
The Rat Pack
Joe DiMaggio
1998
Amanda & the Alien
Colonel Rosencrans
1998
Most Wanted
Police Captain
1997
The End of Violence
Lowell
1997
Fire Down Below
Frank Elkins
1997
Casualties
Polito
1997
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
1996
Nixon
Gordon Liddy
1995
Three Wishes
Leland's Dad
1995
Mind Ripper
Alex
1995
Buffalo Girls
Gen. Custer (1995)
1995
Stargate
Lieutenant Kawalsky
1994
The New Age
Lyle
1994
The Client
Jack Nance
1994
Almost Dead
Eddie Herbek
1994
Gettysburg
Pvt. Bucklin
1993
The Paint Job
Father
1993
Remote
Delbert McCoy
1993
Falling Down
Dad (Back Yard Party)
1993
Mikey
Neil Trenton
1992
Mo' Money
Keith Heading
1992
Motorama
Phil
1991
A Climate for Killing
Wayne Paris
1991
Whore
Derelict
1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Jack
1991
The Dark Side of the Moon
Philip Jennings
1990
Cool Blue
Clayton
1990
MadHouse
Fred
1990
Glitz
Teddy Magyk
1988
Walker
Stebbins
1987
White of the Eye
Mr Dupree
1987
The Hanoi Hilton
Murphy
1987
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Det. Larry Zito
1984
Angel
The Killer
1984
D.C. Cab
Head Kidnapper
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Assistant Mechanic
1983
Joysticks
Arnie
1983
Hysterical
Taxi Driver
1982
The Ambush Murders
Ferguson
1982
Leon's Case
Leon Bernstein
1982
Stripes
Cruiser
1981
Escape from New York
Punk
1981
Falling in Love Again
Beaver (1940's)
1980
A Cry for Love
1980