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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Miami Vice
as Larry Zito
Episodes: 69
First Aired: Sep 16, 1984
The Shield
as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 12, 2002
Dark Winds
as B.J. Vines
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 12, 2022
The John Larroquette Show
as Chris
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 02, 1993
Snowfall
as Colonel Robert McDonald
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 05, 2017
Cold Case
as Isaac Keller
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
Friday Night Lights
as Richard Sherman
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 2006
The West Wing
as Claypool
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
Falcon Crest
as Gus Wallach
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 04, 1981
Jericho
as Governor Trader
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2006
L.A. Law
as Kevin Delahanty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
The Pretender
as Sheriff Delmont
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1996
Get Real
as Harris Forman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1999
The X-Files
as Wilson Pinker Rawls
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
JAG
as Jack Raglan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1995
ER
as Johnson's Son
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
The Outer Limits
as Joe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Almost Human
as Edward Kennex
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 17, 2013
Scandal
as Ray Dwyer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 2012
L.A. Law
as Tim
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
NYPD Blue
as Joe brady
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1993
Monsters
as Miles magnus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 22, 1988
Nash Bridges
as Albert foss
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 29, 1996
In the Heat of the Night
as John sevrance
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 06, 1988
Rizzoli & Isles
as Arthur Dunbar
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 2010
Castle Rock
as John
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 25, 2018
Without a Trace
as Doyle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2002
Strong Medicine
as Mr. Lawson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2000
Point Pleasant
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jan 19, 2005
Beauty and the Beast
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1987
E! True Hollywood Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
Women's Murder Club
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 12, 2007
Hill Street Blues
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Eddie Dodd
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 1991
Cagney & Lacey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 25, 1982
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