John Diehl

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 1, 1950 (76 yrs)

place of birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

also known as

John Henry Diehl · جان دی‌یل

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Con Air
6.8

Con Air

1997as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
Pearl Harbor
6.9

Pearl Harbor

2001as Senior Doctor
Stargate
7.0

Stargate

1994as Lieutenant Kawalsky
Train Dreams
7.3

Train Dreams

2025as Billy
National Lampoon's Vacation
7.1

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983as Assistant Mechanic
A Time to Kill
7.4

A Time to Kill

1996as Tim Nunley
Falling Down
7.4

Falling Down

1993as Dad (Back Yard Party)
Escape from New York
7.0

Escape from New York

1981as Punk
The Client
6.7

The Client

1994as Jack Nance
Stripes
6.6

Stripes

1981as Cruiser
Gettysburg
7.0

Gettysburg

1993as Pvt. Bucklin
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as Gordon Liddy
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
5.5

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991as Jack
Fire Down Below
5.8

Fire Down Below

1997as Frank Elkins
Whore
5.3

Whore

1991as Derelict
Lost Souls
5.0

Lost Souls

2000as Henry Birdson
Armageddon Time
6.4

Armageddon Time

2022as Fred Trump
Fail Safe
6.9

Fail Safe

2000as Col. Cascio
Most Wanted
5.4

Most Wanted

1997as Police Captain
Anywhere but Here
6.1

Anywhere but Here

1999as Jimmy
Foxfire
6.0

Foxfire

1996as Mr. Buttinger
Angel
6.1

Angel

1984as The Killer
The Grave
5.2

The Grave

1996as J.C. Cole
John Candy: I Like Me
7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

2025as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
The Lucky Ones
6.4

The Lucky Ones

2008as Tom Klinger
Mo' Money
5.5

Mo' Money

1992as Keith Heading
Female Perversions
5.1

Female Perversions

1996as Jake Rock
Purgatory
7.2

Purgatory

1999as Badger
The Rat Pack
5.9

The Rat Pack

1998as Joe DiMaggio
Walker
6.4

Walker

1987as Stebbins
The New Age
5.6

The New Age

1994as Lyle
Mind Ripper
4.3

Mind Ripper

1995as Alex
D.C. Cab
5.2

D.C. Cab

1983as Head Kidnapper
Joysticks
4.5

Joysticks

1983as Arnie
Down in the Valley
5.9

Down in the Valley

2005as Steve
Cool Blue
4.6

Cool Blue

1990as Clayton
Three Wishes
6.3

Three Wishes

1995as Leland's Dad
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
6.9

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006as Jerry Snyder
The End of Violence
5.4

The End of Violence

1997as Lowell
The Hi-Lo Country
6.0

The Hi-Lo Country

1998as Les Birk
Mikey
5.9

Mikey

1992as Neil Trenton
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
6.4

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

2011as Rear Admiral Lawrence
Almost Dead
6.0

Almost Dead

1994as Eddie Herbek
Motorama
6.5

Motorama

1991as Phil
The Dark Side of the Moon
5.1

The Dark Side of the Moon

1990as Philip Jennings
Amanda & the Alien
4.5

Amanda & the Alien

1998as Colonel Rosencrans
Falling in Love Again
5.8

Falling in Love Again

1980as Beaver (1940's)
Bookies
6.4

Bookies

2003as Vincent
White of the Eye
5.8

White of the Eye

1987as Mr Dupree
MadHouse
5.3

MadHouse

1990as Fred