Actor John Diehl

John Diehl
Photo of actor John Diehl
John Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor, particularly 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.
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Date of birth
1st May 1950
Movies that starred John Diehl (10 in total)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise poster

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise [2006]

Jerry Snyder
Land of Plenty poster

Land of Plenty [2004]

Paul
Jurassic Park III poster

Jurassic Park III [2001]

Cooper
Lost Souls poster

Lost Souls [2000]

Henry Birdson
Fail Safe poster

Fail Safe [2000]

Col. Cascio
The Hi-Lo Country poster

The Hi-Lo Country [1998]

Les Birk
Mind Ripper poster

Mind Ripper [1995]

Alex
Three Wishes poster

Three Wishes [1995]

Leland's Dad
Stargate poster

Stargate [1994]

Lieutenant Kawalsky
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back poster

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back [1991]

Jack
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