Portrait of John Diehl

John Diehl

Acting

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.

Born: May 1, 1950

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2025
Train Dreams

as Billy

2022
Armageddon Time

as Fred Trump

2022
Dark Winds

as B.J. Vines

2020
La Sirena

as Nino

2020
Serpent in the Bottle

as Marvin Decker

2018
2017
Out of the Wild

as Henry McBride

2017
Snowfall

as Colonel Robert McDonald

2016
The North Star

as Master Anderson

2015
Forever

as Neil

2013
Almost Human

as Edward Kennex

2013
Singularity Principle

as Jack Brenner

2012
Apartment 1303 3D

as Detective

2012
The Obama Effect

as Steve Warren

2012
Scandal

as Ray Dwyer

2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe

as Rear Admiral Lawrence

2010
Road to Nowhere

as Bobby Billings

2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Arthur Dunbar

2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas

as Sheriff Larabie

2008
The Lucky Ones

as Tom Klinger

2006
The Far Side of Jericho

as Cash Thornton

2006
2006
Friday Night Lights

as Richard Sherman

2006
Jericho

as Governor Trader

2005
2004
2004
I Pass for Human

as Ex-husband

2003
Cold Case

as Isaac Keller

2003
Bookies

as Vincent

2002
Tully

as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

2002
2002
The Shield

as Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy

2001
The Guardian

as Fortunato

2001
Falling Like This

as Eddie Gallagher

2001
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Senior Doctor

2001
The Zeros

as Burl

2000
Lost Souls

as Henry Birdson

2000
Strong Medicine

as Mr. Lawson

2000
Fail Safe

as Col. Cascio

1999
1999
The West Wing

as Claypool

1999
Get Real

as Harris Forman

1999
Purgatory

as Badger

1998
1998
Monument Ave.

as Digger

1998
The Rat Pack

as Joe DiMaggio

1998
Amanda & the Alien

as Colonel Rosencrans

1997
Most Wanted

as Police Captain

1997
1997
Fire Down Below

as Frank Elkins

1997
Female Perversions

as Jake Rock

1997
Casualties

as Polito

1996
The Pretender

as Sheriff Delmont

1996
Foxfire

as Mr. Buttinger

1996
A Time to Kill

as Tim Nunley

1996
Nash Bridges

as Albert foss

1996
The Grave

as J.C. Cole

1995
Nixon

as Gordon Liddy

1995
Three Wishes

as Leland's Dad

1995
1995
JAG

as Jack Raglan

1995
Buffalo Girls

as Gen. Custer (1995)

1994
Stargate

as Lieutenant Kawalsky

1994
ER

as Johnson's Son

1994
1994
The Client

as Jack Nance

1994
Almost Dead

as Eddie Herbek

1993
Gettysburg

as Pvt. Bucklin

1993
The Paint Job

as Father

1993
Remote

as Delbert McCoy

1993
NYPD Blue

as Joe brady

1993
The X-Files

as Wilson Pinker Rawls

1993
Falling Down

as Dad (Back Yard Party)

1992
Mikey

as Neil Trenton

1992
Mo' Money

as Keith Heading

1991
Motorama

as Phil

1991
A Climate for Killing

as Wayne Paris

1991
Whore

as Derelict

1990
The Dark Side of the Moon

as Philip Jennings

1990
Cool Blue

as Clayton

1990
MadHouse

as Fred

1988
Monsters

as Miles magnus

1988
Glitz

as Teddy Magyk

1988
In the Heat of the Night

as John sevrance

1987
Walker

as Stebbins

1987
Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

as Detective Larry Zito

1987
White of the Eye

as Mr Dupree

1987
1986
L.A. Law

as Kevin Delahanty

1986
L.A. Law

as Tim

1984
1984
Miami Vice

as Larry Zito

1984
Angel

as The Killer

1983
D.C. Cab

as Head Kidnapper

1983
National Lampoon's Vacation

as Assistant Mechanic

1983
Joysticks

as Arnie

1982
Hysterical

as Taxi Driver

1982
1981
Falcon Crest

as Gus Wallach

1981
Stripes

as Cruiser

1980
Falling in Love Again

as Beaver (1940's)