John Diehl
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The X-Files
Wilson Pinker Rawls
1993
Series
JAG
Jack Raglan
1995
Series
The West Wing
Claypool
1999
Series
Without a Trace
Doyle
2002
Series
ER
Johnson's Son
1994
Series
Rizzoli & Isles
Arthur Dunbar
2010
Series
Falcon Crest
Gus Wallach
1981
Series
NYPD Blue
Joe brady
1993
Series
Cold Case
Isaac Keller
2003
Series
Scandal
Ray Dwyer
2012
Series
The Shield
Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
2002
Series
Miami Vice
Larry Zito
1984
Series
Strong Medicine
Mr. Lawson
2000
Series
L.A. Law
Kevin Delahanty
1986
Series
L.A. Law
Tim
1986
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Nash Bridges
Albert foss
1996
Series
Snowfall
Colonel Robert McDonald
2017
Series
Lie to Me
Charlie Everett
2009
Series
The Pretender
Sheriff Delmont
1996
Series
The Outer Limits
Joe
1995
Series
Friday Night Lights
Richard Sherman
2006
Series
The Guardian
Fortunato
2001
Series
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Series
Profiler
Toby 'The Wick' Wood
1996
Series
Dark Winds
B.J. Vines
2022
Series
In the Heat of the Night
John sevrance
1988
Series
The John Larroquette Show
Chris
1993
Series
Monsters
Miles Magnus
1988
Series
Jericho
Governor Trader
2006
Series
Castle Rock
John
2018
Film
Pearl Harbor
Senior Doctor
2001
Film
The Client
Jack Nance
1994
Film
Falling Down
Dad (Back Yard Party)
1993
Film
National Lampoon's Vacation
Assistant Mechanic
1983
Film
Con Air
Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
1997
Film
Train Dreams
Billy
2025
Film
A Time to Kill
Tim Nunley
1996
Film
Escape from New York
Punk
1981
Series
Get Real
Harris Forman
1999
Series
Almost Human
Edward Kennex
2013
Film
Stargate
Lieutenant Kawalsky
1994
Series
Point Pleasant
David Burke
2005
Series
Women's Murder Club
2007
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
2025
Film
Stripes
Cruiser
1981
Series
Cassie & Co.
Gelson
1982
Film
Fire Down Below
Frank Elkins
1997
Film
Armageddon Time
Fred Trump
2022
Film
Lost Souls
Henry Birdson
2000
Film
Nixon
Gordon Liddy
1995
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Gettysburg
Pvt. Bucklin
1993
Film
Most Wanted
Police Captain
1997
Film
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Jack
1991
Film
Anywhere but Here
Jimmy
1999
Film
The Hi-Lo Country
Les Birk
1998
Film
Female Perversions
Jake Rock
1996
Film
Angel
The Killer
1984
Film
Joysticks
Arnie
1983
Film
Mo' Money
Keith Heading
1992
Film
Land of Plenty
Paul
2004
Film
The End of Violence
Lowell
1997
Film
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jerry Snyder
2006
Film
Foxfire
Mr. Buttinger
1996
Film
Whore
Derelict
1991
Film
Down in the Valley
Steve
2005
Film
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Det. Larry Zito
1984
Eddie Dodd
1991
Film
Three Wishes
Leland's Dad
1995
Film
Fail Safe
Col. Cascio
2000
Film
The Dark Side of the Moon
Philip Jennings
1990
Film
The Lucky Ones
Tom Klinger
2008
Film
Purgatory
Badger
1999
Film
White of the Eye
Mr Dupree
1987
Film
Monument Ave.
Digger
1998
Film
Apartment 1303 3D
Detective
2012
Film
D.C. Cab
Head Kidnapper
1983
Film
MadHouse
Fred
1990
Film
Mind Ripper
Alex
1995
Film
Buffalo Girls
General Custer
1995
Film
Walker
Stebbins
1987
Film
Cool Blue
Clayton
1990
Film
The Grave
J.C. Cole
1996
Film
Mikey
Neil Trenton
1992
Film
The Rat Pack
Joe DiMaggio
1998
Film
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Deke
1996
Film
Bookies
Vincent
2003
Film
Almost Dead
Eddie Herbek
1994
Film
The New Age
Lyle
1994
Film
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Rear Admiral Lawrence
2011
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Vernon Toulane
1987
Film
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Sheriff Larabie
2009
Film
Falling in Love Again
Beaver (1940's)
1980
Film
Out of the Wild
Henry McBride
2017
Film
Road to Nowhere
Bobby Billings
2010
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dr. Rupert Miles
2003
Film
Amanda & the Alien
Colonel Rosencrans
1998
Film
A Long Way Off
2014
Film
Hysterical
Taxi Driver
1982
Film
The Hanoi Hilton
Murphy
1987
Film
Remote
Delbert McCoy
1993
Film
The Far Side of Jericho
Cash Thornton
2006
Film
Singularity Principle
Jack Brenner
2013
Film
Falling Like This
Eddie Gallagher
2001
Film
Hidden Places
Frank Wyatt
2006
Film
Motorama
Phil
1991
Film
The Ambush Murders
Ferguson
1982
Film
The House Is Burning
Mr. Garson
2006
Film
Casualties
Polito
1997
Gary's Walk
Gary
2019
Film
Managua
1996
Film
The Obama Effect
Steve Warren
2012
Film
Leon's Case
Leon
1982
Film
Serpent in the Bottle
Marvin Decker
2020
A Cry for Love
1980
Film
The Zeros
Burl
2001
Film
Forever
Neil
2015
Film
A Climate for Killing
Wayne Paris
1991
Film
Tully
Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
2002
Film
The Paint Job
Father
1993
Film
La Sirena
Nino
2020
Film
I Pass for Human
Ex-husband
2004
Film
The North Star
Master Anderson
2016
Film
Follow the Prophet
Ted
2009
Film
Glitz
Teddy Magyk
1988
Film
Natural Selection
Abe
2011
Film
Jurassic Park III
Cooper
2001