John Diehl
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1950
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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
Train Dreams 2025
as Billy
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Armageddon Time 2022
as Fred Trump
La Sirena 2020
as Nino
Serpent in the Bottle 2020
as Marvin Decker
- Gary's Walk
Gary's Walk 2019
as Gary
Out of the Wild 2017
as Henry McBride
The North Star 2016
as Master Anderson
Forever 2015
as Neil
A Long Way Off 2014
Actor
Singularity Principle 2013
as Jack Brenner
Apartment 1303 3D 2012
as Detective
The Obama Effect 2012
as Steve Warren
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe 2011
as Rear Admiral Lawrence
Natural Selection 2011
as Abe
Road to Nowhere 2010
as Bobby Billings
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas 2009
as Sheriff Larabie
Follow the Prophet 2009
as Ted
The Lucky Ones 2008
as Tom Klinger
The Far Side of Jericho 2006
as Cash Thornton
The House Is Burning 2006
as Mr. Garson
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006
as Jerry Snyder
Hidden Places 2006
as Frank Wyatt
Down in the Valley 2005
as Steve
Land of Plenty 2004
as Paul
I Pass for Human 2004
as Ex-husband
- Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones 2003
as Dr. Rupert Miles
Bookies 2003
as Vincent
Tully 2002
as Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
Falling Like This 2001
as Eddie Gallagher, Co-Producer
Jurassic Park III 2001
as Cooper
Pearl Harbor 2001
as Senior Doctor
The Zeros 2001
as Burl
Lost Souls 2000
as Henry Birdson
Fail Safe 2000
as Col. Cascio
Anywhere but Here 1999
as Jimmy
Purgatory 1999
as Badger
The Hi-Lo Country 1998
as Les Birk
Monument Ave. 1998
as Digger
The Rat Pack 1998
as Joe DiMaggio
Amanda & the Alien 1998
as Colonel Rosencrans
Most Wanted 1997
as Police Captain
The End of Violence 1997
as Lowell
Fire Down Below 1997
as Frank Elkins
Con Air 1997
as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
Casualties 1997
as Polito
Female Perversions 1996
as Jake Rock
Foxfire 1996
as Mr. Buttinger
A Time to Kill 1996
as Tim Nunley
Managua 1996
Actor
The Destiny of Marty Fine 1996
as Deke
The Grave 1996
as J.C. Cole
Nixon 1995
as Gordon Liddy
Three Wishes 1995
as Leland's Dad
Mind Ripper 1995
as Alex
Buffalo Girls 1995
as General Custer
Stargate 1994
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
The New Age 1994
as Lyle
The Client 1994
as Jack Nance
Almost Dead 1994
as Eddie Herbek
Gettysburg 1993
as Pvt. Bucklin
The Paint Job 1993
as Father
Remote 1993
as Delbert McCoy
Falling Down 1993
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
Mikey 1992
as Neil Trenton
Mo' Money 1992
as Keith Heading
Motorama 1991
as Phil
A Climate for Killing 1991
as Wayne Paris
Whore 1991
as Derelict
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991
as Jack
The Dark Side of the Moon 1990
as Philip Jennings
Cool Blue 1990
as Clayton
MadHouse 1990
as Fred
Glitz 1988
as Teddy Magyk
Walker 1987
as Stebbins
White of the Eye 1987
as Mr Dupree
The Hanoi Hilton 1987
as Murphy
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper 1984
as Det. Larry Zito
Angel 1984
as The Killer
D.C. Cab 1983
as Head Kidnapper
National Lampoon's Vacation 1983
as Assistant Mechanic
Joysticks 1983
as Arnie
Hysterical 1982
as Taxi Driver
The Ambush Murders 1982
as Ferguson
Leon's Case 1982
as Leon
Stripes 1981
as Cruiser
Escape from New York 1981
as Punk
Falling in Love Again 1980
as Beaver (1940's)
- A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love 1980
Actor
Credits from TMDB.