John Diehl

John Diehl

Known for: Acting

Born: May 1, 1950

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 m…

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The House Is Burning
The House Is Burning
2006
Out of the Wild
Out of the Wild
2017
Leon's Case
Leon's Case
1982
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty
2004
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009
La Sirena
La Sirena
2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Serpent in the Bottle
2020
The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
Mind Ripper
Mind Ripper
1995
Singularity Principle
Singularity Principle
2013
Almost Dead
Almost Dead
1994
Glitz
Glitz
1988
Remote
Remote
1993
MadHouse
MadHouse
1990
Mo' Money
Mo' Money
1992
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011
Natural Selection
Natural Selection
2011
Forever
Forever
2015
A Long Way Off
A Long Way Off
2014
The North Star
The North Star
2016
Road to Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
2010
Casualties
Casualties
1997
Apartment 1303 3D
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
Amanda & the Alien
Amanda & the Alien
1998
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones
2008
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
I Pass for Human
I Pass for Human
2004
Follow the Prophet
Follow the Prophet
2009
Train Dreams
Train Dreams
2025
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
Angel
Angel
1984
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here
1999
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
2005
Mikey
Mikey
1992
The Obama Effect
The Obama Effect
2012
The Grave
The Grave
1996
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
2003
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
Bookies
Bookies
2003
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park III
2001
Monument Ave.
Monument Ave.
1998
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
2000
Joysticks
Joysticks
1983
Walker
Walker
1987
Tully
Tully
2002
The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho
2006
Falling Like This
Falling Like This
2001
The Zeros
The Zeros
2001
Managua
Managua
1996
The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
1990
Stargate
Stargate
1994
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
The End of Violence
The End of Violence
1997
Three Wishes
Three Wishes
1995
Motorama
Motorama
1991
A Climate for Killing
A Climate for Killing
1991
Stripes
Stripes
1981
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
2000
Female Perversions
Female Perversions
1996
The Paint Job
The Paint Job
1993
Hidden Places
Hidden Places
2006
The New Age
The New Age
1994
White of the Eye
White of the Eye
1987
The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
1982
Most Wanted
Most Wanted
1997
The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton
1987
Foxfire
Foxfire
1996
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996
Purgatory
Purgatory
1999
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time
2022
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995
Falling in Love Again
Falling in Love Again
1980
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
1983
The Rat Pack
The Rat Pack
1998
Cool Blue
Cool Blue
1990
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
1997
Hysterical
Hysterical
1982
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Whore
Whore
1991
A Cry for Love
1980
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
1981
Nixon
Nixon
1995
The Client
The Client
1994
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Falling Down
Falling Down
1993
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
Con Air
Con Air
1997
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
1981
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant
2005
Jericho
Jericho
2006
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
1986
The Pretender
The Pretender
1996
Cold Case
Cold Case
2003
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Women's Murder Club
Women's Murder Club
2007
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
1981
Get Real
Get Real
1999
The X-Files
The X-Files
1993
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
2006
JAG
JAG
1995
ER
ER
1994
Snowfall
Snowfall
2017
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1995
Eddie Dodd
1991
Almost Human
Almost Human
2013
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
Scandal
Scandal
2012
Dark Winds
Dark Winds
2022
The Shield
The Shield
2002
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
1993
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
1996
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show
1993
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
1988
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
2018
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
2002
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
2000
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
1984
The Guardian
The Guardian
2001
Profiler
Profiler
1996
Cassie & Co.
Cassie & Co.
1982
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Monsters
Monsters
1988
Lie to Me
Lie to Me
2009