John Diehl
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: 01 May 1950
Played In
Movie
Nov 2025
Train Dreams
Billy
Movie
Sep 2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Movie
Oct 2022
Armageddon Time
Fred Trump
TV Show
Jun 2022
Dark Winds
B.J. Vines
Movie
May 2020
La Sirena
Nino
Movie
Apr 2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Marvin Decker
TV Show
Jul 2018
Castle Rock
John
Movie
Dec 2017
Out of the Wild
Henry McBride
TV Show
Jul 2017
Snowfall
Colonel Robert McDonald
Movie
Mar 2016
The North Star
Master Anderson
Movie
Oct 2015
Forever
Neil
Movie
Jun 2014
A Long Way Off
TV Show
Nov 2013
Almost Human
Edward Kennex
Movie
Mar 2013
Singularity Principle
Jack Brenner
Movie
Dec 2012
Apartment 1303 3D
Detective
Movie
Jul 2012
The Obama Effect
Steve Warren
TV Show
Apr 2012
Scandal
Ray Dwyer
Movie
Apr 2011
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Rear Admiral Lawrence
Movie
Mar 2011
Natural Selection
Abe
Movie
Sep 2010
Road to Nowhere
Bobby Billings
TV Show
Jul 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Arthur Dunbar
Movie
Sep 2009
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Sheriff Larabie
Movie
Jan 2009
Follow the Prophet
Ted
TV Show
Jan 2009
Lie to Me
Charlie Everett
Movie
Sep 2008
The Lucky Ones
Tom Klinger
TV Show
Oct 2007
Women's Murder Club
Movie
Dec 2006
The Far Side of Jericho
Cash Thornton
Movie
Nov 2006
The House Is Burning
Mr. Garson
TV Show
Oct 2006
Friday Night Lights
Richard Sherman
TV Show
Sep 2006
Jericho
Governor Trader
Movie
Apr 2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Jerry Snyder
Movie
Jan 2006
Hidden Places
Frank Wyatt
Movie
May 2005
Down in the Valley
Steve
TV Show
Jan 2005
Point Pleasant
David Burke
Movie
Sep 2004
Land of Plenty
Paul
Movie
Mar 2004
I Pass for Human
Ex-husband
TV Show
Sep 2003
Cold Case
Isaac Keller
Movie
Mar 2003
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dr. Rupert Miles
Movie
Jan 2003
Bookies
Vincent
Movie
Nov 2002
Tully
Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
TV Show
Sep 2002
Without a Trace
Doyle
TV Show
Mar 2002
The Shield
Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
TV Show
Sep 2001
The Guardian
Fortunato
Movie
Sep 2001
Falling Like This
Eddie Gallagher
Movie
Jul 2001
Jurassic Park III
Cooper
Movie
May 2001
Pearl Harbor
Senior Doctor
Movie
Mar 2001
The Zeros
Burl
Movie
Oct 2000
Lost Souls
Henry Birdson
TV Show
Jul 2000
Strong Medicine
Mr. Lawson
Movie
Apr 2000
Fail Safe
Col. Cascio
Movie
Nov 1999
Anywhere but Here
Jimmy
TV Show
Sep 1999
The West Wing
Claypool
TV Show
Sep 1999
Get Real
Harris Forman
Movie
Jan 1999
Purgatory
Badger
Movie
Dec 1998
The Hi-Lo Country
Les Birk
Movie
Sep 1998
Monument Ave.
Digger
Movie
Aug 1998
The Rat Pack
Joe DiMaggio
Movie
Feb 1998
Amanda & the Alien
Colonel Rosencrans
Movie
Oct 1997
Most Wanted
Police Captain
Movie
Sep 1997
The End of Violence
Lowell
Movie
Sep 1997
Fire Down Below
Frank Elkins
Movie
Jun 1997
Con Air
Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
Movie
Apr 1997
Casualties
Polito
Movie
Nov 1996
Female Perversions
Jake Rock
TV Show
Sep 1996
Profiler
Toby 'The Wick' Wood
TV Show
Sep 1996
The Pretender
Sheriff Delmont
Movie
Aug 1996
Foxfire
Mr. Buttinger
TV Show
Aug 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Movie
Jul 1996
A Time to Kill
Tim Nunley
Movie
Apr 1996
Managua
TV Show
Mar 1996
Nash Bridges
Albert foss
Movie
Mar 1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Deke
Movie
Jan 1996
The Grave
J.C. Cole
Movie
Dec 1995
Nixon
Gordon Liddy
Movie
Oct 1995
Three Wishes
Leland's Dad
Movie
Oct 1995
Mind Ripper
Alex
TV Show
Sep 1995
JAG
Jack Raglan
Movie
Apr 1995
Buffalo Girls
Gen. Custer (1995)
TV Show
Mar 1995
The Outer Limits
Joe
Movie
Oct 1994
Stargate
Lieutenant Kawalsky
TV Show
Sep 1994
ER
Johnson's Son
Movie
Sep 1994
The New Age
Lyle
Movie
Jul 1994
The Client
Jack Nance
Movie
Mar 1994
Almost Dead
Eddie Herbek
Movie
Oct 1993
Gettysburg
Pvt. Bucklin
Movie
Sep 1993
The Paint Job
Father
Movie
Sep 1993
Remote
Delbert McCoy
TV Show
Sep 1993
NYPD Blue
Joe brady
TV Show
Sep 1993
The X-Files
Wilson Pinker Rawls
TV Show
Sep 1993
The John Larroquette Show
Chris
Movie
Feb 1993
Falling Down
Dad (Back Yard Party)
Movie
Nov 1992
Mikey
Neil Trenton
Movie
Jul 1992
Mo' Money
Keith Heading
Movie
Sep 1991
Motorama
Phil
Movie
Jul 1991
A Climate for Killing
Wayne Paris
Movie
Jun 1991
Whore
Derelict
TV Show
Mar 1991
Eddie Dodd
Movie
Jan 1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Jack
Movie
May 1990
The Dark Side of the Moon
Philip Jennings
Movie
Feb 1990
Cool Blue
Clayton
Movie
Feb 1990
MadHouse
Fred
TV Show
Oct 1988
Monsters
Miles Magnus
Movie
Sep 1988
Glitz
Teddy Magyk
TV Show
Mar 1988
In the Heat of the Night
John sevrance
Movie
Dec 1987
Walker
Stebbins
TV Show
Sep 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Vernon Toulane
Movie
Jun 1987
White of the Eye
Mr Dupree
Movie
Mar 1987
The Hanoi Hilton
Murphy
TV Show
Sep 1986
L.A. Law
Kevin Delahanty
TV Show
Sep 1986
L.A. Law
Tim
Movie
Sep 1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Det. Larry Zito
TV Show
Sep 1984
Miami Vice
Larry Zito
Movie
Jan 1984
Angel
The Killer
Movie
Dec 1983
D.C. Cab
Head Kidnapper
Movie
Jul 1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Assistant Mechanic
Movie
Mar 1983
Joysticks
Arnie
Movie
Dec 1982
Hysterical
Taxi Driver
TV Show
Mar 1982
Cagney & Lacey
TV Show
Jan 1982
Cassie & Co.
Gelson
Movie
Jan 1982
The Ambush Murders
Ferguson
Movie
Jan 1982
Leon's Case
Leon Bernstein
TV Show
Dec 1981
Falcon Crest
Gus Wallach
Movie
Jun 1981
Stripes
Cruiser
Movie
May 1981
Escape from New York
Punk
TV Show
Jan 1981
Hill Street Blues
Movie
Nov 1980
Falling in Love Again
Beaver (1940's)
Movie
Oct 1980
A Cry for Love