Acting
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.
Filmography
Train Dreams
Film · 2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Film · 2025
Armageddon Time
Film · 2022
Dark Winds
Series · 2022
La Sirena
Film · 2020
Serpent in the Bottle
Film · 2020
Gary's Walk
Film · 2019
Castle Rock
Series · 2018
Out of the Wild
Film · 2017
Snowfall
Series · 2017
The North Star
Film · 2016
Forever
Film · 2015
A Long Way Off
Film · 2014
Singularity Principle
Film · 2013
Almost Human
Series · 2013
Apartment 1303 3D
Film · 2012
The Obama Effect
Film · 2012
Scandal
Series · 2012
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Film · 2011
Natural Selection
Film · 2011
Road to Nowhere
Film · 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Series · 2010
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Film · 2009
Follow the Prophet
Film · 2009
Lie to Me
Series · 2009
The Lucky Ones
Film · 2008
Women's Murder Club
Series · 2007
The House Is Burning
Film · 2006
The Far Side of Jericho
Film · 2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Film · 2006
Hidden Places
Film · 2006
Jericho
Series · 2006
Friday Night Lights
Series · 2006
Down in the Valley
Film · 2005
Point Pleasant
Series · 2005
Land of Plenty
Film · 2004
I Pass for Human
Film · 2004
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Film · 2003
Bookies
Film · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Tully
Film · 2002
The Shield
Series · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
Jurassic Park III
Film · 2001
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Falling Like This
Film · 2001
The Zeros
Film · 2001
The Guardian
Series · 2001
Fail Safe
Film · 2000
Lost Souls
Film · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Anywhere but Here
Film · 1999
Purgatory
Film · 1999
Get Real
Series · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Film · 1998
Monument Ave.
Film · 1998
Amanda & the Alien
Film · 1998
The Rat Pack
Film · 1998
Most Wanted
Film · 1997
Casualties
Film · 1997
The End of Violence
Film · 1997
Fire Down Below
Film · 1997
Con Air
Film · 1997
A Time to Kill
Film · 1996
Female Perversions
Film · 1996
The Grave
Film · 1996
Foxfire
Film · 1996
Managua
Film · 1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Film · 1996
The Pretender
Series · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Nash Bridges
Series · 1996
Profiler
Series · 1996
Mind Ripper
Film · 1995
Three Wishes
Film · 1995
Buffalo Girls
Film · 1995
Nixon
Film · 1995
JAG
Series · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
The New Age
Film · 1994
Stargate
Film · 1994
Almost Dead
Film · 1994
The Client
Film · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Gettysburg
Film · 1993
Remote
Film · 1993
Falling Down
Film · 1993
The Paint Job
Film · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
The John Larroquette Show
Series · 1993
Mo' Money
Film · 1992
Mikey
Film · 1992
Whore
Film · 1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Film · 1991
Motorama
Film · 1991
A Climate for Killing
Film · 1991
Eddie Dodd
Series · 1991
The Dark Side of the Moon
Film · 1990
MadHouse
Film · 1990
Cool Blue
Film · 1990
Glitz
Film · 1988
In the Heat of the Night
Series · 1988
Monsters
Series · 1988
Walker
Film · 1987
The Hanoi Hilton
Film · 1987
White of the Eye
Film · 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Series · 1987
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Angel
Film · 1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Joysticks
Film · 1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Film · 1983
D.C. Cab
Film · 1983
The Ambush Murders
Film · 1982
Hysterical
Film · 1982
Leon's Case
Film · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Series · 1982
Cassie & Co.
Series · 1982
Stripes
Film · 1981
Escape from New York
Film · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
A Cry for Love
Film · 1980
Falling in Love Again
Film · 1980