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John Diehl

John Diehl is known for Jurassic Park III (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), Con Air (1997).

Biography

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.

Questions about John Diehl

How many John Diehl films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 86 films with John Diehl, from 1980 to 2025.

What is the best rated John Diehl film?

The best rated John Diehl film in the catalogue is John Candy: I Like Me (2025), rated 7.9.

What was the first John Diehl film?

The first John Diehl film in the catalogue is Escape from New York, from 1981.

Who has John Diehl worked with the most?

In the catalogue, John Diehl shares the most credits with Cathy Moriarty (2 films), Donald P. Borchers (2 films) and Enrique Castillo (2 films).

People data: TMDb.

Known for

Trivia

Also works as
film producer
Studied at
St. Xavier High School
Academic degree
high school diploma
Spouse
Julie Christensen

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Full filmography

88 films — 86 in the catalogue

Series and TV shows

33 titles

People data: TMDb.

Cast