b. 1950 · 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.
Born 1 May 1950
Train Dreams
2025
Billy
Armageddon Time
2022
Fred Trump
The Lucky Ones
2008
Tom Klinger
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
Jerry Snyder
Down in the Valley
2005
Steve
Point Pleasant
2005
David Burke
Land of Plenty
2004
Paul
Fail Safe
2000
Col. Cascio
Lost Souls
2000
Henry Birdson
Anywhere but Here
1999
Jimmy
Purgatory
1999
Badger
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
Les Birk