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John Diehl

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.

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    Average Rating
    6.2
    7581 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 18, 2001
    25 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.9
    6789 votes
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    Average Rating
    7.4
    3921 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    7.0
    3629 votes
    Release Date
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    31 years ago
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    Average Rating
    7.1
    3372 votes
    Release Date
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    45 years ago
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    Average Rating
    7.4
    2765 votes
    Release Date
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    30 years ago
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    7.1
    1656 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.7
    1281 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.6
    971 votes
    Release Date
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    45 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.4
    480 votes
    Release Date
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    3 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.9
    385 votes
    Release Date
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    5.8
    380 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.9
    314 votes
    Release Date
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    3.6
    300 votes
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    6.0
    286 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.9
    224 votes
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    5.0
    195 votes
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    5.5
    192 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.4
    182 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.5
    145 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    143 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Rear Admiral Lawrence

    Average Rating
    6.4
    125 votes
    Release Date
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    Played Badger

    Average Rating
    7.2
    123 votes
    Release Date
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    27 years ago
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    Played Jerry Snyder

    Average Rating
    6.9
    117 votes
    Release Date
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    20 years ago
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    Played The Killer

    Average Rating
    6.0
    116 votes
    Release Date
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    42 years ago
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    Played Police Captain

    Average Rating
    5.4
    113 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 10, 1997
    28 years ago
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    Played Derelict

    Average Rating
    5.2
    109 votes
    Release Date
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    35 years ago
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    Played Head Kidnapper

    Average Rating
    5.2
    100 votes
    Release Date
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    42 years ago
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    Played Les Birk

    Average Rating
    6.1
    86 votes
    Release Date
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    27 years ago
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    Played Col. Cascio

    Average Rating
    6.9
    84 votes
    Release Date
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    26 years ago
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    Played Neil Trenton

    Average Rating
    5.8
    84 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Played Philip Jennings

    Average Rating
    5.0
    83 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Played Stebbins

    Average Rating
    6.4
    82 votes
    Release Date
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    38 years ago
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    Played Leland's Dad

    Average Rating
    6.2
    82 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 27, 1995
    30 years ago
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    Played Fred

    Average Rating
    5.3
    81 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Played Mr Dupree

    Average Rating
    5.8
    78 votes
    Release Date
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    39 years ago
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    Played Alex

    Average Rating
    4.3
    75 votes
    Release Date
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    30 years ago
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    Played Lowell

    Average Rating
    5.3
    74 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1997
    28 years ago
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    Played Arnie

    Average Rating
    4.6
    72 votes
    Release Date
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    43 years ago
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    Played Billy

    Average Rating
    7.8
    62 votes
    Release Date
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    5 months ago
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    Played Phil

    Average Rating
    6.5
    59 votes
    Release Date
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    35 years ago
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    Played Jake Rock

    Average Rating
    4.9
    58 votes
    Release Date
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    29 years ago
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    Played Paul

    Average Rating
    6.1
    48 votes
    Release Date
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    21 years ago
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    Played Bobby Billings

    Average Rating
    5.7
    45 votes
    Release Date
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    15 years ago
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    Played Vincent

    Average Rating
    6.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
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    23 years ago
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    Played Joe DiMaggio

    Average Rating
    5.8
    42 votes
    Release Date
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    28 years ago
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    Played Delbert McCoy

    Average Rating
    4.8
    35 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Played Lyle

    Average Rating
    5.4
    32 votes
    Release Date
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    32 years ago
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    Played Abe

    Average Rating
    6.1
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 13, 2011
    15 years ago
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    Played Digger

    Average Rating
    5.6
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 1998
    27 years ago
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    Played Det. Larry Zito

    Average Rating
    7.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 16, 1984
    42 years ago
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    Played Mal "Mac" MacAvoy

    Average Rating
    6.2
    25 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 2002
    23 years ago
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    Played Gen. Custer (1995)

    Average Rating
    6.4
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 1995
    31 years ago
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    Played Sheriff Larabie

    Average Rating
    3.8
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2009
    16 years ago
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    Played Murphy

    Average Rating
    5.2
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1987
    39 years ago
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    Played Colonel Rosencrans

    Average Rating
    4.3
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1998
    28 years ago
  • The Grave

    The Grave

    Played J.C. Cole

    Average Rating
    4.9
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 18, 1996
    30 years ago
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    Played Neil

    Average Rating
    5.7
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 27, 2015
    10 years ago
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    Hysterical

    Played Taxi Driver

    Average Rating
    4.4
    15 votes
    Release Date
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    43 years ago
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    Played Eddie Herbek

    Average Rating
    5.7
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 20, 1994
    32 years ago
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    Played Beaver (1940's)

    Average Rating
    5.7
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 21, 1980
    46 years ago
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    Played Clayton

    Average Rating
    4.2
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 27, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Casualties

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    Played Polito

    Average Rating
    6.4
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 15, 1997
    29 years ago
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    Played Mr. Garson

    Average Rating
    6.3
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 16, 2006
    19 years ago
  • The Far Side of Jericho

    The Far Side of Jericho

    Played Cash Thornton

    Average Rating
    4.1
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 10, 2006
    19 years ago
  • Managua

    Managua

    Average Rating
    4.3
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Singularity Principle

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    Played Jack Brenner

    Average Rating
    5.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 13, 2013
    13 years ago
  • A Long Way Off

    A Long Way Off

    Average Rating
    5.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 06, 2014
    12 years ago
  • The Paint Job

    The Paint Job

    Played Father

    Average Rating
    3.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 30, 1993
    32 years ago
  • Out of the Wild

    Out of the Wild

    Played Henry McBride

    Average Rating
    6.5
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Serpent in the Bottle

    Serpent in the Bottle

    Played Marvin Decker

    Average Rating
    2.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 20, 2020
    6 years ago
  • The Obama Effect

    The Obama Effect

    Played Steve Warren

    Average Rating
    2.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 2012
    13 years ago
  • A Climate for Killing

    A Climate for Killing

    Played Wayne Paris

    Average Rating
    2.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 18, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Follow the Prophet

    Follow the Prophet

    Played Ted

    Average Rating
    4.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 23, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Glitz

    Glitz

    Played Teddy Magyk

    Average Rating
    4.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 28, 1988
    38 years ago
  • The Zeros

    The Zeros

    Played Burl

    Average Rating
    3.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 10, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Falling Like This

    Falling Like This

    Played Eddie Gallagher

    Average Rating
    4.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2001
    24 years ago
  • The North Star

    The North Star

    Played Master Anderson

    Average Rating
    5.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 2016
    10 years ago
  • The Ambush Murders

    The Ambush Murders

    Played Ferguson

    Average Rating
    9.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 05, 1982
    44 years ago
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    I Pass for Human

    Played Ex-husband

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 21, 2004
    22 years ago
  • La Sirena

    La Sirena

    Played Nino

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    May 22, 2020
    5 years ago
  • The Destiny of Marty Fine

    The Destiny of Marty Fine

    Played Deke

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 16, 1996
    30 years ago

  • A Cry for Love

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1980
    46 years ago

  • Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

    Played Dr. Rupert Miles

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 30, 2003
    23 years ago
  • Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

    Miami Vice ‘The Prodigal Son’

    Played Detective Larry Zito

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 18, 1987
    39 years ago
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