About
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.
Known for
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
JAGSeries • 1995
The West WingSeries • 1999
ERSeries • 1994
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Rizzoli & IslesSeries • 2010
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
NYPD BlueSeries • 1993
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
ScandalSeries • 2012
The ShieldSeries • 2002
L.A. LawSeries • 1986
Miami ViceSeries • 1984
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
SnowfallSeries • 2017
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
Nash BridgesSeries • 1996
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
The PretenderSeries • 1996
Friday Night LightsSeries • 2006
Lie to MeSeries • 2009
The GuardianSeries • 2001
Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982
Dark WindsSeries • 2022