John Diehl
Acting
Born: 1950-05-01 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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 m
🎬 Movies (20)
Train Dreams
2025
Billy
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Armageddon Time
2022
Fred Trump
La Sirena
2020
Nino
Serpent in the Bottle
2020
Marvin Decker
Out of the Wild
2017
Henry McBride
The North Star
2016
Master Anderson
Forever
2015
Neil
A Long Way Off
2014
Singularity Principle
2013
Jack Brenner
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
Detective
The Obama Effect
2012
Steve Warren
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011
Rear Admiral Lawrence
Natural Selection
2011
Abe
Road to Nowhere
2010
Bobby Billings
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas
2009
Sheriff Larabie
Follow the Prophet
2009
Ted
The Lucky Ones
2008
Tom Klinger
The Far Side of Jericho
2006
Cash Thornton
The House Is Burning
2006
Mr. Garson
📺 TV Shows (20)
Dark Winds
2022
B.J. Vines
Castle Rock
2018
John
Snowfall
2017
Colonel Robert McDonald
Almost Human
2013
Edward Kennex
Scandal
2012
Ray Dwyer
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Arthur Dunbar
Lie to Me
2009
Charlie Everett
Women's Murder Club
2007
Friday Night Lights
2006
Richard Sherman
Jericho
2006
Governor Trader
Point Pleasant
2005
David Burke
Cold Case
2003
Isaac Keller
Without a Trace
2002
Doyle
The Shield
2002
Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy
The Guardian
2001
Fortunato
Strong Medicine
2000
Mr. Lawson
The West Wing
1999
Claypool
Get Real
1999
Harris Forman
Profiler
1996
Toby 'The Wick' Wood
The Pretender
1996
Sheriff Delmont