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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Train Dreams (2025) | Billy | 8 | |
| 2 | Armageddon Time (2022) | Fred Trump | - | - |
| 3 | Forever (2015) | Neil | - | - |
| 4 | A Long Way Off (2014) | - | - | - |
| 5 | Apartment 1303 3D (2012) | Detective | 4.3 | |
| 6 | The Obama Effect (2012) | Steve Warren | - | - |
| 7 | Natural Selection (2011) | Abe | - | - |
| 8 | Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011) | Rear Admiral Lawrence | 7.4 | |
| 9 | Road to Nowhere (2010) | Bobby Billings | 3.5 | |
| 10 | Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas (2009) | Sheriff Larabie | - | - |
| 11 | The Lucky Ones (2008) | Tom Klinger | - | - |
| 12 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006) | Jerry Snyder | 7.5 | |
| 13 | The House Is Burning (2006) | Mr. Garson | 5 | |
| 14 | Down in the Valley (2005) | Steve | 5.3 | |
| 15 | I Pass for Human (2004) | Ex-husband | - | - |
| 16 | Bookies (2003) | Vincent | - | - |
| 17 | Tully (2002) | Mal "Mac" MacAvoy | - | - |
| 18 | The Zeros (2001) | Burl | - | - |
| 19 | Pearl Harbor (2001) Oscars 2002 | Senior Doctor | 6.3 | |
| 20 | Jurassic Park III (2001) | Cooper | 6.2 | |
| 21 | Lost Souls (2000) | Henry Birdson | - | - |
| 22 | Fail Safe (2000) | Col. Cascio | - | - |
| 23 | Anywhere but Here (1999) | Jimmy | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Purgatory (1999) | Badger | 10 | |
| 25 | Amanda & the Alien (1998) | Colonel Rosencrans | - | - |
| 26 | The Hi-Lo Country (1998) | Les Birk | - | - |
| 27 | Most Wanted (1997) | Police Captain | 9 | |
| 28 | Con Air (1997) Oscars 1998 | Poe's Lawyer (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
| 29 | The End of Violence (1997) | Lowell | 6 | |
| 30 | Fire Down Below (1997) | Frank Elkins | 1 | |
| 31 | Female Perversions (1996) | Jake Rock | 6 | |
| 32 | A Time to Kill (1996) | Tim Nunley | 7.4 | |
| 33 | Foxfire (1996) | Mr. Buttinger | 7 | |
| 34 | Mind Ripper (1995) | Alex | 4 | |
| 35 | Three Wishes (1995) | Leland's Dad | - | - |
| 36 | Nixon (1995) | Gordon Liddy | 7.6 | |
| 37 | Stargate (1994) | Lieutenant Kawalsky | 7.4 | |
| 38 | The New Age (1994) | Lyle | - | - |
| 39 | Almost Dead (1994) | Eddie Herbek | - | - |
| 40 | The Client (1994) | Jack Nance | 7.1 | |
| 41 | Falling Down (1993) | Dad (Back Yard Party) | 7.5 | |
| 42 | Gettysburg (1993) | Pvt. Bucklin | 9 | |
| 43 | Remote (1993) | Delbert McCoy | - | - |
| 44 | Mo' Money (1992) | Keith Heading | 6 | |
| 45 | Mikey (1992) | Neil Trenton | 6.5 | |
| 46 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) | Jack | 7.5 | |
| 47 | Whore (1991) | Derelict | - | - |
| 48 | Motorama (1991) | Phil | - | - |
| 49 | The Dark Side of the Moon (1990) | Philip Jennings | - | - |
| 50 | MadHouse (1990) | Fred | - | - |
| 51 | Cool Blue (1990) | Clayton | - | - |
| 52 | White of the Eye (1987) | Mr Dupree | 6.5 | |
| 53 | Walker (1987) | Stebbins | 5 | |
| 54 | Angel (1984) | The Killer | 3 | |
| 55 | D.C. Cab (1983) | Head Kidnapper | 6 | |
| 56 | Joysticks (1983) | Arnie | 4 | |
| 57 | National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) | Assistant Mechanic | 7.7 | |
| 58 | The Ambush Murders (1982) | Ferguson | - | - |
| 59 | Escape from New York (1981) | Punk | 7.2 | |
| 60 | Stripes (1981) | Cruiser | 7.2 | |
| 61 | Falling in Love Again (1980) | Beaver (1940's) | 3 |
