John Diehl

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 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.

Filmography

Lieutenant Kawalsky
Tim Nunley
The Killer
Cruiser
Derelict
Col. Cascio
Keith Heading
Police Captain
Badger
Stebbins
Bobby Billings
Leland's Dad
Mal "Mac" MacAvoy
Neil Trenton
Steve Warren
Eddie Herbek
Teddy Magyk
Colonel Rosencrans
Henry Birdson
Pvt. Bucklin
Joe DiMaggio
Fred Trump
Tom Klinger
Delbert McCoy
Gen. Custer (1995)
J.C. Cole
Assistant Mechanic
Dad (Back Yard Party)
Gordon Liddy
Senior Doctor
Mr. Buttinger
Frank Elkins
Eddie Gallagher
Henry McBride
Jack Nance
Master Anderson
Taxi Driver
Beaver (1940's)
Head Kidnapper
Vincent
Clayton
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
Leon Bernstein