Known for Acting

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.
2001
as Senior Doctor
2025
as Billy
1994
as Lieutenant Kawalsky
1993
as Dad (Back Yard Party)
1981
as Punk
1983
as Assistant Mechanic
1996
as Tim Nunley
1994
as Jack Nance
1981
as Cruiser
1995
as Gordon Liddy
1993
as Pvt. Bucklin
1997
as Frank Elkins
2006
as Jerry Snyder
2025
as Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage)
1999
as Badger
1995
as Leland's Dad
1996
as Mr. Buttinger
2005
as Steve
1984
as The Killer
1999
as Jimmy