
John Diehl
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.
Also known as: John Henry Diehl, جان دییل
Filmography (17 movies)

Train Dreams
2025 • 1h 42m

Fail Safe
2000 • 1h 26m

Anywhere but Here
1999 • 1h 54m

The Hi-Lo Country
1998 • 1h 54m

Female Perversions
1997 • 1h 55m

Mind Ripper
1995 • 1h 31m

Three Wishes
1995 • 1h 55m

Stargate
1994 • 2h 1m

Mo' Money
1992 • 1h 37m

Mikey
1992 • 1h 30m

Motorama
1991 • 1h 30m

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991 • 1h 29m

MadHouse
1990 • 1h 30m

The Dark Side of the Moon
1990 • 1h 31m

Angel
1984 • 1h 33m

Joysticks
1983 • 1h 28m

Stripes
1981 • 1h 46m










