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.
Filmography (126 titles)
7.3MovieTrain Dreams
Billy · 2025
7.9MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Stripes (archive footage) · 2025
6.4MovieArmageddon Time
Fred Trump · 2022
7.4ShowDark Winds
B.J. Vines · 2022
6.0MovieLa Sirena
Nino · 2020
2.5MovieSerpent in the Bottle
Marvin Decker · 2020
7.2ShowCastle Rock
John · 2018
6.5MovieOut of the Wild
Henry McBride · 2017
8.4ShowSnowfall
Colonel Robert McDonald · 2017
5.0MovieThe North Star
Master Anderson · 2016
5.7MovieForever
Neil · 2015
5.9MovieA Long Way Off
2014
7.4ShowAlmost Human
Edward Kennex · 2013
5.5MovieSingularity Principle
Jack Brenner · 2013
3.6MovieApartment 1303 3D
Detective · 2012
2.5MovieThe Obama Effect
Steve Warren · 2012
7.2ShowScandal
Ray Dwyer · 2012
6.4MovieBurn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Rear Admiral Lawrence · 2011
6.2MovieNatural Selection
Abe · 2011
5.7MovieRoad to Nowhere
Bobby Billings · 2010
7.9ShowRizzoli & Isles
Arthur Dunbar · 2010
3.8MovieDrifter: Henry Lee Lucas
Sheriff Larabie · 2009
4.5MovieFollow the Prophet
Ted · 2009
7.9ShowLie to Me
Charlie Everett · 2009
6.4MovieThe Lucky Ones
Tom Klinger · 2008
7.8ShowWomen's Murder Club
2007
4.9MovieThe Far Side of Jericho
Cash Thornton · 2006
6.5MovieThe House Is Burning
Mr. Garson · 2006
8.0ShowFriday Night Lights
Richard Sherman · 2006
7.4ShowJericho
Governor Trader · 2006