John Diehl

John Diehl

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…

Filmography

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Train Dreams ★ 7.3 Train Dreams 2025 John Candy: I Like Me ★ 7.8 John Candy: I Like Me 2025 Armageddon Time ★ 6.4 Armageddon Time 2022 Dark Winds ★ 7.5 Dark Winds 2022 La Sirena ★ 6.0 La Sirena 2020 Serpent in the Bottle ★ 2.4 Serpent in the Bottle 2020 Castle Rock ★ 7.2 Castle Rock 2018 Out of the Wild ★ 6.5 Out of the Wild 2017 Snowfall ★ 8.4 Snowfall 2017 The North Star ★ 5.0 The North Star 2016 Forever ★ 5.7 Forever 2015 A Long Way Off ★ 5.9 A Long Way Off 2014 Almost Human ★ 7.4 Almost Human 2013 Singularity Principle ★ 5.5 Singularity Principle 2013 Apartment 1303 3D ★ 3.6 Apartment 1303 3D 2012 The Obama Effect ★ 2.5 The Obama Effect 2012 Scandal ★ 7.2 Scandal 2012 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe ★ 6.4 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe 2011 Natural Selection ★ 6.2 Natural Selection 2011 Road to Nowhere ★ 5.7 Road to Nowhere 2010 Rizzoli & Isles ★ 7.9 Rizzoli & Isles 2010 Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas ★ 3.8 Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas 2009 Follow the Prophet ★ 4.5 Follow the Prophet 2009 Lie to Me ★ 7.9 Lie to Me 2009 The Lucky Ones ★ 6.4 The Lucky Ones 2008 Women's Murder Club ★ 7.8 Women's Murder Club 2007 The Far Side of Jericho ★ 4.9 The Far Side of Jericho 2006 The House Is Burning ★ 6.5 The House Is Burning 2006 Friday Night Lights ★ 8.0 Friday Night Lights 2006 Jericho ★ 7.4 Jericho 2006 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise ★ 6.9 Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006 Hidden Places ★ 7.7 Hidden Places 2006 Down in the Valley ★ 5.9 Down in the Valley 2005 Point Pleasant ★ 6.8 Point Pleasant 2005 Land of Plenty ★ 6.2 Land of Plenty 2004 I Pass for Human ★ 6.5 I Pass for Human 2004 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 Dragnet: Sticks and Stones Dragnet: Sticks and Stones 2003 Bookies ★ 6.4 Bookies 2003 Tully ★ 6.3 Tully 2002 Without a Trace ★ 7.3 Without a Trace 2002 The Shield ★ 8.2 The Shield 2002 The Guardian ★ 7.0 The Guardian 2001 Falling Like This ★ 5.0 Falling Like This 2001 Jurassic Park III ★ 6.2 Jurassic Park III 2001 Pearl Harbor ★ 6.9 Pearl Harbor 2001 The Zeros ★ 4.3 The Zeros 2001 Lost Souls ★ 5.0 Lost Souls 2000 Strong Medicine ★ 7.4 Strong Medicine 2000 Fail Safe ★ 6.9 Fail Safe 2000 Anywhere but Here ★ 6.1 Anywhere but Here 1999 The West Wing ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999 Get Real ★ 7.7 Get Real 1999 Purgatory ★ 7.2 Purgatory 1999 The Hi-Lo Country ★ 6.1 The Hi-Lo Country 1998 Monument Ave. ★ 5.8 Monument Ave. 1998 The Rat Pack ★ 5.9 The Rat Pack 1998 Amanda & the Alien ★ 4.6 Amanda & the Alien 1998 Most Wanted ★ 5.4 Most Wanted 1997 The End of Violence ★ 5.4 The End of Violence 1997 Fire Down Below ★ 5.8 Fire Down Below 1997 Con Air ★ 6.8 Con Air 1997 Casualties ★ 6.8 Casualties 1997 Female Perversions ★ 5.1 Female Perversions 1996 Profiler ★ 7.0 Profiler 1996 The Pretender ★ 7.4 The Pretender 1996 Foxfire ★ 6.0 Foxfire 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ★ 8.2 E! True Hollywood Story 1996 A Time to Kill ★ 7.4 A Time to Kill 1996 Managua ★ 5.0 Managua 1996 Nash Bridges ★ 6.6 Nash Bridges 1996 The Destiny of Marty Fine ★ 4.5 The Destiny of Marty Fine 1996 The Grave ★ 5.2 The Grave 1996 Nixon ★ 6.9 Nixon 1995 Three Wishes ★ 6.3 Three Wishes 1995 Mind Ripper ★ 4.3 Mind Ripper 1995 JAG ★ 7.3 JAG 1995 Buffalo Girls ★ 6.5 Buffalo Girls 1995 The Outer Limits ★ 7.7 The Outer Limits 1995 Stargate ★ 7.0 Stargate 1994