
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.
Movies

Mind Ripper
1995
as Alex

The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Les Birk

Angel
1984
as The Killer

Down in the Valley
2005
as Steve

Stargate
1994
as Lieutenant Kawalsky

Stripes
1981
as Cruiser

Lost Souls
2000
as Henry Birdson

Most Wanted
1997
as Police Captain

A Time to Kill
1996
as Tim Nunley
