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John Diehl Biography (1958-)

Born May 1, 1958, in Cincinnati, OH; married Julie Christensen (an actress),May 27, 1992; children: one son.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

May 1, 1958

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Punk, Escape from New York, Avco Embassy, 1981
• Howard K. "Cruiser" Turkstra, Stripes, Columbia, 1981
• Arnie, Joysticks (also known as Video Madness), Jensen Farley Pictures, 1982
• Assistant mechanic, Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Vacation and National Lampoon's Summer Vacation), Warner Bros., 1983
• Head kidnapper, D.C. Cab (also known as Street Fleet), 1983
• Taxi driver, Hysterical, 1983
• The killer, Angel, New World, 1983
• Whitey, City Limits, Vestron Video, 1985
• Stebbins, Walker, Universal, 1987
• Murphy (POW), The Hanoi Hilton, 1987
• Mr. Dupree, White of the Eye, 1987
• Cool Blue, 1988
• Fred, Madhouse, Orion, 1990
• Jennings, The Dark Side of the Moon, 1990
• Derelict, Whore (also known as If You Can't Say It, Just See It), C.B. Films, 1991
• Phil, Motorama, Two Moon Releasing, 1991
• Morrison the accountant, Kickboxer 2: The Road Back, Trimark, 1991
• Bud, Trumpet #7, 1991
• Wayne Paris, A Climate for Killing (also known as A Row of Crows), 1991
• Keith Heading, Mo' Money, 1992
• Neil, Mikey, 1992
• Father, The Paint Job (also known as Painted Heart), Astra,1992
• Delbert, Remote, 1993
• Private Bucklin (Federal Army), Gettysburg, New Line Cinema, 1993
• Dad (back yard party), Falling Down, Warner Bros., 1993
• Lieutenant Colonel Adam Kawalsky, Stargate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Lyle, The New Age, Warner Bros., 1994
• Jack Nance, The Client, Warner Bros., 1994
• Eddie Herbek, Almost Dead, Monarch Home Video, 1994
• Leland's father, Three Wishes, Savoy Pictures, 1995
• Gordon Liddy, Nixon, Buena Vista, 1995
• Alex, Mind Ripper (also known as The Outpost, Wes CravenPresents Mind Ripper, and Wes Craven's "The Mindripper"), Warner Bros. Home Video, 1995
• Tim Nunley, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
• Mr. Buttinger, Foxfire, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
• Jake Rock, Female Perversions (also known as Phantasien einer Frau), October Films, 1996
• Deke, The Destiny of Marty Fine, Castle Hill, 1996
• J.C. Cole, The Grave, New City Releasing, 1996
• Pinchot, Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day, 1996
• Lowell Lewis, The End of Violence (also known as Am Ende der Gewalt), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
• Public defender (uncredited), Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
• Frank Elkins, Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997
• Police captain, Most Wanted, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Polito, Casualties, Trimark, 1997
• Big City Blues, 1997
• Managua, 1997
• Digger Bruce, Snitch (also known as Monument Ave.), Lions Gate Films, 1998
• Les Birk, The Hi-Lo Country, Gramercy, 1998
• The killer, Davis Is Dead, 1998
• Jimmy, Anywhere but Here, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Mal "Mac" MacAvoy, The Truth about Tully (also known as What Happened to Tully), 2000
• Henry Birdson, Lost Souls, New Line Cinema, 2000
• Cooper, Jurassic Park III (also known as JP3), Universal, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• A Cry for Love, NBC, 1980
• Ferguson, The Ambush Murders, CBS, 1982
• Teddy Magyk, Glitz, NBC, 1988
• Colonel Evan Rosencrans, Amanada and the Alien, UPN, 1995
• Harris Johnson, Ruby Jean and Joe, TNT, 1996
• Joe DiMaggio, The Rat Pack, HBO, 1998
• Badger, Purgatory, TNT, 1999
• Colonel Cascio, Fail Safe, CBS, 2000
• Pilots
• Detective Larry Zito, Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
• Series
• Detective Larry Zito, Miami Vice, NBC, 1984-87
• Miniseries
• D.T., A Rumor of War, CBS, 1980
• General George Custer, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
• Episodic
• Vernon, "The Hollow Men," Beauty and the Beast, 1989
• John Sevrance, In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1989
• Concierge, "Prototype," Mann and Machine, 1992
• Tim, "God is My Co-Counsel," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• Chris, "The Book of Rachel," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1994
• Chris, "Whipping Post," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1995
• Earl "The Beast" Lipscomb, "The Bounty Hunter," The Marshal, ABC,1995
• Prisoner, "Ring of Fire," Profiler, NBC, 1996
• Johnson's son, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," ER, NBC, 1996
• Albert Foss, "The Counterfeiters," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1997
• Joe, "The Revelations of Becka Paulson," The Outer Limits, Showtime, then syndicated, 1997
• Sheriff Delmont, "Red Rock Jarod," The Pretender, NBC, 1998
• Pinker Rawls, "Trevor," The X-Files, Fox, 1999
• Raglan, "Rogue," JAG, CBS, 1999
• The West Wing, NBC, 1999
• Matt Curran, "Mr. Invisible," 18 Wheels of Justice, TNN, 2000
• Harris Forman, "Tough Love," Get Real, Fox, 2000
• Stage Appearances
• A Lie of the Mind, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1988
• The Dead Monkey, Cast Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990
• Shooter, Action, Signature Theatre Company, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York City, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times January 9, 1987,, p. 18.