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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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John Ashton Biography (1948-)
Born February 22, 1948, in Springfield, MA. Addresses: Manager: HeyleeWinters & Associates, 8491 Sunset Blvd., Suite 268, West Hollywood, CA 90069.; Agent: The Artists Agency, 1180 South Beverly Dr., Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90035.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- February 22, 1948
- Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (As John D. Ashton) Sergeant Matthews, The Psychopath (also knownas An Eye for an Eye), London International, 1973
- Milkman, A Touch of Genie, 808 Pictures, 1974
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The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, Hudson Valley, 1974
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So Evil, My Sister (also known as Psycho Sisters and TheSibling), 1974
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When a Woman Calls, Tania Productions, 1975
- Roy, Mike's brother, Breaking Away (also known as Bambino),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
- Charlie Monroe, Borderline, Associated Film Distributors, 1980
- Otto Kemper, Honky Tonk Freeway, Warner Bros., 1981
- (As John David Ashton) Highway patrolman, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension (also known as Buckaroo Banzaiand The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- Detective Sergeant John Taggart, Beverly Hills Cop, Paramount, 1984
- Cash Hunt, Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link (also knownas Money Hunt), 1984
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National Lampoon's European Vacation, Warner Bros., 1985
- Phil Corcoran, Last Resort (also known as She Knew No Other Way), Concorde, 1986
- Colonel Nevitt, King Kong Lives, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
- Detective Sergeant John Taggart, Beverly Hills Cop II, Paramount,1987
- Cliff Nelson, Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987
- Marvin Dorfler, Midnight Run, Universal, 1988
- Ken, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
- Harry Dempsey, I Want to Go Home (also known as Je veux rentrera la maison), La Sept Cinema, 1989
- (Uncredited) Mr. Arnold, Curly Sue, Warner Bros., 1991
- Mac MacNally, Little Big League, Columbia, 1994
- Ed Dawson, Trapped in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Agent Alex Reed, The Shooter (also known as Hidden Assassinand Desafio final), Buena Vista/Dimension Films, 1996
- Lieutenant Diego, Fast Money, Orion, 1996
- District attorney, For Which He Stands, 1996
- Captain Douglas Pine, Meet the Deedles (also known as The Deedles), Buena Vista, 1998
- Kemp, Avalanche (also known as Escape from Alaska), PM Entertainment Group, 1998
- Guard Dacks, Instinct (also known as Ishmael), Buena Vista,1999
- Bill Voight, Bill's Gun Shop, 2001
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Sweet Deadly Dreams, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Willie Joe Garr, Dallas, CBS, 1978-1979
- Roy, Breaking Away, ABC, 1980-1981
- Charlie Battles, Hardball, NBC, 1989
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Miniseries
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The Rhineman Exchange, NBC, 1979
- Detective Bob Swalwell, A Death in California (also known as Psychopath), ABC, 1985
- Del Staynor, I Know My First Name Is Steven (also known as TheMissing Years), NBC, 1989
- Frank Carrothers, Love, Lies and Murder, NBC, 1991
- Butch Duggan, The Tommyknockers (also known as Stephen King's The Tommyknockers), ABC, 1993
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Movies
- Calvin MacGruder, Columbo: Negative Reaction, NBC, 1974
- Sergeant, My Father's House, 1975
- First state trooper, Lawman without a Gun, 1977
- Jake, Elvis and the Beauty Queen, NBC, 1981
- Detective Roger Dunn, The Deliberate Stranger, NBC, 1984
- Eddie, Dirty Work, USA Network, 1992
- Cal Warner, A Child's Cry for Help, NBC, 1994
- Peter Bryant, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, Lifetime, 1997
- General Ulysses S. Grant, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, TNT, 1998
- Also appeared in Mr. Boogedy, ABC.
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Pilots
- Orville, The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands, CBS, 1978
- Sheriff, The Tom Swift and Linda Craig Mystery Hour, ABC, 1983
- George, Saturday's, ABC, 1991
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Episodic
- Culler, "Mojo," Kojak, 1974
- Sergeant Paulson, "The Other Side of the Badge," Police Story, NBC, 1976
- Paul H. Willits, "The Committee," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1977
- Curt Thomas, "Once a Snitch," Police Woman, 1977
- Thug, "Formula 407," Wonder Woman, 1977
- The M.P., "Last Laugh," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1977
- Roy Sears, "The Groupie," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978
- Rocky, "Rendezvous at Big Gulch" (also known as "Terror in the Neighborhood"), Police Squad!, ABC, 1982
- Chief Bradley Simmons, "Chameleon," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- Cactus Jack Slater, "Cup A' Joe," The A-Team, NBC, 1985
- Leonard Porter, "A Chip Off the Ol' Milt," Hardcastle and McCormick, 1986
- Jimmy, neighborly doorman, "Who Is He?," The Tracey Ullman Show, 1990
- Agent Brian Turkey, "Skeleton Crew," JAG, CBS, 1996
- (In archive footage) Agent Brian Turkey, "Death Watch," JAG, CBS,1998
- Voice, "Pregnant Paws," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1998
- "Heroes," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1999
- Dashiel Purdue, "Everybody Falls Down," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001
- Victor, "Apocalypse Cow," Going to California, Showtime, 2001
- Jordan Meadows, "Saviors," Body & Soul, PAX, 2002
- Also appeared as George, Jack's Place, ABC; in Murder, She Wrote, CBS; Riptide, NBC; and Simon and Simon, CBS.
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Othello, Hartford Stage Company, 1962
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