John Ashton

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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Midnight Run (1988)

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Actor (76 titles)

2012 The Finder (TV series)
Franklin Sherman

– The Boy with the Bucket (2012) … Franklin Sherman

2011 Fairly Legal (TV series)
Lou Fisher

– Bo Me Once (2011) … Lou Fisher

2009 A Letter to Dad
Mike

2009 Middle Men
Morgan

2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Chief of Detectives

– Baggage (2009) … Chief of Detectives

2007 Gone Baby Gone
Nick Poole

2007 Reign of the Gargoyles (TV movie)
Commander Latham

2006 Sweet Deadly Dreams
Harry

2005 Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (TV movie)
Richie Parsons

2002 Body & Soul (TV series)
Jordan Meadows

– Saviors (2002) … Jordan Meadows

2001 Going to California (TV series)
Victor

– Apocalypse Cow (2001) … Victor

2001 Judging Amy (TV series)
Dashiel Purdue

– Everybody Falls Down (2001) … Dashiel Purdue

2001 Bill's Gun Shop
Bill Voight

1999 Avalanche
Kemp

1999 Instinct
Guard Dacks

1999 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Bobby

– Heroes (1999) … Bobby

1998 My Uncle Sidney (short)
Uncle Sidney

1998 King of the Hill (TV series)
Instructor

– Pregnant Paws (1998) … Instructor (voice)

1998 The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV movie)
Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant

1998 Meet the Deedles
Capt. Douglas Pine

1997 Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (TV movie)
Peter Bryant

1996 Fast Money
Lt. Diego

1996 JAG (TV series)
Agent Brian Turque

– Skeleton Crew (1996) … Agent Brian Turque

1996 For Which He Stands
District Attorney

1995 Hidden Assassin
Alex Reed

1994 Trapped in Paradise
Ed Dawson

1994 Little Big League
Mac Macnally

1994 A Letter to Dad
Mike Donahue

1993 The Tommyknockers (TV mini-series)
Trooper Butch Duggan

1992 Dirty Work (TV movie)
Eddie

1991 Curly Sue
Frank Arnold (uncredited)

1991 Love, Lies and Murder (TV movie)
Carrothers

1991 Saturday's (TV movie)
George

1989-1990 Hardball (TV series)
Charlie Battles

– The Hunt for Honus Wagner (1990) … Charlie Battles

– Every Dog Has His Day (1990) … Charlie Battles

– Prescription for Murder (1990) … Charlie Battles

– Wedding Bell Blues (1990) … Charlie Battles

– Sex, Cops, and Videotape (1990) … Charlie Battles

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1990 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV series)
Jimmy, neighborly doorman

– Who Is He? (1990) … Jimmy, neighborly doorman

1989 I Want to Go Home
Harry Dempsey

1989 I Know My First Name Is Steven (TV movie)
Del Stayner

1988 Midnight Run
Marvin Dorfler

1988 She's Having a Baby
Ken

1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
Det. Sgt. John Taggart

1987 Some Kind of Wonderful
Cliff Nelson

1986 King Kong Lives
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

1986 Brothers (TV series)
Agent Harris

– The Gang Who Could Shoot Straight (1986) … Agent Harris

1986 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Leonard Porter

– A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) … Leonard Porter

1986 The Deliberate Stranger (TV movie)
Det. Roger Dunn

1986 Last Resort
Phil Cocoran

1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Crew Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")

– Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (1985) … Crew Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")

1985 A Death in California (TV mini-series)
Det. Bob Swalwell

– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Det. Bob Swalwell

– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Det. Bob Swalwell

1985 The A-Team (TV series)
Cactus Jack Slater

– Cup A' Joe (1985) … Cactus Jack Slater

1984 Beverly Hills Cop
Det. Sgt. John Taggart

1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Highway Patrolman (as John David Ashton)

1984 Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link (video short)
Cash Hunt

1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
Rocky

– Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) … Rocky

1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Otto Kemper

1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen (TV movie)
Jake

1980 Breaking Away (TV series)
Roy

– The Cutters (1980) … Roy

1980 Borderline
Charlie Monroe

1978-1979 Dallas (TV series)
Willie Joe Garr

– Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (1979) … Willie Joe Garr

– Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 1 (1979) … Willie Joe Garr

– The Red File: Part 2 (1979) … Willie Joe Garr

– The Red File: Part 1 (1979) … Willie Joe Garr

– Fallen Idol (1978) … Willie Joe Garr

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1979 Breaking Away
Mike's Brother

1979 Lawman Without a Gun (TV movie)
1st State Trooper

1978 Carter Country (TV series)
Guardsman #1

– Hurricane Jasper (1978) … Guardsman #1

1977-1978 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Paul H. Willits / Roy Sears

– The Groupie (1978) … Roy Sears

– The Committee (1977) … Paul H. Willits

1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Sonny

– White on White and Nearly Perfect (1978) … Sonny

1977 Oh, God!
Police Officer (uncredited)

1977 M*A*S*H (TV series)
The M.P.

– Last Laugh (1977) … The M.P.

1977 The Rhinemann Exchange (TV mini-series)

1977 Code R (TV series)
Karl

– A Federal Case (1977) … Karl

1977 Police Woman (TV series)
Curt Thomas

– Once a Snitch (1977) … Curt Thomas

1976 Police Story (TV series)
Sgt. Paulson

– The Other Side of the Badge (1976) … Sgt. Paulson

1976 Phyllis (TV series)
Taxpayer

– You're Not Getting Better, Just Older (1976) … Taxpayer

1976 Cat Murkil and the Silks
Coach Larkin

1975 My Father's House (TV movie)
Sergeant

1974 Columbo (TV series)
Calvin MacGruder

– Negative Reaction (1974) … Calvin MacGruder

1974 Kojak (TV series)
Cullen

– Mojo (1974) … Cullen

1974 So Evil, My Sister
Brock

1973 The Psychopath
Sgt. Matthews (as John D. Ashton)

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(1981) Stage: Appeared as "Lee") in "True West", South Coast Repertory Theater, Costa Mesa, CA. See more »

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Official Site | my website | See more »

Alternate Names:

John D. Ashton | John David Ashton

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

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Taking acting lessons from age 12, he made his professional stage debut at age 14 in a small role in a production of "Othello" at the Hartford Stage Company. See more »

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 1,168 this week View rank on IMDbPro » John Ashton (I) Actor Official Photos » Trivia: Taking acting lessons from age 12, he made his professional stage debut at age 14 in a small role in a production of "Othello" at the Hartford Stage Company. See more trivia » Born: John David Ashton February 22, 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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