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"The A-Team" (1983): Season 3: Episode 14 -- B.A. and Murdock protect diner owners from a man who is trying to put them out of business.
Gone Baby Gone (2007) -- Clip- Meet the captain  - pre
Gone Baby Gone (2007) -- 2, post
"Wonder Woman" (1976): Season 1: Episode 12 -- Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor travel to Argentina to beat a pair of enemy agents to a secret formula that can make rubber as tough as steel.
Gone Baby Gone (2007) -- Clip-Intro, pre

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Alternate Names:
John D. Ashton | John David Ashton

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. A Letter to Dad (2009)
  2. Middle Men (2009) .... Morgan
  3. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Chief of Detectives (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
        - Baggage (2009) TV episode .... Chief of Detectives
  4. Gone Baby Gone (2007) .... Nick Poole
  5. Reign of the Gargoyles (2007) (TV) .... Commander Latham
  6. Sweet Deadly Dreams (2006) .... Harry
  7. Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005) (TV) .... Richie Parsons
  8. "Body & Soul" .... Jordan Meadows (1 episode, 2002)
        - Saviors (2002) TV episode .... Jordan Meadows
  9. "Going to California" .... Victor (1 episode, 2001)
        - Apocalypse Cow (2001) TV episode .... Victor
  10. "Judging Amy" .... Dashiel Purdue (1 episode, 2001)
        - Everybody Falls Down (2001) TV episode .... Dashiel Purdue
  11. Bill's Gun Shop (2001) .... Bill Voight

  12. Avalanche (1999) .... Kemp
    ... aka Escape from Alaska (USA: video title)
  13. Instinct (1999) .... Guard Dacks
  14. "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Heroes (1999) TV episode
  15. My Uncle Sidney (1998) .... Uncle Sidney
  16. "King of the Hill" .... Instructor (1 episode, 1998)
        - Pregnant Paws (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Instructor
  17. The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) (TV) .... Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant
  18. Meet the Deedles (1998) .... Capt. Douglas Pine
    ... aka The Deedles
  19. Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (1997) (TV) .... Peter Bryant
  20. Fast Money (1996) .... Lt. Diego
  21. "JAG" .... Agent Brian Turque (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
        - Skeleton Crew (1996) TV episode .... Agent Brian Turque
  22. For Which He Stands (1996) .... District Attorney
  23. The Shooter (1995) .... Alex Reed
    ... aka Único sospechoso (Spain: TV title)
    ... aka Desafío final (Spain)
    ... aka Hidden Assassin (USA: video title)
    ... aka Strelec (Czech Republic)
  24. Trapped in Paradise (1994) .... Ed Dawson
  25. Little Big League (1994) .... Mac Macnally
  26. In the Living Years (1994) .... Mike Donahue
    ... aka Letter to Dad (USA)
  27. The Tommyknockers (1993) (TV) .... Trooper Butch Duggan
    ... aka Stephen King's The Tommyknockers
  28. Dirty Work (1992) (TV) .... Eddie
  29. Curly Sue (1991) (uncredited) .... Frank Arnold
  30. Love, Lies and Murder (1991) (TV) .... Carrothers
  31. Saturday's (1991) (TV) .... George
  32. "Hardball" .... Charlie Battles (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - The Hunt for Honus Wagner (1990) TV episode .... Charlie Battles
        - Every Dog Has His Day (1990) TV episode .... Charlie Battles
        - Prescription for Murder (1990) TV episode .... Charlie Battles
        - Wedding Bell Blues (1990) TV episode .... Charlie Battles
        - Sex, Cops, and Videotape (1990) TV episode .... Charlie Battles
          (13 more)
  33. "The Tracey Ullman Show" .... Jimmy, neighborly doorman (1 episode, 1990)
        - Who Is He? (1990) TV episode .... Jimmy, neighborly doorman

  34. I Want to Go Home (1989) .... Harry Dempsey
    ... aka Je veux rentrer à la maison (France)
  35. I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) (TV) .... Del Stayner
    ... aka The Missing Years
  36. Midnight Run (1988) .... Marvin Dorfler
  37. She's Having a Baby (1988) .... Ken
  38. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) .... Det. Sgt. John Taggart
  39. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) .... Cliff Nelson
  40. King Kong Lives (1986) .... Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
    ... aka King Kong 2 (USA: alternative title)
  41. "Brothers" .... Agent Harris (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Gang Who Could Shoot Straight (1986) TV episode .... Agent Harris
  42. "Hardcastle and McCormick" .... Leonard Porter (1 episode, 1986)
        - A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) TV episode .... Leonard Porter
  43. The Deliberate Stranger (1986) (TV) .... Det. Roger Dunn
  44. Last Resort (1986) .... Phil Cocoran
    ... aka She Knew No Other Way
  45. "The Twilight Zone" .... Crew Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon") (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (1985) TV episode .... Crew Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
  46. A Death in California (1985) (TV) .... Det. Bob Swalwell
    ... aka Psychopath (USA: video title)
  47. "The A-Team" .... Cactus Jack Slater (1 episode, 1985)
        - Cup A' Joe (1985) TV episode .... Cactus Jack Slater
  48. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) .... Det. Sgt. John Taggart
  49. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) (as John David Ashton) .... Highway Patrolman
    ... aka The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (USA: short title)
  50. Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link (1984) (V) .... Cash Hunt
    ... aka Money Hunt (USA: video box title)
  51. "Police Squad!" .... Rocky (1 episode, 1982)
        - Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) TV episode .... Rocky
  52. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) .... Otto Kemper
  53. Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) (TV) .... Jake
  54. "Breaking Away" .... Roy (1 episode, 1980)
        - Pilot (1980) TV episode .... Roy
  55. Borderline (1980) .... Charlie Monroe

  56. "Dallas" .... Willie Joe Garr (6 episodes, 1978-1979)
        - Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Willie Joe Garr
        - Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Willie Joe Garr
        - The Red File: Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Willie Joe Garr
        - The Red File: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Willie Joe Garr
        - Fallen Idol (1978) TV episode .... Willie Joe Garr
          (1 more)
  57. Breaking Away (1979) .... Mike's Brother
  58. Lawman Without a Gun (1979) (TV) .... 1st State Trooper
    ... aka He Who Walks Alone (USA: video title)
    ... aka This Man Stands Alone (USA: alternative title)
  59. "Starsky and Hutch" .... Paul H. Willits / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - The Groupie (1978) TV episode .... Roy Sears
        - The Committee (1977) TV episode .... Paul H. Willits
  60. Oh, God! (1977) (uncredited) .... Police Officer
  61. "M*A*S*H" .... The M.P. (1 episode, 1977)
        - Last Laugh (1977) TV episode .... The M.P.
  62. "The Rhinemann Exchange" (1977) TV mini-series
  63. "Wonder Woman" .... Thug (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title)
    ... aka The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title)
        - Formula 407 (1977) TV episode .... Thug
  64. "Police Woman" .... Curt Thomas (1 episode, 1977)
        - Once a Snitch (1977) TV episode .... Curt Thomas
  65. "Police Story" .... Sergeant Paulson (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Other Side of the Badge (1976) TV episode .... Sergeant Paulson
  66. Cat Murkil and the Silks (1976) .... High school coach
    ... aka Cruisin' High (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka L.A. Gangs Rising (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Street Kids of America (USA: alternative title)
  67. The Psychopath (1975) (as John D. Ashton) .... Sgt. Matthews
    ... aka An Eye for an Eye
  68. My Father's House (1975) (TV) .... Sergeant
  69. "Columbo" .... Calvin MacGruder (1 episode, 1974)
        - Negative Reaction (1974) TV episode .... Calvin MacGruder
  70. "Kojak" .... Culler (1 episode, 1974)
        - Mojo (1974) TV episode .... Culler
  71. So Evil, My Sister (1974) .... Brock
    ... aka Psycho Sisters
    ... aka The Sibling
Archive Footage:
  1. "JAG"
        - Death Watch (1998) TV episode .... Agent Brian Turque


Additional Details

Other Works:
1976 - Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Ensemble Cast, "The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia", The Company of Angels and The Coronet Playhouse, Hollywood,CA. more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Action | Comedy more

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