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Although Mark Harmon became the focal point of NCIS, Ashton was the first actor to play an NCIS agent on JAG. See more trivia »

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John David Ashton
in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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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)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.128 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Beverly Hills Cop: The Phenomenon Begins (video documentary short)
Himself
 
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1998 JAG (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

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

Official Sites:

Official Site | my website | See more »

Alternate Names:

John D. Ashton | John David Ashton

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

Think big, work hard, and have a dream See more »

Trivia:

Although Mark Harmon became the focal point of NCIS, Ashton was the first actor to play an NCIS agent on JAG. See more »

Nickname:

Jodad See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces