John Ashton

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Acting
Known appearances
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 22, 1948 (76 old)
Place of Birth
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as
John David Ashton
John Ashton John Ashton

John Ashton

John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre.

John Ashton attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut.

Ashton has starred in several productions including MAS*H and Midnight Run. He played "Willie Joe Garr" on several episodes of Dallas, his character and that of "Jeb Ames" were charged with the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Tina Louise's Dallas character "Julie Grey".

Ashton also starred as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first two movies of the popular Beverly Hills Cop trilogy alongside Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. He also starred in the 1994 film, Little Big League, with Luke Edwards.

Ashton currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado and is co-host of the Ashton and Davis show on 870 ESPN radio.

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Known for

Acting

2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
  —
Chief John Taggart
Brats
  —
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Lonesome Soldier
  —
Macroberts
2022
Death in Texas
  —
Asher
2019
American Christmas
  —
Rob
Making a Deal with the Devil
  —
FBI Director
The Last Big Save
  —
Joseph Bird Sr.
2018
The Joke Thief
  —
Joseph Rogers
2015
Uncle John
  —
Uncle John
2012
The Finder
  —
Franklin Sherman
2011
Fairly Legal
  —
Lou Fisher
2009
A Letter to Dad
  —
Mike Donahue
The Take
  —
Joseph
Middle Men
  —
Morgan
2007
Gone Baby Gone
  —
Det. Nick Poole
Reign of the Gargoyles
  —
Commander Latham
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  —
Alan Fewkes
Judging Amy
  —
Dashiel Purdue
Instinct
  —
Guard Dacks
1998
Fantasy Island
  —
Bobby
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
  —
Ulysses S. Grant
Meet the Deedles
  —
Capt. Douglas Pine
1997
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
  —
Peter Bryant
King of the Hill
  —
Instructor (voice)
1996
Fast Money
  —
Lt. Diego
For Which He Stands
  —
District Attorney
1995
The Shooter
  —
Alex Reed
Condition Red
  —
Deputy Warden
JAG
  —
Brian Turque
1994
Trapped in Paradise
  —
Ed Dawson
Little Big League
  —
Mac MacNally
1993
The Tommyknockers
  —
Butch Duggan
Dirty Work
  —
Eddie Ryan
1991
Curly Sue
  —
Frank Arnold
1989
I Want to Go Home
  —
Harry Dempsey
Hardball
  —
Charlie Battles
1988
Midnight Run
  —
Marvin Dorfler
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
  —
John Taggart
Some Kind of Wonderful
  —
Cliff Nelson
1986
King Kong Lives
  —
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
The Deliberate Stranger
  —
Det. Roger Dunn
Last Resort
  —
Phil Cocoran
1985
The Twilight Zone
  —
Chief Brady Simmons
A Death in California
  —
Bob Swalwell
1984
Beverly Hills Cop
  —
Sgt. Taggart
1983
The A-Team
  —
Cactus Jack Slater
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
  —
Otto Kemper
1980
Borderline
  —
Charlie Monroe
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
  —
1st State Trooper
Breaking Away
  —
Mike's Brother
1978
Dallas
  —
Willie Joe Garr
1977
Oh, God!
  —
Police Officer (uncredited)
Code R
  —
Karl
1976
Cat Murkil and the Silks
  —
Coach Larkin
1974
Psycho Sisters
  —
Brock
1973
Kojak
  —
Cullen
An Eye for an Eye
  —
Sgt. Matthews
1971
Columbo
  —
Calvin MacGruder
1952
Today
  —
Self
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