John Diehl

Born May 1, 1950· Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Raised in a devout Catholic family in Cincinnati and educated at St. Xavier High, Diehl’s early artistic path shifted from visual arts to acting after a move to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, where he attended scene-study classes and joined Murray Mednick’s Padua Hills Playwrights Festival, later becoming a member of the Actors Studio in 2004. He broke into film with a notable turn in Stripes, fol…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Filmography

The X-Files

The X-Files1993

Wilson Pinker Rawls

Snowfall

Colonel Robert McDonald

The Shield

Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles2010

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights2006

Richard Sherman

Falling Down

Falling Down1993

Dad (Back Yard Party)

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill1996

Cold Case

Train Dreams

Train Dreams2025

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation1983

Assistant Mechanic

JAG

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast1987

Scandal

Dark Winds

Stargate

Lieutenant Kawalsky

Escape from New York

Escape from New York1981

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor2001

Con Air

Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest1981

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III2001

Mind Ripper

Mind Ripper1995