Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1948-02-22
- Day of Death2024-09-26 (76 years)
- Place of BirthSpringfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Also Known AsJohn David Ashtonجان اشتون
John Ashton
Biography
John David Ashton (February 22, 1948 – September 26, 2024) was an American actor best known for his role as Sergeant John Taggart in the hit action-comedy films Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2025) where he played alongside Eddie Murphy. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton developed a passion for acting early in life, later attending...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
All Happy Families
As: Roy Landry
- 2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
As: Chief John Taggart
- 2023
Lonesome Soldier
As: Macroberts
- 2022
Death in Texas
As: Asher
- 2019
American Christmas
As: Rob
- 2019
Making a Deal with the Devil
As: FBI Director
- 2019
The Last Big Save
As: Joseph Bird Sr.
- 2018
The Joke Thief
As: Joseph Rogers
2015Uncle John
As: Uncle John
2012The Finder
As: Franklin Sherman
2011Fairly Legal
As: Lou Fisher
2009A Letter to Dad
As: Mike Donahue
2009Middle Men
As: Morgan
- 2007
Gone Baby Gone
As: Det. Nick Poole
2007Reign of the Gargoyles
As: Commander Latham
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Alan Fewkes
1999Judging Amy
As: Dashiel Purdue
1999Escape from Alaska
As: Kemp
1999Instinct
As: Guard Dacks
1998Fantasy Island
As: Bobby
1998The Day Lincoln Was Shot
As: Ulysses S. Grant
1998Meet the Deedles
As: Capt. Douglas Pine
1997Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
As: Peter Bryant
1997King of the Hill
As: Instructor (voice)
1996Fast Money
As: Lt. Diego
1996For Which He Stands
As: District Attorney
1995The Shooter
As: Alex Reed
1995Condition Red
As: Deputy Warden
1995JAG
As: Brian Turque
1994Trapped in Paradise
As: Ed Dawson
1994Little Big League
As: Mac MacNally
1993The Tommyknockers
As: Butch Duggan
1992Dirty Work
As: Eddie Ryan
1991Curly Sue
As: Frank Arnold
1989I Want to Go Home
As: Harry Dempsey
1989Hardball
As: Charlie Battles
1989I Know My First Name Is Steven
As: Del Stayner
- 1988
Midnight Run
As: Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter
1988She's Having a Baby
As: Ken
- 1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
As: John Taggart
1987Some Kind of Wonderful
As: Cliff Nelson
1986King Kong Lives
As: Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
1986The Deliberate Stranger
As: Det. Roger Dunn
1986Last Resort
As: Phil Cocoran
1985The Twilight Zone
As: Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
1985A Death in California
As: Bob Swalwell
- 1984
Beverly Hills Cop
As: Sgt. Taggart
1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
As: Highway Patrolman
1984Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
As: Cash Hunt
1983The A-Team
As: Cactus Jack Slater
1981Honky Tonk Freeway
As: Otto Kemper
1981Elvis and the Beauty Queen
As: Jake
1980Borderline
As: Charlie Monroe
1979Lawman Without a Gun
As: 1st State Trooper
1979Breaking Away
As: Mike's Brother
1978Dallas
As: Willie Joe Garr
1977Oh, God!
As: Police Officer (uncredited)
1977Code R
As: Karl
1976Cat Murkil and the Silks
As: Coach Larkin
1975My Father's House
As: Sergeant
1974Psycho Sisters
As: Brock
1973Kojak
As: Cullen
1973An Eye for an Eye
As: Sgt. Matthews
1971Columbo
As: Calvin MacGruder