John Ashton

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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) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), where he played alongside Eddie Murphy. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Asht...

Born: February 22, 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died: September 26, 2024 (age 76)

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Known For

7.6

Midnight Run

Movies & TV Credits

76 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Movie	6.6	Actor	Chief John Taggart	2024
All Happy Families Movie	5.6	Actor	Roy Landry	2024
BRATS Movie	6.3	Actor	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	2024
Lonesome Soldier Movie	5.8	Actor	Macroberts	2023
Death in Texas Movie	5.8	Actor	Asher	2022
Once Upon a River Movie	5.6	Actor	—	2019
The Last Big Save Movie	2.8	Actor	Joseph Bird Sr.	2019
American Christmas Movie	3.3	Actor	Rob	2019
Making a Deal with the Devil Movie	4.2	Actor	FBI Director	2019
The Joke Thief Movie	6.2	Actor	Joseph Rogers	2018
Uncle John Movie	6.0	Actor	Uncle John	2015
The Finder TV Show	7.5	Actor	Franklin Sherman(1 Episode)	2012
Fairly Legal TV Show	7.1	Actor	Lou Fisher(1 Episode)	2011
A Letter to Dad Movie	4.8	Actor	Mike Donahue	2009
Middle Men Movie	6.6	Actor	Morgan	2009
Gone Baby Gone Movie	7.7	Actor	Det. Nick Poole	2007
Reign of the Gargoyles Movie	3.4	Actor	Commander Latham	2007
Escape from Alaska Movie	4.1	Actor	Kemp	1999
Instinct Movie	6.7	Actor	Guard Dacks	1999
Judging Amy TV Show	7.2	Actor	Dashiel Purdue(1 Episode)	1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Show	8.2	Actor	Alan Fewkes(1 Episode)	1999
Meet the Deedles Movie	4.3	Actor	Capt. Douglas Pine	1998
Fantasy Island TV Show	6.1	Actor	Bobby(1 Episode)	1998
The Day Lincoln Was Shot Movie	6.9	Actor	Ulysses S. Grant	1998
King of the Hill TV Show	7.3	Actor	Instructor (voice)(1 Episode)	1997
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Movie	5.4	Actor	Peter Bryant	1997
For Which He Stands Movie	4.9	Actor	District Attorney	1996
Fast Money Movie	5.5	Actor	Lt. Diego	1996
The Shooter Movie	4.9	Actor	Alex Reed	1995
Condition Red Movie	4.6	Actor	Deputy Warden	1995
JAG TV Show	6.9	Actor	Brian Turque(2 Episodes)	1995
Trapped in Paradise Movie	5.7	Actor	Ed Dawson	1994
Little Big League Movie	6.0	Actor	Mac MacNally	1994
The Tommyknockers Limited Series	5.6	Actor	Butch Duggan(2 Episodes)	1993
A Touch of Frost TV Show	7.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Show	5.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1992
Dirty Work Movie	4.6	Actor	Eddie Ryan	1992
Curly Sue Movie	6.0	Actor	Frank Arnold	1991
I Want to Go Home Movie	5.2	Actor	Harry Dempsey	1989
Hardball TV Show	6.9	Actor	Charlie Battles(18 Episodes)	1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven Limited Series	7.5	Actor	Del Stayner(2 Episodes)	1989
Midnight Run Movie	7.6	Actor	Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter	1988
She's Having a Baby Movie	5.8	Actor	Ken	1988
Beverly Hills Cop II Movie	6.5	Actor	John Taggart	1987
Some Kind of Wonderful Movie	7.2	Actor	Cliff Nelson	1987
Last Resort Movie	3.8	Actor	Phil Cocoran	1986
King Kong Lives Movie	3.9	Actor	Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt	1986
The Deliberate Stranger Limited Series	7.2	Actor	Det. Roger Dunn	1986
The Twilight Zone TV Show	7.8	Actor	Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")(1 Episode)	1985
A Death in California Limited Series	6.0	Actor	Bob Swalwell(2 Episodes)	1985
Beverly Hills Cop Movie	7.6	Actor	Sgt. Taggart	1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Movie	6.3	Actor	Highway Patrolman	1984
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link Movie	6.6	Actor	Cash Hunt	1984
The A-Team TV Show	7.6	Actor	Cactus Jack Slater(1 Episode)	1983
Police Squad! TV Show	8.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1982
Honky Tonk Freeway Movie	5.0	Actor	Otto Kemper	1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen Movie	4.2	Actor	Jake	1981
Borderline Movie	6.1	Actor	Charlie Monroe	1980
Breaking Away Movie	7.6	Actor	Mike's Brother	1979
Dallas TV Show	7.0	Actor	Willie Joe Garr(6 Episodes)	1978
Lawman Without a Gun Movie	6.0	Actor	1st State Trooper	1978
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands Movie	—	Actor	Orville	1978
Oh, God! Movie	6.5	Actor	Police Officer (uncredited)	1977
Code R TV Show	7.3	Actor	Karl(1 Episode)	1977
Cat Murkil and the Silks Movie	4.6	Actor	Coach Larkin	1976
Starsky and Hutch TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1975
My Father's House Movie	7.6	Actor	Sergeant	1975
Psycho Sisters Movie	4.2	Actor	Brock	1974
Police Woman TV Show	6.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1974
An Eye for an Eye Movie	4.9	Actor	Sgt. Matthews	1973
Police Story TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1973
Kojak TV Show	7.2	Actor	Cullen(1 Episode)	1973
MAS*H TV Show	8.4	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1972
Columbo TV Show	8.2	Actor	Calvin MacGruder(1 Episode)	1971
Today TV Show	4.8	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1952
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 Movie	9.1	Actor	Judge Nathan Rivers	—

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John Ashton

Known For

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop II

Gone Baby Gone

Midnight Run

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