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John Ashton

Born: 1948

Biography

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Resources

Movies

Beverly Hills Cop

Sgt. Taggart in Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop II

John Taggart in Beverly Hills Cop II

Lawman Without a Gun

1st State Trooper in Lawman Without a Gun

Gone Baby Gone

Det. Nick Poole in Gone Baby Gone

Breaking Away

Mike's Brother in Breaking Away

Little Big League

Mac MacNally in Little Big League

Trapped in Paradise

Ed Dawson in Trapped in Paradise

King Kong Lives

Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt in King Kong Lives

Borderline

Charlie Monroe in Borderline

Midnight Run

Marvin Dorfler in Midnight Run

She's Having a Baby

Ken in She's Having a Baby

Meet the Deedles

Capt. Douglas Pine in Meet the Deedles

Reign of the Gargoyles

Commander Latham in Reign of the Gargoyles

Psycho Sisters

Brock in Psycho Sisters

Some Kind of Wonderful

Cliff Nelson in Some Kind of Wonderful

An Eye for an Eye

Sgt. Matthews in An Eye for an Eye

Escape from Alaska

Kemp in Escape from Alaska

The Shooter

Alex Reed in The Shooter

The Deliberate Stranger

Det. Roger Dunn in The Deliberate Stranger

The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands

Orville in The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands

Fast Money

Lt. Diego in Fast Money

Cat Murkil and the Silks

Coach Larkin in Cat Murkil and the Silks

For Which He Stands

District Attorney in For Which He Stands

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Ulysses S. Grant in The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

Peter Bryant in Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

Middle Men

Morgan in Middle Men

Last Resort

Phil Cocoran in Last Resort

Lonesome Soldier

Macroberts in Lonesome Soldier

Oh, God!

Police Officer (uncredited) in Oh, God!

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Chief John Taggart in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

All Happy Families

in All Happy Families

Uncle John

Uncle John in Uncle John

Dirty Work

Eddie Ryan in Dirty Work

Condition Red

Deputy Warden in Condition Red

Instinct

Guard Dacks in Instinct

BRATS

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) in BRATS

Curly Sue

Frank Arnold in Curly Sue

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Highway Patrolman in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Joke Thief

Joseph Rogers in The Joke Thief

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Jake in Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Making a Deal with the Devil

FBI Director in Making a Deal with the Devil

The Last Big Save

Joseph Bird Sr. in The Last Big Save

Once Upon a River

in Once Upon a River

American Christmas

Rob in American Christmas

Honky Tonk Freeway

Otto Kemper in Honky Tonk Freeway

A Letter to Dad

Mike Donahue in A Letter to Dad

I Want to Go Home

Harry Dempsey in I Want to Go Home

Death in Texas

Asher in Death in Texas

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

Cash Hunt in Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

TV Shows