Occupation Actor Height 1.83 m Role Actor | Name John Ashton Years active 1973–present TV shows Hardball, The Take | |
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Full Name John David Ashton Spouse Barbara Valentin (m. 1983–1986), Bridget Ashton (m. 1976–2001), Victoria Marie Runn (m. 1968–1970) Movies Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Midnight Run, Gone Baby Gone, Uncle John Similar People Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Martin Brest, Gil Hill | ||
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John David Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor, best known for his roles in the Martin Brest films Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988).
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- John ashton steven piet erik crary sxsw interview uncle john the macguffin
- Life and career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Life and career
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton attended Defiance College in Ohio and is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre. He attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut.
Ashton has made numerous appearances in both television and feature films. He played Willie Joe Garr on several episodes of Dallas. Ashton also appeared in an episode of Columbo: Negative Reaction and in episode 5 of Police Squad!, "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)", as one of the henchmen who attacked the locksmith shop.
His early film credits included roles in An Eye for an Eye (1973), Breaking Away (1979), Borderline (1980), Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), Last Resort (1986) and King Kong Lives (1986). Ashton also starred as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first two installments of the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy, alongside Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. He appeared as Eric Stoltz's character's father in the 1987 John Hughes-penned comedy-drama Some Kind of Wonderful, and worked with Hughes again in She's Having a Baby the following year. In 1988, he co-starred in the action-comedy Midnight Run as a rival bounty hunter to Robert De Niro's character. He also starred in Little Big League (1994) with Luke Edwards, Trapped in Paradise (1994), The Shooter (1995), Meet the Deedles (1998), Instinct (1999), and appeared in a supporting role in the 2007 drama Gone Baby Gone directed by Ben Affleck. He also played the role of Cactus Jack Slater in an episode of the 80s TV show The A-Team titled "Cup A Joe".
Ashton has stated that, given the proper arrangements, he would like to reprise his roles in the rumored Beverly Hills Cop IV and Midnight Run II productions. He guest-starred opposite Beverly Hills Cop co-star Ronny Cox in an episode of Matthew Perry's 2011 series, Mr Sunshine.
Personal life
Ashton married his first wife Victoria Marie Runn in 1968 and they divorced in 1970. He married his second wife Bridget Baker-Ashton in 1976 and they divorced in 2001. Ashton has two children–one by each of his ex-wives. Ashton currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is co-host of the Ashton and Davis Show on 870 ESPN radio.
Filmography
Actor
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All Happy Families (pre-production)
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley (post-production) as
John Taggart
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Hot Bath, Stiff Drink, an' a Close Shave (post-production) as
Judge Nathan Rivers
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Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 (completed) as
Judge Nathan Rivers
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Lonesome Soldier (completed) as
Macroberts
2021
Poddywood (Podcast Series) as
Guest
- The 2022 Christmas Quiz (2022) - Guest
- The John Ashton Special (2022) - Guest
- John Ashton Pt. 4 (2022) - Guest
- John Ashton Pt. 3 (2021) - Guest
- John Ashton Pt. 2 (2021) - Guest
- John Ashton Pt. 1 (2021) - Guest
2020
Death in Texas as
Asher
2019
American Christmas as
Rob
2019
My Little Baby as
Sheriff Jackson
2019
Making a Deal with the Devil as
FBI Director
2019
The Last Big Save as
Joseph Bird Sr.
2019
Once Upon a River as
Smoke
2018
The Joke Thief as
Joseph Rogers (Reporter)
2017
The Neighborhood as
Matt Krivinsky
2016
Hey Marvin!: An Interview with Actor John Ashton (Video short)
2015
Uncle John as
John
2012
The Finder (TV Series) as
Franklin Sherman
- The Boy with the Bucket (2012) - Franklin Sherman
2011
Fairly Legal (TV Series) as
Lou Fisher
- Bo Me Once (2011) - Lou Fisher
2009
Middle Men as
Morgan
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Chief of Detectives
- Baggage (2009) - Chief of Detectives
2007
Gone Baby Gone as
Nick Poole
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles (TV Movie) as
Commander Latham
2006
Sweet Deadly Dreams as
Harry
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (TV Movie) as
Richie Parsons
2003
Family (TV Mini Series) as
Martin
- A Collective Body of Persons (2003) - Martin
- People United by Conviction (2003) - Martin
2002
Body & Soul (TV Series) as
Jordan Meadows
- Saviors (2002) - Jordan Meadows
2001
Bill's Gun Shop as
Bill Voight
2001
Going to California (TV Series) as
Victor
- Apocalypse Cow (2001) - Victor
2001
Judging Amy (TV Series) as
Dashiel Purdue
- Everybody Falls Down (2001) - Dashiel Purdue
1999
Avalanche as
Kemp
1999
Instinct as
Guard Dacks
1999
Fantasy Island (TV Series) as
Bobby
- Heroes (1999) - Bobby
1998
My Uncle Sidney (Short) as
Uncle Sidney
1998
King of the Hill (TV Series) as
Instructor
- Pregnant Paws (1998) - Instructor (voice)
1998
The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV Movie) as
Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant
1998
Meet the Deedles as
Capt. Douglas Pine
1997
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (TV Movie) as
Peter Bryant
1996
Fast Money as
Lt. Diego
1996
JAG (TV Series) as
Agent Brian Turque
- Skeleton Crew (1996) - Agent Brian Turque
1996
For Which He Stands as
District Attorney
1995
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Mr. Corby
- Episode #1.1186 (1995) - Mr. Corby
- Episode #1.1185 (1995) - Mr. Corby
1995
Hidden Assassin as
Alex Reed
1994
In the Living Years as
Mike Donahue
1994
Trapped in Paradise as
Ed Dawson
1994
Little Big League as
Mac Macnally
1993
The Tommyknockers (TV Mini Series) as
Trooper Butch Duggan
- Part 2 (1993) - Trooper Butch Duggan
- Part 1 (1993) - Trooper Butch Duggan
1992
Dirty Work (TV Movie) as
Eddie
1991
Saturday's (TV Movie) as
George
1991
Curly Sue as
Frank Arnold (uncredited)
1991
Love, Lies and Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Carrothers
- Episode #1.2 (1991) - Carrothers
- Episode #1.1 (1991) - Carrothers
1989
Hardball (TV Series) as
Charlie Battles
- The Hunt for Honus Wagner (1990) - Charlie Battles
- Every Dog Has His Day (1990) - Charlie Battles
- Prescription for Murder (1990) - Charlie Battles
- Wedding Bell Blues (1990) - Charlie Battles
- Sex, Cops, and Videotape (1990) - Charlie Battles
- A Death in the Family (1990) - Charlie Battles
- A Killer Date (1990) - Charlie Battles
- The Angel of Death (1990) - Charlie Battles
- The Cool Katt (1990) - Charlie Battles
- The Out of Towner (1989) - Charlie Battles
- Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best That I Can (1989) - Charlie Battles
- Time Bomb (1989) - Charlie Battles
- The Fighting 52nd (1989) - Charlie Battles
- The Cleveland Indian (1989) - Charlie Battles
- Which Witch Is Witch? (1989) - Charlie Battles
- The One Armed Bandit (1989) - Charlie Battles
- The Silver Scream (1989) - Charlie Battles
- Till Death Do Us Part (1989) - Charlie Battles
1990
The Tracey Ullman Show (TV Series) as
Jimmy, neighborly doorman
- Who Is He? (1990) - Jimmy, neighborly doorman
1989
I Want to Go Home as
Harry Dempsey
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven (TV Mini Series) as
Del Stayner
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Del Stayner
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Del Stayner
1988
Midnight Run as
Marvin Dorfler
1988
She's Having a Baby as
Ken
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II as
John Taggart
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as
Cliff Nelson
1986
King Kong Lives as
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
1986
Brothers (TV Series) as
Agent Harris
- The Gang Who Could Shoot Straight (1986) - Agent Harris
1986
Last Resort as
Phil Cocoran
1986
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) as
Leonard Porter
- A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) - Leonard Porter
1986
The Deliberate Stranger (TV Mini Series) as
Det. Roger Dunn
- Part 2 (1986) - Det. Roger Dunn
- Part 1 (1986) - Det. Roger Dunn
1985
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Crew Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
- Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (1985) - Crew Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
1985
A Death in California (TV Mini Series) as
Det. Bob Swalwell
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Det. Bob Swalwell
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Det. Bob Swalwell
1985
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Cactus Jack Slater
- Cup A' Joe (1985) - Cactus Jack Slater
1984
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link (Video short) as
Cash Hunt
1984
Beverly Hills Cop as
Sgt. Taggart
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as
Highway Patrolman (as John David Ashton)
1982
Police Squad! (TV Series) as
Rocky
- Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) - Rocky
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway as
Otto Kemper
1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen (TV Movie) as
Jake
1980
Breaking Away (TV Series) as
Roy
- La Strada (1981) - Roy
- The Cutters (1980) - Roy
1980
Borderline as
Charlie Monroe
1978
Dallas (TV Series) as
Willie Joe Garr
- Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 2 (1979) - Willie Joe Garr
- Whatever Happened to Baby John?: Part 1 (1979) - Willie Joe Garr
- The Red File: Part 2 (1979) - Willie Joe Garr
- The Red File: Part 1 (1979) - Willie Joe Garr
- Fallen Idol (1978) - Willie Joe Garr
- Bypass (1978) - Willie Joe Garr
1979
Breaking Away as
Mike's Brother
1978
Carter Country (TV Series) as
Guardsman #1
- Hurricane Jasper (1978) - Guardsman #1
1978
Lawman Without a Gun (TV Movie) as
1st State Trooper
1977
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Roy Sears / Paul H. Willits
- The Groupie (1978) - Roy Sears
- The Committee (1977) - Paul H. Willits
1978
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands (TV Movie) as
Orville
1977
Oh, God! as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1977
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
The M.P.
- Last Laugh (1977) - The M.P.
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange (TV Mini Series) as
Ballentyne
- Episode #1.1 (1977) - Ballentyne
1977
Code R (TV Series) as
Karl
- A Federal Case (1977) - Karl
1977
Wonder Woman (TV Series) as
Nazi Henchman
- Formula 407 (1977) - Nazi Henchman (uncredited)
1977
Police Woman (TV Series) as
Curt Thomas
- Once a Snitch (1977) - Curt Thomas
1976
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) as
Lester Shiller
- Fraternity of Thieves (1976) - Lester Shiller
1976
Police Story (TV Series) as
Sgt. Paulson
- The Other Side of the Badge (1976) - Sgt. Paulson
1976
Phyllis (TV Series) as
Taxpayer
- You're Not Getting Better, Just Older (1976) - Taxpayer
1976
Cat Murkil and the Silks as
Coach Larkin
1975
My Father's House (TV Movie) as
Sergeant
1974
So Evil, My Sister as
Brock
1974
Columbo (TV Series) as
Calvin MacGruder
- Negative Reaction (1974) - Calvin MacGruder
1974
Emergency! (TV Series) as
Station Wagon Driver
- Gossip (1974) - Station Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1974
Kojak (TV Series) as
Cullen
- Mojo (1974) - Cullen
1973
An Eye for an Eye as
Sgt. Matthews (as John D. Ashton)
Soundtrack
2002
Beverly Hills Cop II: The Phenomenon Continues (Video documentary short) ("Spanish Flea", uncredited)
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II ("Spanish Flea")
Self
2008
Capturing Authenticity: Casting 'Gone Baby Gone' (Video short) as
Self
2006
Meet the Cast of Some Kind of Wonderful (Video documentary short) as
Self
2006
Police Squad: Gag Reel (Video short) as
Self
2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #10.128 (2002) - Self
2002
Beverly Hills Cop: A Glimpse Into the Casting Process (Video short) as
Self
2002
Beverly Hills Cop: The Phenomenon Begins (Video documentary short) as
Self
2002
Beverly Hills Cop II: The Phenomenon Continues (Video documentary short) as
Self
1987
The Making of 'Beverly Hills Cop II' (Video short) as
Self
1987
The Making of 'Midnight Run' (TV Short documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
Back to Wonderful: A Conversation with Howard Deutch (Video documentary short) as
Cliff Nelson (uncredited)
2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful (Video documentary short) as
Cliff Nelson (uncredited)
2002
The Music of Beverly Hills Cop (Video short) as
Sgt. Taggart
1998
JAG (TV Series) as
NCIS Agent Brian Turque
- Death Watch (1998) - NCIS Agent Brian Turque
1984
Glenn Frey: The Heat Is On (Music Video)
References
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