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John Ashton

Actor | * 02/22/1948 (76) | Springfield, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
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John David Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor, known for his roles in Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Some Kind of Wonderful and Midnight Run. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia. ...

Midnight Run

R

1988 | 3.6/5 | 2h 6min
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Action, Thriller
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A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. ...

Beverly Hills Cop

R

1984 | 3.6/5 | 1h 45min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Ang ...

Gone Baby Gone

R

2007 | 3.7/5 | 1h 53min
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school. ...

Some Kind of Wonderful

PG-13

1987 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Movies with John Ashton as Actor(47)

as Det. Sgt. John Taggart2023 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
2023 All Happy Families
as Macroberts2023 Lonesome Soldier
as Asher2022 Death in Texas
as Joseph Bird Sr.2020 The Last Big Save
2019 Once Upon a River
as Rob2019 American Christmas
as FBI Director2019 Making a Deal with the Devil
as Joseph Rogers2018 The Joke Thief
as Uncle John2015 Uncle John
as Mike Donahue2009 A Letter to Dad
as Morgan2009 Middle Men
as Det. Nick Poole2007 Gone Baby Gone
as Commander Latham2007 Reign of the Gargoyles
as Guard Dacks1999 Instinct
as Kemp1999 Escape from Alaska
as Capt. Douglas Pine1998 Meet the Deedles
as Ulysses S. Grant1998 The Day Lincoln Was Shot
as Peter Bryant1997 Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
as District Attorney1996 For Which He Stands
as Lt. Diego1996 Fast Money
as Deputy Warden1995 Condition Red
as Alex Reed1995 The Shooter
as Ed Dawson1994 Trapped in Paradise
as Mac MacNally1994 Little Big League
as Eddie Ryan1992 Dirty Work
as Frank Arnold1991 Curly Sue
as Harry Dempsey1989 I Want to Go Home
as Marvin Dorfler1988 Midnight Run
as Ken1988 She's Having a Baby
as Cliff Nelson1987 Some Kind of Wonderful
as Det. Sgt. John Taggart1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
as Det. Roger Dunn1986 The Deliberate Stranger
as Phil Cocoran1986 Last Resort
as Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt1986 King Kong Lives
as Cash Hunt1984 Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
as Highway Patrolman1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Det. Sgt. John Taggart1984 Beverly Hills Cop
as Otto Kemper1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
as Jake1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Charlie Monroe1980 Borderline
as Mike's Brother1979 Breaking Away
as 1st State Trooper1978 Lawman Without a Gun
as Police Officer (uncredited)1977 Oh, God!
as Coach Larkin1976 Cat Murkil and the Silks
as Brock1974 Psycho Sisters
as Sgt. Matthews1973 An Eye for an Eye

TV Shows/Series with John Ashton as Actor(24)

2012 The Finder
as Lou Fisher2011 Fairly Legal
as Chief of Detectives1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dashiel Purdue1999 Judging Amy
as Bobby1998 Fantasy Island
as Instructor (voice)1997 King of the Hill
as NCIS Agent Brian Turque1995 JAG
1992 A Touch of Frost
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Charlie Battles1989 Hardball
as Del Stayner1989 I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Bob Swalwell1985 A Death in California
as Chief Brady Simmons1985 The Twilight Zone
as Cactus Jack Slater1983 The A-Team
1982 Police Squad!
as Willie Joe Garr1978 Dallas
1977 Code R
1975 Starsky & Hutch
1974 Police Woman
1973 Police Story
as Cullen1973 Kojak
1972 M*A*S*H
as Calvin MacGruder1971 Columbo
as himself1952 Today

Full Name: John David Ashton
Born: Sunday, 02/22 1948 (February) in Springfield, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 57 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Southern California, USC School of Dramatic Arts, Enfield High School
Other names for John Ashton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John David Ashton"
John Ashton frequently works together with these people:
David Herman (89x, Actor)
Phil Hendrie (19x, Actor)
Scott Klace (17x, Actor)
Frank D'Angelo (14x, Crew)
Phil LaMarr (13x, Actor)
Alan Fudge (12x, Actor)
Dave Thomas (10x, Actor)
Barry Corbin (9x, Actor)
Michael Alldredge (9x, Actor)
Don Barry (9x, Actor)
John Hughes (8x, Crew)
Randal Reeder (8x, Actor)

Other people with this name: John Ashton (GB), John Ashton

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26401, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024