John Ashton

John Ashton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

22/02/1948

Day of Death

26/09/2024
(76) years old

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2024

All Happy Families

as Roy Landry

2024

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

as Chief John Taggart

2024

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

Lonesome Soldier

as Macroberts

2022

Death in Texas

as Asher

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

2015

Uncle John

as Uncle John

2009

A Letter to Dad

as Mike Donahue

2009

Middle Men

as Morgan

2007

Gone Baby Gone

as Det. Nick Poole

2007

Reign of the Gargoyles

as Commander Latham

1999

Instinct

as Guard Dacks

1998

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

as Ulysses S. Grant

1998

Meet the Deedles

as Capt. Douglas Pine

1997

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

as Peter Bryant

1996

Fast Money

as Lt. Diego

1996

For Which He Stands

as District Attorney

1995

The Shooter

as Alex Reed

1995

Condition Red

as Deputy Warden

1994

Trapped in Paradise

as Ed Dawson

1994

Little Big League

as Mac MacNally

1992

Dirty Work

as Eddie Ryan

1991

Curly Sue

as Frank Arnold

1989

I Want to Go Home

as Harry Dempsey

1988

Midnight Run

as Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter

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

The Deliberate Stranger

as Det. Roger Dunn

1986

Last Resort

as Phil Cocoran

1984

Beverly Hills Cop

as Sgt. Taggart

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Otto Kemper

1980

Borderline

as Charlie Monroe

1979

Lawman Without a Gun

as 1st State Trooper

1979

Breaking Away

as Mike's Brother

1977

Oh, God!

as Police Officer (uncredited)

1976

Cat Murkil and the Silks

as Coach Larkin

1975

My Father's House

as Sergeant

1974

Psycho Sisters

as Brock

1973

An Eye for an Eye

as Sgt. Matthews