John Ashton
Age: 76 | From: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1948-02-22 20:57:37
Aliases: John David Ashton
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 15
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Ashton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Alan Fewkes
JAG
(1995) Brian Turque
Columbo
(1971) Calvin MacGruder
The A-Team
(1983) Cactus Jack Slater
The Twilight Zone
(1985) Chief Brady Simmons
Dallas
(1978) Willie Joe Garr
Judging Amy
(1999) Dashiel Purdue
Kojak
(1973) CullenActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | |
| 2022 | Asher | |
| 2020 | Joseph Bird Sr. | |
| 2019 | Rob | |
| FBI Director | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2018 | Joseph Rogers | |
| 2015 | Uncle John | |
| 2012 | Franklin Sherman | |
| 2011 | Lou Fisher | |
| 2009 | Mike Donahue | |
| Joseph | ||
| Morgan | ||
| 2007 | Det. Nick Poole | |
| Commander Latham | ||
| 1999 | Alan Fewkes | |
| Dashiel Purdue | ||
| Kemp | ||
| Guard Dacks | ||
| 1998 | Bobby | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Capt. Douglas Pine | ||
| 1997 | Peter Bryant | |
| Instructor (voice) | ||
| 1996 | Lt. Diego | |
| District Attorney | ||
| 1995 | Alex Reed | |
| Deputy Warden | ||
| Brian Turque | ||
| 1994 | Ed Dawson | |
| Mac MacNally | ||
| 1993 | Butch Duggan | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| Eddie Ryan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1991 | Frank Arnold | |
| 1989 | Harry Dempsey | |
| Charlie Battles | ||
| Del Stayner | ||
| 1988 | Marvin Dorfler | |
| Ken | ||
| 1987 | Det. Sgt. John Taggart | |
| Cliff Nelson | ||
| 1986 | Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt | |
| Det. Roger Dunn | ||
| Phil Cocoran | ||
| 1985 | Chief Brady Simmons | |
| Bob Swalwell | ||
| 1984 | Sgt. John Taggart | |
| Highway Patrolman | ||
| Cash Hunt | ||
| 1983 | Cactus Jack Slater | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Otto Kemper | |
| Jake | ||
| 1980 | Charlie Monroe | |
| 1979 | Mike's Brother | |
| 1978 | 1st State Trooper | |
| Willie Joe Garr | ||
| Orville | ||
| 1977 | Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Coach Larkin | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1974 | Brock | |
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Cullen | |
| Sgt. Matthews | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Calvin MacGruder | |
| 1952 | Self | |
| Det. Sgt. John Taggart | ||
| Macroberts | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
