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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 Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton developed a passion for acting early in life, later attending the University of Southern California's School of Theatre. Beyond his iconic role in the Beverly Hills Cop series, Ashton appeared in a wide range of films and TV shows throughout his career. His notable film appearances include Midnight Run (1988) alongside Robert De Niro, where he portrayed a…
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Beverly Hills CopSgt. Taggart
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAlan Fewkes
Gone Baby GoneNick Poole
Beverly Hills Cop IIJohn Taggart
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FChief John Taggart2024All Happy FamiliesRoy LandryMovie
2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FChief John TaggartMovie
2023Lonesome SoldierMacrobertsMovie
2022Death in TexasAsherMovie
2019American ChristmasRobMovie
2019Making a Deal with the DevilFBI DirectorMovie
2019The Last Big SaveJoseph Bird Sr.Movie
2019Once Upon a RiverMovie
2018The Joke ThiefJoseph RogersMovie
2015Uncle JohnUncle JohnMovie
2012The FinderFranklin Sherman · 1 episodeShow
2011Fairly LegalLou Fisher · 1 episodeShow
2009A Letter to DadMike DonahueMovie
2009Middle MenMorganMovie
2007Gone Baby GoneNick PooleMovie
2007Reign of the GargoylesCommander LathamMovie
2001Bill's Gun ShopBill VoightMovie
1999Judging AmyDashiel Purdue · 1 episodeShow
1999Escape from AlaskaKempMovie
1999InstinctGuard DacksMovie
1998Fantasy IslandBobby · 1 episodeShow
1998The Day Lincoln Was ShotUlysses S. GrantMovie
1998Meet the DeedlesCapt. Douglas PineMovie
1997Little Girls in Pretty BoxesPeter BryantMovie
1996Fast MoneyLt. DiegoMovie
1996For Which He StandsDistrict AttorneyMovie
1995The ShooterAlex ReedMovie
1995Condition RedDeputy WardenMovie
1994Trapped in ParadiseEd DawsonMovie
1994Little Big LeagueMac MacNallyMovie
1993The TommyknockersButch Duggan · 2 episodesShow
1992A Touch of FrostRidley · 1 episodeShow
1992Dirty WorkEddie RyanMovie
1991Curly SueFrank ArnoldMovie
1991Love, Lies and MurderCarrothers · 2 episodesShow
1989I Want to Go HomeHarry DempseyMovie
1989HardballCharlie Battles · 18 episodesShow
1989I Know My First Name Is StevenDel Stayner · 2 episodesShow
1988Midnight RunMarvin Dorfler, HeadhunterMovie
1988She's Having a BabyKenMovie
1987Beverly Hills Cop IIJohn TaggartMovie
1987Some Kind of WonderfulCliff NelsonMovie
1986King Kong LivesLt. Col. R.T. NevittMovie
1986The Deliberate StrangerDet. Roger DunnMovie
1986The Deliberate StrangerDet. Roger Dunn · 2 episodesShow
1986Last ResortPhil CocoranMovie
1985The Twilight ZoneChief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon") · 1 episodeShow
1985A Death in CaliforniaBob Swalwell · 2 episodesShow
1984Beverly Hills CopSgt. TaggartMovie
1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionHighway PatrolmanMovie
1984Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing LinkCash HuntMovie
1982Police Squad!1 episodeShow
1981Honky Tonk FreewayOtto KemperMovie
1981Elvis and the Beauty QueenJakeMovie
1980BorderlineCharlie MonroeMovie
1979Lawman Without a Gun1st State TrooperMovie
1978The Wilds of Ten Thousand IslandsOrvilleMovie
1977Oh, God!Police Officer (uncredited)Movie
1976Cat Murkil and the SilksCoach LarkinMovie
1975Starsky & Hutch2 episodesShow
1975My Father's HouseSergeantMovie
1974Psycho SistersBrockMovie
1973KojakCullen · 1 episodeShow
1973An Eye for an EyeSgt. MatthewsMovie
1973Police Story1 episodeShow
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