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John Ashton

Acting
February 22, 1948
— September 26, 2024(76 years old)
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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 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...

Also Known As

John David Ashton • جان اشتون

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit series poster (1999)
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Alan Fewkes

Columbo series poster (1971)
8.1

Columbo

Calvin MacGruder

JAG series poster (1995)
7.3

JAG

Brian Turque

King of the Hill series poster (1997)
7.4

King of the Hill

Instructor (voice)

The A-Team series poster (1983)
7.5

The A-Team

Cactus Jack Slater

Dallas series poster (1978)
6.8

Dallas

Willie Joe Garr

M*A*S*H series poster (1972)
7.9

M*A*S*H

Judging Amy series poster (1999)
7.5

Judging Amy

Dashiel Purdue

The Twilight Zone series poster (1985)
7.7

The Twilight Zone

Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")

Starsky & Hutch series poster (1975)
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

A Touch of Frost series poster (1992)
7.5

A Touch of Frost

Ridley

Kojak series poster (1973)
7.2

Kojak

Cullen

Photos of John Ashton

Filmography

2020s

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F movie poster (2024)
6.6

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Chief John Taggart

BRATS movie poster (2024)
6.0

BRATS

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

All Happy Families movie poster (2024)
5.4

All Happy Families

Roy Landry

Lonesome Soldier movie poster (2023)
5.7

Lonesome Soldier

Macroberts

Death in Texas movie poster (2022)
5.0

Death in Texas

Asher

2010s

Once Upon a River movie poster (2019)
6.5

Once Upon a River

The Last Big Save movie poster (2019)
5.8

The Last Big Save

Joseph Bird Sr.

Making a Deal with the Devil movie poster (2019)

Making a Deal with the Devil

FBI Director

American Christmas movie poster (2019)
3.8

American Christmas

Rob

The Joke Thief movie poster (2018)
5.8

The Joke Thief

Joseph Rogers

Uncle John movie poster (2015)
5.8

Uncle John

Uncle John

2000s

Middle Men movie poster (2009)
6.5

Middle Men

Morgan

A Letter to Dad movie poster (2009)
5.8

A Letter to Dad

Mike Donahue

Gone Baby Gone movie poster (2007)
7.3

Gone Baby Gone

Nick Poole

Reign of the Gargoyles movie poster (2007)
5.9

Reign of the Gargoyles

Commander Latham

Bill's Gun Shop movie poster (2001)
9.0

Bill's Gun Shop

Bill Voight

1990s

Instinct movie poster (1999)
6.5

Instinct

Guard Dacks

Escape from Alaska movie poster (1999)
4.7

Escape from Alaska

Kemp

Meet the Deedles movie poster (1998)
4.6

Meet the Deedles

Capt. Douglas Pine

The Day Lincoln Was Shot movie poster (1998)
6.8

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Ulysses S. Grant

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes movie poster (1997)
5.5

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

Peter Bryant

Fast Money movie poster (1996)
5.3

Fast Money

Lt. Diego

For Which He Stands movie poster (1996)
6.5

For Which He Stands

District Attorney

The Shooter movie poster (1995)
4.8

The Shooter

Alex Reed

Condition Red movie poster (1995)
4.8

Condition Red

Deputy Warden

Trapped in Paradise movie poster (1994)
5.7

Trapped in Paradise

Ed Dawson

Little Big League movie poster (1994)
6.0

Little Big League

Mac MacNally

Dirty Work movie poster (1992)
7.0

Dirty Work

Eddie Ryan

Curly Sue movie poster (1991)
6.4

Curly Sue

Frank Arnold

1980s

I Want to Go Home movie poster (1989)
4.8

I Want to Go Home

Harry Dempsey

Midnight Run movie poster (1988)
7.2

Midnight Run

Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter

She's Having a Baby movie poster (1988)
6.0

She's Having a Baby

Ken

Beverly Hills Cop II movie poster (1987)
6.5

Beverly Hills Cop II

John Taggart

Some Kind of Wonderful movie poster (1987)
6.8

Some Kind of Wonderful

Cliff Nelson

King Kong Lives movie poster (1986)
5.3

King Kong Lives

Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

The Deliberate Stranger movie poster (1986)
6.4

The Deliberate Stranger

Det. Roger Dunn

Last Resort movie poster (1986)
3.6

Last Resort

Phil Cocoran

Beverly Hills Cop movie poster (1984)
7.2

Beverly Hills Cop

Sgt. Taggart

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension movie poster (1984)
6.0

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Highway Patrolman

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link movie poster (1984)
9.0

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

Cash Hunt

Elvis and the Beauty Queen movie poster (1981)
3.9

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Jake

Honky Tonk Freeway movie poster (1981)
5.3

Honky Tonk Freeway

Otto Kemper

Borderline movie poster (1980)
6.0

Borderline

Charlie Monroe

1970s

Breaking Away movie poster (1979)
7.1

Breaking Away

Mike's Brother

Lawman Without a Gun movie poster (1979)
9.0

Lawman Without a Gun

1st State Trooper

Oh, God! movie poster (1977)
6.4

Oh, God!

Police Officer (uncredited)

Cat Murkil and the Silks movie poster (1976)
5.3

Cat Murkil and the Silks

Coach Larkin

My Father's House movie poster (1975)
9.0

My Father's House

Sergeant

Psycho Sisters movie poster (1974)
10.0

Psycho Sisters

Brock

An Eye for an Eye movie poster (1973)
5.6

An Eye for an Eye

Sgt. Matthews

TBA

Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 movie poster

Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2

Judge Nathan Rivers