John Ashton

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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Birth Location Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Born 1948-02-22

Movies

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F as Det. Sgt. John Taggart
2024
Lonesome Soldier as Macroberts
2023
Death in Texas as Asher
2022
2019
2019
The Last Big Save as Joseph Bird Sr.
2019
The Joke Thief as Joseph Rogers
2018
Uncle John as Uncle John
2015
A Letter to Dad as Mike Donahue
2009
Middle Men as Morgan
2009
Gone Baby Gone as Det. Nick Poole
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles as Commander Latham
2007
1999
Instinct as Guard Dacks
1999
The Day Lincoln Was Shot as Ulysses S. Grant
1998
Meet the Deedles as Capt. Douglas Pine
1998
1997
Fast Money as Lt. Diego
1996
For Which He Stands as District Attorney
1996
The Shooter as Alex Reed
1995
Condition Red as Deputy Warden
1995
Trapped in Paradise as Ed Dawson
1994
Little Big League as Mac MacNally
1994
Dirty Work as Eddie Ryan
1992
Curly Sue as Frank Arnold
1991
I Want to Go Home as Harry Dempsey
1989
Midnight Run as Marvin Dorfler
1988
1988
Beverly Hills Cop II as Det. Sgt. John Taggart
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as Cliff Nelson
1987
King Kong Lives as Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
1986
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Roger Dunn
1986
Last Resort as Phil Cocoran
1986
Beverly Hills Cop as Sgt. John Taggart
1984
Honky Tonk Freeway as Otto Kemper
1981
Borderline as Charlie Monroe
1980
Lawman Without a Gun as 1st State Trooper
1979
Breaking Away as Mike's Brother
1979
Oh, God! as Police Officer (uncredited)
1977
Cat Murkil and the Silks as Coach Larkin
1976
Psycho Sisters as Brock
1974
An Eye for an Eye as Sgt. Matthews
1973
John Ashton hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows