John Ashton
Acting
Born February 22, 1948 — Died September 26, 2024
From Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as John David Ashton, جان اشتون
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 ...
Filmography
All Happy Families
Roy Landry
20245.4
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Chief John Taggart
20246.6
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
20246.0
Lonesome Soldier
Macroberts
20234.5
Death in Texas
Asher
20225.0
American Christmas
Rob
20193.8
Making a Deal with the Devil
FBI Director
2019
The Last Big Save
Joseph Bird Sr.
20195.8
Once Upon a River
20196.5
The Joke Thief
Joseph Rogers
20185.8
Uncle John
Uncle John
20155.8
A Letter to Dad
Mike Donahue
20095.8
Middle Men
Morgan
20096.5
Gone Baby Gone
Nick Poole
20077.3
Reign of the Gargoyles
Commander Latham
20075.9
Bill's Gun Shop
Bill Voight
20019.0
Escape from Alaska
Kemp
19994.7
Instinct
Guard Dacks
19996.5
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Ulysses S. Grant
19986.8
Meet the Deedles
Capt. Douglas Pine
19984.6
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
Peter Bryant
19975.5
Fast Money
Lt. Diego
19965.3
For Which He Stands
District Attorney
19966.5
The Shooter
Alex Reed
19954.8
Condition Red
Deputy Warden
19954.8
Trapped in Paradise
Ed Dawson
19945.7
Little Big League
Mac MacNally
19945.9
Dirty Work
Eddie Ryan
19927.0
Curly Sue
Frank Arnold
19916.4
I Want to Go Home
Harry Dempsey
19894.8
Midnight Run
Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter
19887.2
She's Having a Baby
Ken
19885.9
Beverly Hills Cop II
John Taggart
19876.5
Some Kind of Wonderful
Cliff Nelson
19876.8
King Kong Lives
Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
19865.3
The Deliberate Stranger
Det. Roger Dunn
19866.3
Last Resort
Phil Cocoran
19863.6
Beverly Hills Cop
Sgt. Taggart
19847.2
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Highway Patrolman
19846.0
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
Cash Hunt
19849.0
Honky Tonk Freeway
Otto Kemper
19815.3
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Jake
19813.9
Borderline
Charlie Monroe
19806.1
Lawman Without a Gun
1st State Trooper
19799.0
Breaking Away
Mike's Brother
19797.1
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The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
Orville
1978
Oh, God!
Police Officer (uncredited)
19776.4
Cat Murkil and the Silks
Coach Larkin
19765.3
My Father's House
Sergeant
19759.0
Psycho Sisters
Brock
197410.0
An Eye for an Eye
Sgt. Matthews
19735.6
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Judge Nathan Rivers
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