Personal Info
Known Credits
50
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1948-02-22 (77 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known For
John David Ashton
John Ashton
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) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), 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 ...
Acting
2024 --
All Happy Families
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2024 --
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
| Chief John Taggart
2024 --
BRATS
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 --
Lonesome Soldier
| Macroberts
2022 --
Death in Texas
| Asher
2019 --
American Christmas
| Rob
2019 --
Making a Deal with the Devil
| FBI Director
2019 --
The Last Big Save
| Joseph Bird Sr.
2019 --
Once Upon a River
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2018 --
The Joke Thief
| Joseph Rogers
2015 --
Uncle John
| Uncle John
2009 --
A Letter to Dad
| Mike Donahue
2009 --
Middle Men
| Morgan
2007 --
Gone Baby Gone
| Det. Nick Poole
2007 --
Reign of the Gargoyles
| Commander Latham
1999 --
Escape from Alaska
| Kemp
1999 --
Instinct
| Guard Dacks
1998 --
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
| Ulysses S. Grant
1998 --
Meet the Deedles
| Capt. Douglas Pine
1997 --
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
| Peter Bryant
1996 --
Fast Money
| Lt. Diego
1996 --
For Which He Stands
| District Attorney
1995 --
The Shooter
| Alex Reed
1995 --
Condition Red
| Deputy Warden
1994 --
Trapped in Paradise
| Ed Dawson
1994 --
Little Big League
| Mac MacNally
1992 --
Dirty Work
| Eddie Ryan
1991 --
Curly Sue
| Frank Arnold
1989 --
I Want to Go Home
| Harry Dempsey
1988 --
Midnight Run
| Marvin Dorfler
1988 --
She's Having a Baby
| Ken
1987 --
Beverly Hills Cop II
| John Taggart
1987 --
Some Kind of Wonderful
| Cliff Nelson
1986 --
King Kong Lives
| Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
1986 --
The Deliberate Stranger
| Det. Roger Dunn
1986 --
Last Resort
| Phil Cocoran
1984 --
Beverly Hills Cop
| Sgt. Taggart
1984 --
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
| Highway Patrolman
1984 --
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
| Cash Hunt
1981 --
Honky Tonk Freeway
| Otto Kemper
1981 --
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
| Jake
1980 --
Borderline
| Charlie Monroe
1979 --
Lawman Without a Gun
| 1st State Trooper
1979 --
Breaking Away
| Mike's Brother
1978 --
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
| Orville
1977 --
Oh, God!
| Police Officer (uncredited)
1976 --
Cat Murkil and the Silks
| Coach Larkin
1975 --
My Father's House
| Sergeant
1974 --
Psycho Sisters
| Brock
1973 --
An Eye for an Eye
| Sgt. Matthews