John Diehl
Biography
John Diehl is an American character actor who came to acting after moving to Los Angeles and is known for more than 140 film and television appearances as well as work in avant garde theater. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1950, he took scene-study classes in Hollywood and in 1979 was cast in Sam Shepard's one-act play Action; the following year he became an acting member of the Padua Hills Playwrights Festival. His first significant screen role came in Stripes (1981), followed by National Lampoon's Vacation (1983). He played Detective Larry Zito on Miami Vice, and his later films include The Hanoi Hilton (1987), Walker (1987), Stargate (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), Jurassic Park III (2001) and Wim Wenders's Land of Plenty (2004), whose lead role a New York Times review praised. In 2012 he received the Los Angeles Times Warren Award.
76years old
Turns 77 on May 1in 209 days
- Born Cincinnati
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 48
- Career span
- 45 years1980 to 2025
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Early training
Diehl became an acting member of Murray Mednick's Padua Hills Playwrights Festival in 1980, working with playwrights including Sam Shepard, Maria Irene Fornes and John Steppling.
Behind the camera
Diehl's theater credits include Samuel Beckett's Endgame and Happy Days, and he directed Happy Days, which was one of three plays he directed.
John Diehl movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Joel Schumacher directed two of these films, Stephen Frears two and Wim Wenders two. John Larroquette appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Larroquette's page
Eric Roberts's page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
William H. Macy's page
Randy Quaid's page
Alfre Woodard's page
All films by Joel Schumacher
All films by Stephen Frears
All films by Wim Wenders
Also two films together18 more actors
- Sam ElliottFail Safe (2000) and The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
- Don CheadleFail Safe (2000) and The Rat Pack (1998)
- Peter BoyleKickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991) and Walker (1987)
- Jon GriesNatural Selection (2011) and Joysticks (1983)
- Richard MasurFire Down Below (1997) and Walker (1987)
- John CandyNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983) and Stripes (1981)
- Richard EdsonLand of Plenty (2004) and Purgatory (1999)
- Amy MadiganFemale Perversions (1996) and The Ambush Murders (1982)
- Cathy MoriartyFoxfire (1996) and White of the Eye (1987)
- Julio Oscar MechosoBookies (2003) and Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Bill SmitrovichFail Safe (2000) and Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984)
- Susan TyrrellMotorama (1991) and Angel (1984)
- Sandy BaronThe Hi-Lo Country (1998) and Motorama (1991)
- Enrique CastilloThe Hi-Lo Country (1998) and The End of Violence (1997)
- Marc HayashiWhite of the Eye (1987) and Angel (1984)
- Peppi SandersMikey (1992) and MadHouse (1990)
- John VoldstadJoysticks (1983) and Stripes (1981)
- Nathan CookNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983) and The Ambush Murders (1982)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Diehl's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.0 billion
24 of the 48 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 48 films: 24 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 11 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.
- 24Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 11Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$369M36.4% of the total
- 2$197M19.4% of the total
- 3$152M15.0% of the total
- 4$85M8.4% of the total
- 5$61M6.1% of the total
- 6$40M4.0% of the total
- 7$31M3.1% of the total
- 8$19M1.8% of the total
$59.2 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.