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John Ashton
★ Acting

John Ashton

1948 – 2024 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA · Active 1952–2024

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1948, John Ashton emerged as a versatile actor with a knack for blending humor and toughness. He made notable appearances in cult classics like Psycho Sisters (1974) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), showcasing his ability to navigate the absurdities of genre cinema. Ashton's role in Cruisin' High (1976) further solidified his presence in the 1970s film landscape, while his performance in King Kong Lives (1986) added to his eclectic filmography, making him a memorable figure in the realm of cult and exploitation cinema.

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Psycho Sisters

Psycho Sisters

1974
as Brock

In the wake of her husband's death, a grieving woman finds solace in her younger sister's embrace. Yet, as secrets unravel, the family's suspicions cast shadows on loyalty, revealing a chilling rivalry that questions who really needs consolation.

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Filmography

78 credits
2020s 5 credits
2024
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F as Chief John Taggart
Movie ★ 6.6
2024
All Happy Families as Roy Landry
Movie ★ 5.4
2024
BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
2023
Lonesome Soldier as Macroberts
Movie ★ 5.7
2022
Movie ★ 5.0
2010s 8 credits
2019
Movie
2019
The Last Big Save as Joseph Bird Sr.
Movie ★ 5.8
2019
Movie ★ 6.5
2019
Movie ★ 3.8
2018
The Joke Thief as Joseph Rogers
Movie ★ 5.8
2015
Uncle John as Uncle John
Movie ★ 5.8
2012
The Finder as Franklin Sherman
TV ★ 7.1
2011
Fairly Legal as Lou Fisher
TV ★ 6.6
2000s 5 credits
2009
Middle Men as Morgan
Movie ★ 6.5
2009
A Letter to Dad as Mike Donahue
Movie ★ 5.8
2007
Gone Baby Gone as Nick Poole
Movie ★ 7.3
2007
Reign of the Gargoyles as Commander Latham
Movie ★ 5.9
2001
Bill's Gun Shop as Bill Voight
Movie ★ 9.0
1990s 22 credits
1999
Movie ★ 4.7
1999
Instinct as Guard Dacks
Movie ★ 6.5
1999
Judging Amy as Dashiel Purdue
TV ★ 7.5
1999
TV ★ 7.9
1998
Meet the Deedles as Capt. Douglas Pine
Movie ★ 4.6
1998
The Day Lincoln Was Shot as Ulysses S. Grant
Movie ★ 6.8
1998
TV ★ 7.5
1997
Movie ★ 5.5
1997
King of the Hill as Instructor (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
1996
Fast Money as Lt. Diego
Movie ★ 5.3
1996
For Which He Stands as District Attorney
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
The Shooter as Alex Reed
Movie ★ 4.8
1995
Condition Red as Deputy Warden
Movie ★ 4.8
1995
JAG as Brian Turque
TV ★ 7.3
1994
Little Big League as Mac MacNally
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
Movie ★ 5.7
1993
The Tommyknockers as Butch Duggan
TV ★ 5.6
1992
Dirty Work as Eddie Ryan
Movie ★ 7.0
1992
TV ★ 7.5
1991
Curly Sue as Frank Arnold
Movie ★ 6.4
1991
TV ★ 4.9
1980s 21 credits
1989
I Want to Go Home as Harry Dempsey
Movie ★ 4.8
1989
Hardball as Charlie Battles
TV ★ 7.0
1989
TV ★ 6.7
1988
Midnight Run as Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter
Movie ★ 7.2
1988
Movie ★ 6.0
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II as John Taggart
Movie ★ 6.5
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as Cliff Nelson
Movie ★ 6.8
1986
King Kong Lives as Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt
Movie ★ 5.3
1986
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Roger Dunn
Movie ★ 6.4
1986
Last Resort as Phil Cocoran
Movie ★ 3.6
1986
The Deliberate Stranger as Det. Roger Dunn
TV
1985
A Death in California as Bob Swalwell
TV ★ 6.2
1985
The Twilight Zone as Chief Brady Simmons (segment "Chameleon")
TV ★ 7.7
1984
Beverly Hills Cop as Sgt. Taggart
Movie ★ 7.2
1984
Movie ★ 9.0
1983
The A-Team as Cactus Jack Slater
TV ★ 7.5
1982
TV ★ 7.9
1981
Movie ★ 3.9
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway as Otto Kemper
Movie ★ 5.3
1980
Borderline as Charlie Monroe
Movie ★ 6.0
1970s 15 credits
1979
Lawman Without a Gun as 1st State Trooper
Movie ★ 9.0
1979
Breaking Away as Mike's Brother
Movie ★ 7.2
1978
Dallas as Willie Joe Garr
TV ★ 6.8
1977
Oh, God! as Police Officer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
Code R as Karl
TV ★ 8.0
1976
Movie ★ 5.3
1975
Movie ★ 9.0
1975
TV ★ 7.3
1974
Movie ★ 10.0
1973
An Eye for an Eye as Sgt. Matthews
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Kojak as Cullen
TV ★ 7.1
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1972
TV ★ 7.9
1971
Columbo as Calvin MacGruder
TV ★ 8.1
1950s 1 credit
1952
Today as Self
TV ★ 5.7
s 1 credit
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2 as Judge Nathan Rivers
Movie