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), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2025) 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...
Also Known As
John David Ashton, جان اشتون
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John Ashton's Movies
Beverly Hills Cop
05 Dec 1984
Gone Baby Gone
18 Sept 2007
Beverly Hills Cop II
18 May 1987
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
20 Jun 2024
Midnight Run
20 Jul 1988
Instinct
04 Jun 1999
Curly Sue
25 Oct 1991
Some Kind of Wonderful
27 Feb 1987
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
10 Aug 1984
Middle Men
17 May 2009
Breaking Away
24 May 1979
Trapped in Paradise
02 Dec 1994
King Kong Lives
16 Dec 1986
She's Having a Baby
05 Feb 1988
Oh, God!
07 Oct 1977
Little Big League
29 Jun 1994
Meet the Deedles
27 Mar 1998
The Shooter
15 Dec 1995
BRATS
07 Jun 2024
Borderline
19 Dec 1980
John Ashton's TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sept 1999
The A-Team
23 Jan 1983
Columbo
15 Sept 1971
M*A*S*H
17 Sept 1972
King of the Hill
12 Jan 1997
Police Squad!
04 Mar 1982
JAG
23 Sept 1995
The Twilight Zone
27 Sept 1985
Dallas
02 Apr 1978
The Tommyknockers
09 May 1993
Starsky & Hutch
10 Sept 1975
The Finder
12 Jan 2012
Kojak
24 Oct 1973
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
25 May 1992
Judging Amy
19 Sept 1999
A Touch of Frost
06 Dec 1992
Fairly Legal
20 Jan 2011
I Know My First Name Is Steven
22 May 1989
Today
14 Jan 1952
Police Story
20 Mar 1973