John Ashton
Birthday: 1948-02-22
Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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 Cop series, Ashton appeared in a wide range of films and TV shows throughout his career. His notable film appearances include Midnight Run (1988) alongside Robert De Niro, where he portrayed a bounty hunter named Marvin Dorfler. On television, Ashton has made guest appearances on popular series such as Columbo, MASH, and The A-Team. Ashton's performances are often characterized by his ability to balance humor and toughness, making him a beloved character actor, especially in roles that highlight his everyman charm and strong screen presence.
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Beverly Hills Cop
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs i...
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Beverly Hills Cop II
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of ...
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Lawman Without a Gun
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern t...
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Gone Baby Gone
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solvi...
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Breaking Away
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm ...
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Little Big League
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. Th...
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Trapped in Paradise
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve....
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King Kong Lives
After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail...
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Borderline
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has jus...
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Midnight Run
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter,...
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She's Having a Baby
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full re...
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Meet the Deedles
Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for reven...
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Reign of the Gargoyles
During World War 2 a group of brave US Airmen are downed in Nazi controlled Europe, after their airc...
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Psycho Sisters
After her husband dies, a woman begins to have a nervous breakdown and is consoled by her younger si...
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Some Kind of Wonderful
Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with...
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An Eye for an Eye
The host of a children's TV show is really a psychopathic killer, and when he hears stories from the...
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Escape from Alaska
A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Enviro...
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The Shooter
A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a C...
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The Deliberate Stranger
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after ha...
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The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
While studying the behavior of birds on one of the western Florida island wetlands in the Gulf of Me...
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Fast Money
When a car thief can't resist stealing one more car, she finds herself in possession of $2.7 million...
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Cat Murkil and the Silks
A street-gang member kills the gang's leader and blames it on a rival gang....
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For Which He Stands
To save his family he'll risk losing everything. Fame, fortune, his life... even his soul....
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot
A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop....
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
A gymnast moves to a gym where the top coach in the US is and has difficulties adjusting....
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Middle Men
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and...
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Last Resort
George Lollar takes his family on vacation with "Club Sand", a shoddy and untrustworthy company. On ...
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Lonesome Soldier
Based on a true American story, Lonesome Soldier immerses viewers in the captivating journey of Jack...
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Oh, God!
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him...
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to d...
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All Happy Families
The Landrys are blindsided by news of their son's behavior, and must rally to find their way amidst ...
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Uncle John
In this tale of small town intrigue, an urbanite returns to his quiet hometown on an impromptu trip ...
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Dirty Work
A bail bondsman deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to...
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Condition Red
Prison guard falls in love with inmate. She wants him to let her escape....
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Instinct
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by...
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BRATS
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hol...
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Curly Sue
Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his par...
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take ...
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The Joke Thief
The Joke Thief takes us on a journey of one man's last hurrah. Simon McCabe is a stand up comedian w...
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with ...
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Making a Deal with the Devil
A fascinating and dramatic tale of a behind the scenes plot developed by the FBI as they work secret...
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The Last Big Save
A professional hockey player who is only happy when he is miserable signs a long-term contract that ...
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Once Upon a River
After her father’s violent death, Native American teenager Margo Crane flees down Michigan’s Stark R...
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American Christmas
It took another ruined Christmas dinner to make Martha finally realize: her kids are jerks. But this...
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Honky Tonk Freeway
Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a...
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A Letter to Dad
Dan Donahue has finally met the woman of his dreams. But on the night he is going to propose, he is ...
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I Want to Go Home
Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France wit...
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Death in Texas
Recently released from prison, Billy will do whatever it takes to save the only person who has stuck...
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Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
In this film noir comedy, detective Cash Hunt follows clues to solve a difficult puzzle. The produce...
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My Father's House
Recovering from a heart attack, a workaholic editor recalls the simple days of his youth. Robertson ...
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Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Twin brothers - one a Marshal, one an Outlaw - join forces against a hardened killer bent on revenge...
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Bill's Gun Shop
A job at Bill's Gun Shop, a permit to carry, and a chance to ride "shotgun" on a bounty-hunt seem li...
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