John Ashton
1948-02-22THE BIOGRAPHY
John David Ashton 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
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Beverly Hills Cop
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Beverly Hills Cop II
⭐ 6.519
Lawman Without a Gun
⭐ 0
Gone Baby Gone
⭐ 7.306
Breaking Away
⭐ 7.1
Little Big League
⭐ 5.8
Trapped in Paradise
⭐ 5.6
King Kong Lives
⭐ 5.107
Borderline
⭐ 5.9
Midnight Run
⭐ 7.2
She's Having a Baby
⭐ 5.925
Meet the Deedles
⭐ 4.512
Reign of the Gargoyles
⭐ 5.9
Psycho Sisters
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Some Kind of Wonderful
⭐ 6.866
An Eye for an Eye
⭐ 5
Escape from Alaska
⭐ 4.2
The Shooter
⭐ 4.809
The Deliberate Stranger
⭐ 6.2
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
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Fast Money
⭐ 5
Cat Murkil and the Silks
⭐ 4
For Which He Stands
⭐ 6
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
⭐ 6.8
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
⭐ 5
Middle Men
⭐ 6.492
Last Resort
⭐ 3.471
Lonesome Soldier
⭐ 5.667
Oh, God!
⭐ 6.48
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
⭐ 6.681
All Happy Families
⭐ 5.5
Uncle John
⭐ 5.819
Dirty Work
⭐ 0
Condition Red
⭐ 4.5
Instinct
⭐ 6.494
BRATS
⭐ 6
Curly Sue
⭐ 6.378
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
⭐ 5.988
The Joke Thief
⭐ 5.8
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
⭐ 3.8
Making a Deal with the Devil
⭐ 0
The Last Big Save
⭐ 5.75
Once Upon a River
⭐ 6
American Christmas
⭐ 3.286
Honky Tonk Freeway
⭐ 5.2
A Letter to Dad
⭐ 3.5
I Want to Go Home
⭐ 4.9
Death in Texas
⭐ 5.25
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
⭐ 0
My Father's House
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Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
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