John Ashton
1948-02-22THE 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) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), 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
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
Beverly Hills Cop
⭐ 7.2
Beverly Hills Cop II
⭐ 6.516
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
⭐ 5.1
Borderline
⭐ 6
Midnight Run
⭐ 7.2
She's Having a Baby
⭐ 5.9
Meet the Deedles
⭐ 4.5
Reign of the Gargoyles
⭐ 5.9
Psycho Sisters
⭐ 0
Some Kind of Wonderful
⭐ 6.87
An Eye for an Eye
⭐ 5
Escape from Alaska
⭐ 4.2
The Shooter
⭐ 4.9
The Deliberate Stranger
⭐ 6.5
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
⭐ 0
Fast Money
⭐ 6
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
⭐ 6.471
Last Resort
⭐ 3.4
Lonesome Soldier
⭐ 6
Oh, God!
⭐ 6.484
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
⭐ 6.698
All Happy Families
⭐ 5.5
Uncle John
⭐ 5.8
Dirty Work
⭐ 0
Condition Red
⭐ 4.5
Instinct
⭐ 6.477
BRATS
⭐ 6
Curly Sue
⭐ 6.397
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
⭐ 5.981
The Joke Thief
⭐ 5.8
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
⭐ 2.2
Making a Deal with the Devil
⭐ 0
The Last Big Save
⭐ 7.3
Once Upon a River
⭐ 6
American Christmas
⭐ 3.667
Honky Tonk Freeway
⭐ 5.174
A Letter to Dad
⭐ 3.5
I Want to Go Home
⭐ 4.9
Death in Texas
⭐ 4.3
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
⭐ 0
My Father's House
⭐ 0
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
⭐ 0
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