John Ashton

Actor

Born: February 22, 1948
Died: September 26, 2024 (age 76)
From: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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…

Filmography (52)

All Happy Families (2024)
Roy Landry
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
Chief John Taggart
BRATS (2024)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lonesome Soldier (2023)
Macroberts
Death in Texas (2022)
Asher
American Christmas (2019)
Rob
Making a Deal with the Devil (2019)
FBI Director
The Last Big Save (2019)
Joseph Bird Sr.
Once Upon a River (2019)
The Joke Thief (2018)
Joseph Rogers
Uncle John (2015)
Uncle John
A Letter to Dad (2009)
Mike Donahue
Middle Men (2009)
Morgan
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Nick Poole
Reign of the Gargoyles (2007)
Commander Latham
Bill's Gun Shop (2001)
Bill Voight
Escape from Alaska (1999)
Kemp
Instinct (1999)
Guard Dacks
The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)
Ulysses S. Grant
Meet the Deedles (1998)
Capt. Douglas Pine
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (1997)
Peter Bryant
Fast Money (1996)
Lt. Diego
For Which He Stands (1996)
District Attorney
The Shooter (1995)
Alex Reed
Condition Red (1995)
Deputy Warden
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Ed Dawson
Little Big League (1994)
Mac MacNally
Dirty Work (1992)
Eddie Ryan
Curly Sue (1991)
Frank Arnold
I Want to Go Home (1989)
Harry Dempsey