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John Ashton

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Born: February 22, 1948 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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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...

Filmography52 TITLES
Beverly Hills Cop
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop1984
Gone Baby Gone
7.3
Gone Baby Gone2007
Beverly Hills Cop II
6.5
Beverly Hills Cop II1987
Midnight Run
7.2
Midnight Run1988
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
6.7
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F2024
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6.0
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension1984
Instinct
6.5
Instinct1999
Some Kind of Wonderful
6.8
Some Kind of Wonderful1987
King Kong Lives
5.2
King Kong Lives1986
Curly Sue
6.4
Curly Sue1991
BRATS
6.0
BRATS2024
The Deliberate Stranger
6.2
The Deliberate Stranger1986
Oh, God!
6.4
Oh, God!1977
Breaking Away
7.1
Breaking Away1979
Last Resort
3.3
Last Resort1986
She's Having a Baby
5.9
She's Having a Baby1988
Middle Men
6.5
Middle Men2009
Borderline
6.0
Borderline1980
Honky Tonk Freeway
5.2
Honky Tonk Freeway1981
Trapped in Paradise
5.7
Trapped in Paradise1994
Little Big League
5.9
Little Big League1994
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
6.8
The Day Lincoln Was Shot1998
The Shooter
4.8
The Shooter1995
Death in Texas
5.2
Death in Texas2022
Meet the Deedles
4.5
Meet the Deedles1998
All Happy Families
5.5
All Happy Families2024
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
3.3
Elvis and the Beauty Queen1981
I Want to Go Home
4.8
I Want to Go Home1989
Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters1974
My Father's House
My Father's House1975
Making a Deal with the Devil
Making a Deal with the Devil2019
Lawman Without a Gun
Lawman Without a Gun1979
Condition Red
4.2
Condition Red1995
Escape from Alaska
4.3
Escape from Alaska1999
Fast Money
5.0
Fast Money1996
A Letter to Dad
4.7
A Letter to Dad2009
American Christmas
3.8
American Christmas2019
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
5.0
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes1997
Reign of the Gargoyles
5.9
Reign of the Gargoyles2007
The Joke Thief
5.8
The Joke Thief2018
Cat Murkil and the Silks
4.0
Cat Murkil and the Silks1976
An Eye for an Eye
5.0
An Eye for an Eye1973
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link1984
For Which He Stands
6.0
For Which He Stands1996
Once Upon a River
6.5
Once Upon a River2019
Dirty Work
Dirty Work1992
The Last Big Save
5.8
The Last Big Save2019
Lonesome Soldier
5.7
Lonesome Soldier2023
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands
The Wilds of Ten Thousand Islands1978
Uncle John
5.8
Uncle John2015
Bill's Gun Shop
Bill's Gun Shop2001