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Acting

John Ashton

Career: Active from 1974 to 2024, busiest in 1986 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 20
top three billing

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: Midnight Run
82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Ashton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wonder
2.4, average 3.4
Fantasy
0.9, average 1.7
Showbiz
0.4, average 1.2
Spiritual
1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Psychological Thriller 3
Moral Ambiguity 3
High-Octane Chase Sequences 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Nostalgic 2
Feel-Good 2
Bleak & Intense 2
Social Commentary 2
Generational Conflict 2
Underdog Story 2
Redemption Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2

as Judge Nathan Rivers

2020s

4 titles · average score 59

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

62

as Chief John Taggart

All Happy Families

66

as Roy Landry

Lonesome Soldier

73

as Macroberts

Death in Texas

33

as Asher

2010s

7 titles · average score 56

American Christmas

34

as Rob

Making a Deal with the Devil

as FBI Director

The Last Big Save

as Joseph Bird Sr.

The Joke Thief

53

as Joseph Rogers

Uncle John

68

as Uncle John

The Finder

66

TV show · as Franklin Sherman

Fairly Legal

61

TV show · as Lou Fisher

2000s

5 titles · average score 58

A Letter to Dad

as Mike Donahue

Middle Men

56

as Morgan

Gone Baby Gone

80

as Nick Poole

Reign of the Gargoyles

37

as Commander Latham

Bill's Gun Shop

as Bill Voight

1990s

22 titles · average score 53

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Alan Fewkes

Instinct

50

as Guard Dacks

Judging Amy

76

TV show · as Dashiel Purdue

Meet the Deedles

26

as Capt. Douglas Pine

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes

46

as Peter Bryant

King of the Hill

78

TV show · as Instructor (voice)

Fast Money

55

as Lt. Diego

JAG

66

TV show · as Brian Turque

The Shooter

41

as Alex Reed

Little Big League

46

as Mac MacNally

The Tommyknockers

43

TV show · as Butch Duggan

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

47

TV show

1980s

21 titles · average score 61

I Know My First Name Is Steven

72

TV show · as Del Stayner

Hardball

47

TV show · as Charlie Battles

Midnight Run

82

as Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter

She's Having a Baby

49

as Ken

Beverly Hills Cop II

55

as John Taggart

Some Kind of Wonderful

67

as Cliff Nelson

King Kong Lives

27

as Lt. Col. R.T. Nevitt

Last Resort

29

as Phil Cocoran

The Deliberate Stranger

69

TV show · as Det. Roger Dunn

The Deliberate Stranger

68

as Det. Roger Dunn

Beverly Hills Cop

75

as Sgt. Taggart

The A-Team

74

TV show · as Cactus Jack Slater

1970s

15 titles · average score 70

Breaking Away

86

as Mike's Brother

Lawman Without a Gun

as 1st State Trooper

Dallas

73

TV show · as Willie Joe Garr

Oh, God!

66

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Code R

TV show · as Karl

Cat Murkil and the Silks

47

as Coach Larkin

Starsky & Hutch

78

TV show

Psycho Sisters

as Brock

Kojak

72

TV show · as Cullen

Police Story

72

TV show

M*A*S*H

78

TV show

Columbo

83

TV show · as Calvin MacGruder