John Ashton

Also known as John David Ashton, Charles Grodin, John Ash

American actor (1948–2024)

Person · Open Library

Died: 1691
Works: 148

Top works

Guía literaria de Londres
Real sailor-songs
The Old Bailey and Newgate
Social life in the reign of Queen Anne
The adventures and discourses of Captain John Smith, sometime president of Virginia, and admiral of New England

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — Chief John Taggart2024
All Happy Families — Roy Landry2024
BRATS — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
Lonesome Soldier — Macroberts2023
Death in Texas — Asher2022
Making a Deal with the Devil — FBI Director2019
The Last Big Save — Joseph Bird Sr.2019
Once Upon a River2019
American Christmas — Rob2019
The Joke Thief — Joseph Rogers2018

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 109
Total plays: 432

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: David
Family name: Ashton
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Springfield
Place of death: Fort Collins
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Field of work: acting
Official website: www.johnashton.com
Image: John Ashton 2017 (cropped).JPG

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writing language: English language
start of work period: 1970-00-00
date of birth: 1948-02-22
social media followers: 40375
Commons category: John Ashton (actor)
cause of death: cancer
date of death: 2024-09-26
manner of death: natural causes
end of work period: 2024-00-00

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