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John Ashton
Acting

John Ashton

Born February 22, 1948 - Died September 26, 2024Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I promised to sign yearbooks after saving reality.”

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...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

as Chief John Taggart

OTHERverse

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

as John Taggart

OTHERverse

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

as Sgt. Taggart

OTHERverse

Also Known For

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

Midnight Run

Midnight Run

1988

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

1991

King Kong Lives

King Kong Lives

1986

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994

Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987

Breaking Away

Breaking Away

1979

Middle Men

Middle Men

2009

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

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