John Ashton Dead, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Actor Was 76

DEATH – He had played the role of the gruff but endearing police inspector John Taggart in the films Le flic de Beverly Hills. American actor John Ashton died last week at the age of 76, the father of two children. The announcement was made by the family and the causes of death remain unknown, report the American media as well as the Associated Press agency.

During his film career which spanned over half a century, he was a regular face in several television series and films, including dallas, Midnight Run, Little Big League or Gone Baby Gone. This last film, released in 2007, was directed by Ben Affleck.

But it’s good in the films of the franchise Le flic de Beverly Hills that John Ashton played a vital role in the middle of the trio of Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. The first played the legendary detective Axel Foley from Detroit and the second another detective, alias Billy Rosewood, from Los Angeles.

When John Ashton stood up to Robert De Niro

John Ashton starred in the first two films (1984 and 1987), before appearing again in the Netflix reboot released this year, Le Flic de Beverly Hills : Axel F.

This summer for the media Colliderthe actor told a funny anecdote about his audition with Robert De Niro for the film Midnight Run (1988). “Bobby (De Niro’s nickname, Editor’s note) starts handing me matches. I go to take them but he throws them on the ground and stares at me.”remembered John Ashton. “I look at the matches and then I look up and I say to him, ‘fuck you.’ And then he replies: “fuck you too”. I then said to him: “Fuck off”. I know all the other actors picked them up and handed them to him, and then I found out that as soon as I left, he said, “I do,” because he wanted someone to stand up to him. . »

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