John Ashton, known for his role as John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was 76 years old. John Ashton, the role in Beverly Hills …
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John Ashton, known for his role as John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado. He was 76 years old.
John Ashton, the role in Beverly Hills
Ashton played Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first two episodes of the series “Beverly Hills Cop”, released in 1984 and 1987, alongside Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. In 2024, he reprized the same character in the film “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”. In the latter, his character became the police chief.
John Ashton, the quarry
Ashton’s acting career spanned over 50 years. After his debut in “An Eye for an Eye” (1973), “So Evil, My Sister” (1974), “Cat Murkil and the Silks” (1976), “Breaking Away” (1979), he starred in several television series during the 1970s, including “Emergency!”, “Columbo”, “Police Story”, “Barnaby Jones”, “Police Woman”, “MASH”, “Starsky and Hutch” and “Dallas”.
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