"Beverly Hills Cop," the 1984 classic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, is one of 25 movies chosen in 2024 for a permanent spot in the Library of Congress National Film Registry, an honor given to ...

John Ashton, the actor best known for starring as Sergeant John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, is dead at 76. He died from cancer, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the "Beverly Hills Cop" films, has died. He was 76.