It has been 30 long years since Beverly Hills Cop 3 was released, yet despite three decades having passed, many fans are still wondering why Taggart wasn't involved in the sequel. With a fourth ...

Ashton was best known for portraying Sgt. John Taggart alongside Eddie Murphy's Axel Foley and Judge Reinhold's Det. Billy Rosewood in three of the four Beverly Hills Cop films: 1984's original ...

Per Deadline, Ashton’s Beverly Hills Cop co-star Judge Reinhold — who portrayed his partner Billy Rosewood — honored him with a social media tribute on Sunday (Sept. 29), writing, in part ...

NEW YORK — 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.

But in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, Ashton played an essential part of an indelible trio. Though Eddie Murphy's Axel Foley, a Detroit detective following a case in Los Angeles, was the lead, the two ...

Sept. 29 (UPI) --Beverly Hills Cop alum John Ashton has died at the age of 76.TMZ reported Sunday that the actor died of cancer Thursday in Ft. Collins, Colo. "John was a loving husband, brother ...

Learn more about the full cast of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide ... Billy Rosewood. John Ashton. Chief John Taggart. Paul Reiser.

Actor John Ashton, who played Sgt. John Taggart in “Beverly Hills Cop,” has died. Variety reports that Ashton, 76, died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado. He wasn’t in “Beverly Hills Cop ...

John Ashton, the actor best known for his work in the "Beverly Hills Cop" film franchise, died last week. He was 76. (Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP) John Ashton, the veteran actor who was best ...

NEW YORK — 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. Ashton ...

NEW YORK — 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. Ashton ...

'Beverly Hills Cop' actor John Ashton has died In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ashton was a regular face across TV series and films. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.