Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F takes a meta jab at the third installment of the series. Director Mark Molloy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer haven't seen Beverly Hills Cop 3. The film features a mix of ...

John Ashton as Sgt. John Taggart in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984). Paramount Pictures Ashton, who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, grew up in Enfield, Connecticut.