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 died Thursday in Fort ...

He had a long career, but he was most widely recognized for his role as John Taggart in that Eddie Murphy franchise. By Alexandra E. Petri John Ashton, the actor best known for his role as a gruff ...

Ashton reprised his role as Taggart opposite Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold in 1987's Beverly Hills Cop II and this year's fourth instalment, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. John Ashton with Eddie ...

John Ashton, a renowned character actor best known for his star turns as the reluctant but eventually accommodating Chief Taggert in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, has died. He was 76.

Three years after the first installment, Murphy, Ashton and Reinhold reunited for “Beverly Hills Cop II,” though Ashton did not return for “Beverly Hills Cop III” in 1994. In July 2024 ...

He returned for the sequel, "Beverly Hills Cop II," and reprised the role again in this year's Netflix follow-up, "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F." Ashton starred in the 1988 action-comedy "Midnight ...

Beverly Hills Cop actor John Ashton has died at the age of 76, Us Weekly can confirm. Ashton died on Thursday, September 26, in Fort Collins, Colorado, his manager, Alan Somers, told Us.

John Ashton, the character actor who starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop series, has died at the age of 76. The actor’s rep confirmed his death to TMZ, adding that Ashton ...

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