Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F brings Eddie Murphy's title cop back after a 30-year absence, and a lot has happened in Axel's life since the third film.

The 1984 comedy starring Eddie Murphy as a Detroit cop solving crime in California was among the titles named to the National Film Registry for 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.