John Ashton
John Ashton, 2006
Born	February 22, 1948 (1948-02-22) (age 61) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present

John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre.

John Ashton attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut.

Ashton has starred in several productions including M*A*S*H and Midnight Run. He played "Willie Joe Garr" on several episodes of Dallas, his character and that of "Jeb Ames" were charged with the crime of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Tina Louise's Dallas character "Julie Grey". Ashton also starred as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first two movies of the popular Beverly Hills Cop trilogy alongside Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• John Ashton at the Internet Movie Database
• John Ashton at Allmovie
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