- John Ashton (actor)
Infobox actor
name = John Ashton
caption = John Ashton, 2006
birthdate =February 22 ,1948 (age 60)
birthplace =Springfield, Massachusetts John Ashton (born
February 22 ,1948 ) is an American actor born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and graduate of theUniversity of Southern California School of Theatre.John Ashton attended
Enfield High School inEnfield, 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 ofTina Louise 's "Dallas" character "Julie Grey". Ashton also starred as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first two movies of the the popular "Beverly Hills Cop " trilogy alongsideEddie Murphy andJudge Reinhold .External links
*imdb name | id=0039226 | name=John Ashton
*amg name|2:2575|John Ashton
* [http://www.johnashton.com/ The Official Website of John Ashton]
* [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800035411/bio Extensive biography on Yahoo! Movies]
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