Actor, John Ashton who made a career out of playing LE characters has passed at 76, best known for playing straght laced cop , John Taggart, in the Beverly Hills Cop movies.
RIP Sgt. Taggart
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His partner, Detective Billy Rosewood, warned him about easing up on the red meat.
We're all getting old so we notice the names now...
This is so true. Just a couple years ago, I rarely knew the names of people posted. Only if they died young. But now, I’m seeing that I know most of them in some way.
Repeat after me, we have not turned into our parents. we have not turned into our parents. we have not ....oh shit. we have.
Martin Brest directed both Beverly Hills Cop and Midnight Run, with John Ashton is both. He was better in the later film playing a rival bounty hunter to Robert De Niro. It has a great ensemble cast with Dennis Farina playing a mob boss who wants the head of Charles Grodin. Worth re-visiting.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. John Ashton played Marvin a rival bounty hunter to De Niro's character. He was fantastic.
Also enjoyed him in Some Kind of Wonderful he played Eric Stoltz's dad.
RIP
