John David Ashton, the actor best known for his role as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop series , has died at the age of 76. He passed away peacefully on Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado , after battling cancer, his representative confirmed. During his 50-year career in Hollywood , Ashton appeared in more than 200 film, television, and stage productions.
He became a household name when he starred alongside Eddie Murphy, who took a brutal jab at the Golden Bachelor earlier this year , in the 1984 hit Beverly Hills Cop. 'Diddy hired me for his princess party - I'll never forget his creepy entrance' Diddy's 'creepy' resurfaced video shows him talking about 'locking women up' Ashton reprised his role in three of the four films in the franchise, including the latest installment released on Netflix earlier this year. In the Beverly Hills Cop series, Ashton played the straight man to Murphy's comedic character, Axel Foley.
His character worked alongside Detective Billy Rosewood, played by Judge Reinhold. Ashton was also known for his appearances in the television series M A S*H and as Eric Stoltz's father in the John Hughes film Some Kind of Wonderful. In 1988, he co-starred in the action-comedy Midnight Run as a rival bounty hunter to Robert De Niro's character.
Most recently, he co-hosted The Ashton and Davis Show on 870 ESPN Radio in addition to his role in the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film. DON'T MISS..
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