John Ashton, Sergeant John Taggart in ‘Beverly Hills Cop’, Dead at 76

by MarvelsGrantMan136

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  1. Damn, only 76.

    He looked horrendous in the film, I assumed he was older but had no idea he was dealing with cancer.

    Fuck cancer.

  2. He was in a movie called “Uncle John” a few years ago. It was a good tight thriller, worth a watch.

  3. Zestyclose-Detail369 on

    I remember him from “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987)

    he was Keith’s dad, obsessed with getting his son into college despite his son wanting to be an artist

    “Where’s the fucking money Keith!” was a line that stuck out

    Great movie, best coming of age movie of all time

    He was also great in Midnight Run , the bounty hunter who kept getting screwed by DeNiro’s character

    RIP

  4. SadAndHappyBear on

    Oh damn – sad news. I’m glad he somehow made an appearance in the latest Beverly Hills Cop movie – it must have not been easy.

  5. Large-Wheel-4181 on

    Shit and that latest Beverly Hills Cop film only came out a few months ago damn he’ll be missed

  6. I’m so glad he got to appear in BHC4. It was so cool seeing him. Always a great actor. The best BHC movies were the ones he was in.

  7. Damn, it was so good to see him and Reinhold with Murphy in the backseat again.

    Felt like good comfort food. RIP. Glad he got the opportunity to have some fun with it

  8. I’m glad we got to see him one last time in *Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F*.

    May he rest in peace.

  9. Besides the Beverly Hills Cop movies, he had a nice little role in Trapped in Paradise, one of my favorite Christmas movies.

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