John Laughlin (actor)

John Laughlin (born April 3, 1956), sometimes credited as John C. McLaughlin or John McLaughlin, is an American film and television actor.

John Laughlin
Born	(1956-04-03) April 3, 1956 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present

Career

Since 1978, he has appeared in over 25 films and at least 30 television productions.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Mag Wheels	Steve
1979	Summer Camp	Matt
1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	Troy
1982	The Tragedy of King Lear	Soldier / Courtier	Direct-to-video
1984	Footloose	Woody
1984	The Hills Have Eyes Part II	Hulk
1984	Crimes of Passion	Bobby Grady
1985	Space Rage	Walker
1988	Midnight Crossing	Jeff Schubb
1991	Motorama	Man At Wagon Wheel
1992	The Lawnmower Man	Jake Simpson
1992	Under Siege	Ziggs	Uncredited
1994	The Other Man	Jack
1994	Improper Conduct	Michael Miller
1994	Night Fire	Barry
1996	The Rock	US Air Force Chief of Staff General Peterson
1997	Storm Trooper	Stark	Uncredited
1998	Malaika	Nick Saunders
1999	Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault	Garcia
2003	Gacy	Detective Kay	Direct-to-video
2003	Ghost Rock	Sheriff Clay
2006	Love's Abiding Joy	Samuel Doros
2008	Touching Home	Walter Houston
2012	Fortress	Base Commander
2012	Sixufus	Brandon Russell
2015	The Good, the Bad, and the Dead	Howard
2016	WEAPONiZED	Richard Morgan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Star Wars Holiday Special	Imperial Stormtrooper	Television film
1979	Insight	Craig	Episode: "A Friend in Deed"
1980–1981	The White Shadow	Paddy Falahey	15 episodes
1982	The Powers of Matthew Star	Brian	Episode: "Jackal"
1982	The Dukes of Hazzard	Gregory	Episode: "The Treasure of Soggy Marsh"
1982	High Powder	Rick Goodwin	Television film
1983	Trapper John, M.D.	Gordon "Gordo"	Episode: "South Side Story"
1983	Tucker's Witch	Gary Burke	Episode: "Murder Is the Key"
1984	CBS Schoolbreak Special	John Evans III	Episode: "Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story"
1985	Murder with Mirrors	Wally Markham	Television film
1985	Streets of Justice	Hudson James
1986	If Tomorrow Comes	Charles Stanhope	Episode #1.1
1986–1988	Murder, She Wrote	Mike Lowery / Bill Ainsley	2 episodes
1987	The Equalizer	Jake Hughes	Episode: "Carnal Persuasion"
1988	Longarm	Codie Branch	Television film
1989	China Beach	Brendan McMurphy	2 episodes
1989	Knots Landing	Security Guard	Episode: "Never Judge a Book by Its Cover"
1990	Equal Justice	Boyce	2 episodes
1991	Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor	Milner	Television film
1992	Memphis	Rufus Hutton
1993	Silk Stalkings	Landau	Episode: "Dead Weight"
1993	Tales from the Crypt	Johnny	Episode: "Food for Thought"
1996	Back to Back	Lieutenant Tony Dussecq	Television film
1997	Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac	Robert Simons	2 episodes
1997	Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	Victor Carlton	Episode: "Missing in Action"
2001	That's Life	Captain	Episode: "Banister Head"
2001	Strong Medicine	Tom Wolenski	Episode: "Zol Zein Gezint"
2010	Criminal Minds	Ranger Walter Turner	Episode: "Into the Woods"
2011	The Defenders	Lance Cahill	Episode: "Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy"
2012	Dark Desire	Gus	Television film
2014	Web of Lies	Detective Pharr	Episode: "Baby You're Mine"
2014	Funny Business	Barry	Television film
2017	NCIS	Navy Captain Alan Redding	Episode: "Fake It 'Til You Make It"
2019	I Am the Night	Captain Foster	Episode: "Dark Flower"

External links

• John Laughlin at IMDb
• John Laughlin at the TCM Movie Database