John Ashton
Biography: Gruff character actor John Ashton will never be out of work so long as screenwriters are in need of brusque authority figures in their plotlines. In films from 1977, Ashton first gained prominence as Dennis Quaid's brother in Breaking Away (1979), a role he repeated on the subsequent Breaking Away TV series of 1981 (with Tom Wiggin in Quaid's part). Ashton went on to portray the humorless detective Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cops films. In addition to his film work, John Ashton has been a regular on three TV series: the aforementioned Breaking Away, Dallas (1978-79 season) and Hardball (1989, again cast as a taciturn veteran cop).
John Ashton's Scores
- Movies
- TV
| Average career score: | 67 | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Metascore: | Call The Midwife: Season 1 | |
| Lowest Metascore: | The Finder: Season 1 | |
- By date
- By user score
| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call The Midwife: Season 1 | Jan 15, 2012 | John Ashton / Ted Lawson / Ted Lawson | 8.1 |
| The Finder: Season 1 | Jan 12, 2012 | Franklin Sherman | 7.2 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 10 | Sep 23, 2008 | Chief Of Detectives Alan Fewkes | 9.2 |
| Judging Amy: Season 2 | Oct 10, 2000 | Dashielle Purdue | tbd |
| King of the Hill: Season 3 | Sep 15, 1998 | Voice | 8.6 |
| JAG: Season 1 | Sep 23, 1995 | Brian Turkey | 7.4 |
| Hardball (1989): Season 1 | Sep 21, 1989 | Charlie "C.B." Battles | tbd |
| The A-Team: Season 3 | Sep 18, 1984 | Cactus Jack Slater | tbd |
| Dallas: Season 3 | Sep 21, 1979 | Willie Joe Garr / Willie Joe Garr | tbd |
| Dallas: Season 2 | Sep 23, 1978 | Willie Joe Garr / Willie Joe / Willie Joe Garr / Willy | tbd |
| Starsky & Hutch: Season 4 | Sep 12, 1978 | Sears | tbd |
| M*A*S*H: Season 6 | Sep 20, 1977 | MP | tbd |
