NEW YORK — John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart ...

J ohn Ashton—the actor who made it big playing the straight man to Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise—has died ...

Taggart in Beverly Hills Cop, Ashton provided the ascendant movie star Eddie Murphy with the proper grounding of a police ...

John Ashton, who played John Taggert in the "Beverly Hills Cop" films, died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, his family ...

John Ashton, a renowned character actor best known for his star turns as the reluctant but eventually accommodating Chief ...

John Ashton, an actor in films such as "Beverly Hills Cop" and a graduate of Enfield High School, died Thursday, according to ...

John Ashton, the actor best known for his role as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the "Beverly Hills Cop" series, has ...

John Ashton, the actor best known for his role as the gruff Sgt. John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, died on ...

John Ashton’s death was confirmed by his representative, who relayed the news to TMZ. Per the news outlet, Ashton reportedly ...

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ashton was a regular face across TV series and films, including "Midnight Run,” ...