September 29, 2024 | 11.48pm
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John Ashton, the actor who played Sergeant John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop saga films alongside Eddie Murphy, has died. Ashton was 76 years old and passed away in Fort Collins, Colorado, his agent confirmed to Variety.
Ashton was Taggart in the first two films of the series, in 1984 and 1987, teaming with colleague Billy Rosewood, played by Judge Reinhold. In ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’, released in 2024, Taggart becomes the police chief of Beverly Hills.
Ashton’s career has spanned over 50 years between cinema and TV, with participation in various series that have made the history of the small screen: from Columbo to Mash, from Starsky and Hutch to Dallas.
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