Mr. Ashton was most widely recognized for his role as Sgt. John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise.

John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the "Beverly Hills Cop" films,...

John David Ashton ... the actor best known as the hard-nosed, by-the-book detective in the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise has died, TMZ has learned....

John David Ashton ... the actor best known as the hard-nosed, by-the-book detective in the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise has died, TMZ has learned....

Veteran character actor’s career spanned over 50 years in TV and films, including Little Big League and Midnight Run

Ashton's other notable roles included Midnight Run, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Gone Baby Gone.

In the City of Dreams, guests at the Maybourne Beverly Hills find themselves in a cycle of 'life imitating art, and art imitating life'

Beverly Hills was the scene of a real-life nightmare when an alleged kidnapper tried to yank a little girl from her dad’s arms in broad daylight --...

Shotgun killings, a Beverly Hills mansion and abuse allegations. What really happened?