{"id":108880,"date":"2024-09-30T23:15:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108880"},"modified":"2024-09-30T23:15:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:15:37","slug":"john-ashton-beverly-hills-cop-actor-dies-at-76-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108880","title":{"rendered":"John Ashton, \u2018Beverly Hills Cop\u2019 Actor, Dies at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">John Ashton, the actor best known for his role as the gruff Sgt. John Taggart in the \u201cBeverly Hills Cop\u201d franchise, died on Thursday in Fort Collins, Colo. He was 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His death was confirmed by his representative, Alan Somers. No cause was given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Ashton appeared in more than 200 stage, film and television productions in his more than 50-year career. He is most widely recognized for his role as Sergeant Taggart in the \u201cBeverly Hills Cop\u201d movies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sergeant Taggart is a stuffy rule stickler whose partner is a younger, laid-back detective, Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold). In \u201cBeverly Hills Cop\u201d (1984), they help a fast, young officer from Detroit named Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) track down the person who murdered his best friend, and along the way learn how to bend the rules and why <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VSdnI3cXyAQ\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a banana does not belong in the tailpipe<\/a> of a cruiser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Taggart and Rosewood were originally cast for minor roles in the film, but they became co-stars once Mr. Murphy came on board as Foley, Mr. Ashton said in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qAX5gLu0qkQ\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2020 interview with MovieJunk<\/a>, a podcast and a YouTube channel. The film\u2019s director, Martin Brest, saw the spark the three men shared, he said. \u201cWe just started developing a chemistry, and Marty saw it and loved it, and just kept letting us ad-lib and run with scenes,\u201d Mr. Ashton said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Ashton reprised his role in the 1987 sequel, \u201cBeverly Hills Cop II,\u201d and again in \u201cBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F,\u201d which was released this past July, again reuniting him with Mr. Reinhold and Mr. Murphy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cGoing back to this one was like a family reunion \u2014 we just fell right back into it,\u201d Mr. Ashton <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yhTRNTgUrxY\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in a July interview with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/thenerdsofcolor.org\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNerds of Color,\u201d<\/a> a website and YouTube channel that examines superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy and video games through a culturally critical eye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"css-1b5b8u1\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M2.5 12a9.5 9.5 0 1 1 19 0 9.5 9.5 0 0 1-19 0Zm8.5 1.75v-7.5h2v7.5h-2Zm0 2v2h2v-2h-2Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<hr\/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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