Perhaps some viewers didn't fall for the banana in the tailpipe, but audiences fell in love with Beverly Hills Cop and its breakout star, Eddie Murphy, as Detective Axel Foley. Released on Dec. 5, ...

John Ashton, the actor best known for his work in the "Beverly Hills Cop" film franchise, died last week. He was 76. (Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP) John Ashton, the veteran actor who was best ...

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Detroit police detective Axel Foley isn't just funny anymore. He's now historic. "Beverly Hills Cop," the 1984 classic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, is one of 25 movies chosen in 2024 for a permanent ...

John Ashton, the actor best known for starring as Sergeant John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, is dead at 76. He died from cancer, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Born in ...

Actor John Ashton, best known for playing John Taggert in Beverly Hills Cop and its sequels, has died aged 76. Ashton died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado, after a brief battle with cancer, his ...

John Ashton, an actor with a long list of movie credits but perhaps best known as police officer John Taggert in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died at the age of 76, according to multiple reports ...

John Ashton, the veteran actor who was best known for portraying crabby Detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, has died. Ashton died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colo., his family ...