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    John Ashton, the actor known for his role as John Taggart in the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ film series, has died. He was 76.

    Ashton “passed away peacefully” on September 26 in Colorado, according to an obituary provided to USA TODAY by a representative for the actor. A cause of death was not provided.

    “John was a loving husband, brother, father and grandfather who will be deeply missed by all who knew him,” the obituary said. His “memory will be forever cherished by his wife, children, grandchildren, as well as his brother, sisters, his extended family and all who loved him.”

    Ashton played the role of police officer John Taggart opposite Eddie Murphy in the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, starting with the original 1984 action comedy. He returned for the sequel ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ and reprized the role again this year the Netflix sequel ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.’

    Ashton starred in the 1988 action comedy “Midnight Run” as rival bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler opposite Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin.

    Born in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Enfield, Connecticut, Ashton studied theater arts at the University of Southern California and began working as an actor in the 1970s. His other notable films include “King Kong Lives” (1986), “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987), “She’s Getting a Baby” (1988) and “Gone Baby Gone” (2007).

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    On the TV side, Ashton has starred in episodes of a wide variety of classic shows such as ‘Columbo’, ‘M*A*S*H’, ‘Dallas’, ‘The A-Team’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘Fantasy Island” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

    Speaking to USA TODAY this year, Murphy celebrated the fact that much of the cast from the original ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ was returning for the new film ‘Axel F’, including Ashton, who was absent from ‘Beverly Hills Cop III’ .

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    “We had done three ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ movies, but the third one is a little soft compared to the other two, and that’s because we don’t have all the people from the original,” Murphy said. “Now we’re back with John as Taggart, we’ve got Paul (Reiser), we’ve got Bronson (Pinchot), you just needed all the ingredients that were in the first picture.”

    During an appearance on the “Today” show earlier this year alongside co-stars Murphy and Judge Reinhold, Ashton said reprising his role in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” was “surreal.”

    “I remember one of the crew members helping me out of the car and saying, ‘Man, when I saw you three guys in the car again, it just gave me chills,’” he said.

    Contributions: Marco della CavA

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