The “grumpy veteran police detective” is a well-worn trope, but no one may have done it better than John Ashton. While Ashton had almost 100 screen credits to his name, he will probably be best remembered as Detective John Taggart in the film. Beverly Hills Police films with Judge Reinhold and Eddie Murphy. Yesterday we learned that Ashton had passed away, and now his screen partner remembers him.
John Ashton died on Thursday, but the news was not widely reported until the weekend. Following the announcement, Judge Reinhold, who played Billy Rosewood, Taggert's partner in the Beverly Hills Police the movies said goodbye to their friend in Twitterwhile sharing some images on the set of the recent Beverly Hills Police: Axel F.
On Thursday night, John seemed to be sleeping, but the Yankees were on. They won the game, clinched the division, and then John came home. Forty years of laughter on and off the screen. Juan LIVED his life! My brother, my partner, my sergeant: I love you. Smoking is not allowed in… pic.twitter.com/auysWWGzxNSeptember 29, 2024
Reinhold jokes that “you can't smoke in heaven.” It seems that Ashton and his most famous role had a lot in common. Taggert enjoyed his cigars and based on the comment and one of the pictures posted here, it looks like Ashton felt the same way. But honestly, if you can't smoke in heaven, what's the point?
If Ashton passed away while watching his favorite team, it sounds like a peaceful goodbye, which is all anyone could hope for. Judge Reinhold calls Ashton his brother, which is fitting for two guys who have worked together for four decades. We know that Reinhold and Murphy have remained close over the years, and it seems the same was true for Reinhold and Ashton.
Several fans responding to Reinhold's post say similar things. Beverly Hills Police Fans are so happy that at least we all got to experience the reunion of Taggert's iconic trio, Rosewood, and Eddie Murphy's Axel Foley, one last time. Ashton refused to appear in the third film, which is just one of the reasons Beverly Hills Police III It's not as good as the previous two. Beverly Hills Police: Axel Fwhich came to everyone with a Netflix subscription earlier this summer. The critical response to axel f It was much stronger.
There have been attempts to make a fourth Beverly Hills Police film for decades, but the project stalled for various reasons. Considering how close we came to not seeing the movie, it's wonderful that they were able to make it happen. Trying to make the film now would be much more difficult, and making it without Ashton the film would certainly have been missing something.
axel f It may end up being something of a tribute to Ashton considering it came out just a couple of months before his passing. The final scene of the film featured the main three. Beverly Hills Police The characters return to a car together, recalling one of the most famous scenes from the original. Beverly Hills Police. It's the perfect place to leave Taggert, sitting with his friends.