John P. Navin Jr. is an American film and television actor

Actor

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 from Philadelphia. He is well known for his roles in the 1981 drama

Drama

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 film Taps

Taps (film)

Taps is a 1981 drama film starring George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, as well as then up-and-comers Tom Cruise and Sean Penn. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1982 for his role in the film. The film was directed by Harold Becker. The screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen, James...

and the 1983 movie Losin' It

Losin' It

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, in both of which he co-starred with Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

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. He also starred in National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

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as Cousin Dale.

Navin starred in the short-lived 1983 television series Jennifer Slept Here

Jennifer Slept Here

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with Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian

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.
Navin also appeared on the pilot episode of the TV series Cheers

Cheers

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.

He has made guest appearances on the television shows The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life (TV series)

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...

, Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

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, Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons

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, Cheers

Cheers

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, and Double Trouble.

He has the honor for being the first patron on Cheers

Cheers

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, appearing as a teenager who presents a fake I.D. to try to get a drink.

Filmography

• Class of '61
  Class of '61
  Class of '61 is a 1993 television film produced by Steven Spielberg as a projected television series about the American Civil War. The film was filmed in Charleston, South Carolina and Atlanta and was the first collaboration between Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.-Plot:The film...
  
  (1993)
• Explorers
  Explorers (film)
  Explorers is a 1985 family-oriented science-fiction fantasy film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante. It was the first feature film for both Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix.It was filmed in 70mm color with 6-track sound, and runs for 109 minutes...
  
  (1985)
• The Toughest Man in the World (1984)
• Jennifer Slept Here
  Jennifer Slept Here
  Jennifer Slept Here is an American fantasy sitcom series that ran for one season on NBC from October 21, 1983 to September 5, 1984.-Overview:...
  
  (tv series) (1983)
• National Lampoon's Vacation
  National Lampoon's Vacation
  Vacation, sometimes referred as National Lampoon's Vacation, is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall...
  
  (1983)
• Losin' It
  Losin' It
  Losin' It is a 1983 comedy film starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, and John Stockwell. The film is directed by Curtis Hanson. It was filmed largely in Calexico, California.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1983)
• Taps
  Taps (film)
  Taps is a 1981 drama film starring George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, as well as then up-and-comers Tom Cruise and Sean Penn. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe award in 1982 for his role in the film. The film was directed by Harold Becker. The screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen, James...
  
  (1981)

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