John Dierkes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 10, 1905
- Died
- Jan 8, 1975 (aged 69)
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Credits
- 61
Dierkes was born on February 10, 1905 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Brown University and subsequently went to work as an economist for the United States Department of State. In 1941 he joined the Red Cross and served in the Britain duringWorld War II. There he met director John Huston who recommended that he try Hollywood after the war. Instead, Dierkes went to work for the U.S. Treasury Department which coincidentally sent him to Hollywood to function as technical advisor for the film To the Ends of the Earth (1948). Because of his appearance and very tall frame (6 feet, 6 inches), Dierkes enjoyed a long career as a character actor, often portraying villains or soldiers. In the 1953 film Shane, Dierkes portrays villain Morgan Ryker, who is the last man shot by the title character, Shane, in the final bar room shootout. One of his more memorable scenes is in the 1960 film, The Alamo. Dierkes portrays a Tennessean named Jocko, who is torn between leaving before the attack to care for his blind wife, or staying to support the Texans' cause. Understanding that if Jocko stays to fight she will likely be widowed, Jocko's wife coaxes him to stay and defend the fort, despite her disability. Dierkes died in 1975 of emphesyma and was survived by his wife Cynthia, two sons, and two daughters.
Known for
Touch of Evil
1958Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
1951Movie
Dr. Chapman
Shane
1953Movie
Morgan Ryker
The Omega Man
1971Movie
Family Member
The Alamo
1960Movie
Jocko Robertson
The Raven
1963Movie
Roderick Craven
Filmography
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992Movie
Jocko Robertson
Creepy Classics
1987Movie
Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
Rage
1972Movie
Bill Parker
The Omega Man
1971Movie
Family Member
Johnny Cool
1963Movie
Cripple
The Haunted Palace
1963Movie
Benjamin West / Jacob West
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963Movie
Preacher (uncredited)
The Raven
1963Movie
Roderick Craven
Convicts 4
1962Movie
Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
The Premature Burial
1962Movie
Sweeny
The Comancheros
1961Movie
Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
1961Movie
Chet
The Alamo
1960Movie
Jocko Robertson
The Aquanauts
1960TV
Inspector Crail
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960Movie
'Wild Bill' Monks
The Oregon Trail
1959Movie
Gabe Hastings
The Hanging Tree
1959Movie
Society Red
Rawhide
1959TV
Private, Martinson
The Buccaneer
1958Movie
Deacon
The Rifleman
1958TV
Nel Svenson
Peter Gunn
1958TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958TV
Charlie
The Left Handed Gun
1958Movie
Alexander McSween
Blood Arrow
1958Movie
Ez
Touch of Evil
1958Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Death in Small Doses
1957Movie
Valerie
1957Movie
Bartender
The Buckskin Lady
1957Movie
Swanson
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957Movie
Jacob
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957Movie
Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957TV
Scanlon
Duel at Apache Wells
1957Movie
Bill Sowers
The Halliday Brand
1957Movie
Reverend
Down Liberty Road
1957Movie
Soldier (Uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956Movie
Farmer (uncredited)
State Trooper
1956TV
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956Movie
Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
Telephone Time
1956TV
Jubal
1956Movie
Carson - Horgan Rider
The Vanishing American
1955Movie
Freil
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Rydell, Ace, Indian, Dahoma
Betrayed Women
1955Movie
Cletus Ballard
Not as a Stranger
1955Movie
Bursar
Hell's Outpost
1954Movie
Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
The Raid
1954Movie
Cpl. Fred Deane
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954TV
The Desperado
1954Movie
Police Sergeant
The Naked Jungle
1954Movie
Gruber
Gun Fury
1953Movie
The Moonlighter
1953Movie
Sheriff Daws
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953Movie
Batley
The Vanquished
1953Movie
General Morris
Shane
1953Movie
Morgan Ryker
Les Miserables
1952Movie
Bosun (uncredited)
Silver City
1951Movie
Arnie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Joe Bronson, Dr. Belvedere
The Red Badge of Courage
1951Movie
Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
The Thing from Another World
1951Movie
Dr. Chapman
Three Husbands
1950Movie
Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Jeb Bricker
Macbeth
1948Movie
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