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John Dierkes

John Dierkes

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Born February 10, 1905 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died January 8, 1975

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Biography

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.

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Gunfighters of the Old West Poster

Gunfighters of the Old West Documentary1992McSween

John Wayne's 'the Alamo' Documentary1992

The Horror Show Poster

The Horror Show Documentary1979

Madhouse Poster

Madhouse Feature Film1974West

Oklahoma Crude Poster

Oklahoma Crude Feature Film1973Farmer

Rage Feature Film1972Bill Parker

The Omega Man Poster

The Omega Man Feature Film1971Family Member

Luke and the Tenderfoot TV Movie1965

Johnny Cool Poster

Johnny Cool Feature Film1963Cripple

The Cardinal Poster

The Cardinal Feature Film1963Redneck

The Haunted Palace Poster

The Haunted Palace Feature Film1963Benjamin West

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Poster

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Feature Film1963Preacher

Convicts 4 Poster

Convicts 4 Feature Film1962Cell Block Guard

The Lloyd Bridges Show Poster

The Lloyd Bridges Show TV Series1962Gordon

The Premature Burial Poster

The Premature Burial Feature Film1962Sweeney

One-Eyed Jacks Poster

One-Eyed Jacks Feature Film1961Chet

The Comancheros Poster

The Comancheros Feature Film1961Ranger Bill Larsen

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961Red

The Alamo Poster

The Alamo Feature Film1960Jocko Robertson

The Aquanauts Poster

The Aquanauts TV Series1960Inspector Crail

The Slowest Gun in the West Poster

The Slowest Gun in the West TV Movie1960'Wild Bill' Monks

Bonanza TV Series1959Pat McLaughlin

Rawhide TV Series1959Martinson

Special Agent 7 Poster

Special Agent 7 TV Series19591 episode, 1959

The Hanging Tree Poster

The Hanging Tree Feature Film1959Society Red

The Oregon Trail Poster

The Oregon Trail Feature Film1959Gabe Hastings

Blood Arrow Poster

Blood Arrow Feature Film1958EZ

Frontier Doctor Poster

Frontier Doctor TV Series19581 episode, 1959

Peter Gunn Poster

Peter Gunn TV Series1958Dr. Wrightman

The Buccaneer Poster

The Buccaneer Feature Film1958Deacon

The Left Handed Gun Poster

The Left Handed Gun Feature Film1958McSween

The Rawhide Trail Poster

The Rawhide Trail Feature Film1958Hangman

The Rifleman Poster

The Rifleman TV Series1958Nels Svenson

Touch of Evil Poster

Touch of Evil Feature Film1958Policeman

Wanted: Dead or Alive Poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Series1958Charlie

Casey Jones Poster

Casey Jones TV Series1957Grimes

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll Poster

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll Feature Film1957Jacob

Death in Small Doses Poster

Death in Small Doses Feature Film1957'Shug' Grandon

Duel at Apache Wells Poster

Duel at Apache Wells Feature Film1957Bill Sowers

Tales of Wells Fargo Poster

Tales of Wells Fargo TV Series1957Scanlon

The Buckskin Lady Poster

The Buckskin Lady Feature Film1957Swanson

The Guns of Fort Petticoat Poster

The Guns of Fort Petticoat Feature Film1957Texas Storekeeper

The Halliday Brand Feature Film1957Reverend

The O. Henry Playhouse Poster

The O. Henry Playhouse TV Series1957Deputy

The Restless Gun Poster

The Restless Gun TV Series1957Sheriff

Valerie Feature Film1957Bartender

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957Jack Montgomery

Down Liberty Road Poster

Down Liberty Road Short Film1956Soldier

Friendly Persuasion Poster

Friendly Persuasion Feature Film1956Farmer

Jubal Feature Film1956Carson - Horgan Rider

State Trooper Poster

State Trooper TV Series1956Obadiah Smith

Telephone Time Poster

Telephone Time TV Series1956Ernest Weber

The Fastest Gun Alive Poster

The Fastest Gun Alive Feature Film1956Walter Hutchins

Betrayed Women Poster

Betrayed Women Feature Film1955Cletus Ballard

Crossroads Poster

Crossroads TV Series1955Emil

Front Row Center Poster

Front Row Center TV Series19551 episode, 1955

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Ace

Luke and the Tenderfoot Poster

Luke and the Tenderfoot TV Series19551 episode, 1955

Not as a Stranger Poster

Not as a Stranger Feature Film1955Bursar

The Road to Denver Poster

The Road to Denver Feature Film1955Sheriff Dedrick

The Vanishing American Poster

The Vanishing American Feature Film1955Freil

Timberjack Poster

Timberjack Feature Film1955Sheriff

Adventures of the Falcon Poster

Adventures of the Falcon TV Series1954Little Jace

Climax! TV Series1954Preacher

Hell's Outpost Poster

Hell's Outpost Feature Film1954Swede - the Cook

Passion Feature Film1954Escobar

Prince Valiant Poster

Prince Valiant Feature Film1954Sir Tristram

Silver Lode Poster

Silver Lode Feature Film1954Blacksmith

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin TV Series1954Russ Bradley

The Desperado Poster

The Desperado Feature Film1954Police Sergeant

The Naked Jungle Poster

The Naked Jungle Feature Film1954Gruber

The Raid Poster

The Raid Feature Film1954Cpl. Fred Deane

A Perilous Journey Poster

A Perilous Journey Feature Film1953First mate

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Poster

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Feature Film1953Batley

Gun Fury Poster

Gun Fury Feature Film1953Sheepherder

Shane Feature Film1953Morgan Ryker

The Moonlighter Poster

The Moonlighter Feature Film1953Sheriff Daws

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Poster

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse TV Series19531 episode, 1954

The Vanquished Poster

The Vanquished Feature Film1953General Morris

Topper TV Series1953Cowboy

Your Favorite Story Poster

Your Favorite Story TV Series1953

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series19521 episode, 1954

Chevron Theatre Poster

Chevron Theatre TV Series19521 episode, 1952

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson Poster

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson TV Series19521 episode

Death Valley Days Poster

Death Valley Days TV Series1952Erastus

Les Miserables Poster

Les Miserables Feature Film1952Bosun

My Little Margie Poster

My Little Margie TV Series1952Jess 'Paw' Tolliver

Plymouth Adventure Poster

Plymouth Adventure Feature Film1952Greene

The Sellout Poster

The Sellout Feature Film1952Big Jake

Racket Squad Poster

Racket Squad TV Series1951John Winton

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951Dr. Belvedere

Silver City Poster

Silver City Feature Film1951Arnie

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Poster

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story Documentary1951

The Red Badge of Courage Poster

The Red Badge of Courage Feature Film1951Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier

The Thing from Another World Poster

The Thing from Another World Feature Film1951Dr. Chapman

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Jeb Bricker

Stars Over Hollywood TV Series19501 episode, 1951

Three Husbands Poster

Three Husbands Feature Film1950Night Court Judge

Family Theatre Poster

Family Theatre TV Series19491 episode, 1953

Macbeth Feature Film1948Ross

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To the Ends of the Earth Poster

To the Ends of the Earth Feature Film1948

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