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John Dierkes
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John Dierkes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1905-02-10,Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

6.348

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953-08-01

7.4

Shane
1953-04-23

The Haunted Palace

6.577

The Haunted Palace
1963-08-28

6.4

The Buccaneer
1958-12-11

7.1

The Alamo
1960-10-23

7.3

Macbeth
1948-10-01

The Premature Burial

6.217

The Premature Burial
1962-03-07

6.309

The Raven
1963-01-25

The Left Handed Gun

6

The Left Handed Gun
1958-05-07

The Hanging Tree

6.7

The Hanging Tree
1959-02-19

4.1

Valerie
1957-08-01

5.2

Johnny Cool
1963-10-02

Creepy Classics

6.3

Creepy Classics
1987-10-01

5.4

Convicts 4
1962-09-15

The Buckskin Lady

4.2

The Buckskin Lady
1957-07-01

5.4

Les Miserables
1952-08-14

The Moonlighter

5.7

The Moonlighter
1953-09-19

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

5.7

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957-06-28

The Vanishing American

4

The Vanishing American
1955-11-17

5

Three Husbands
1950-11-10

5

Hell's Outpost
1954-12-15

The Naked Jungle

6.4

The Naked Jungle
1954-03-03

The Fastest Gun Alive

6.8

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12

6.5

The Raid
1954-08-04

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

6.61

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963-07-13

Death in Small Doses

5

Death in Small Doses
1957-09-15

6.146

The Omega Man
1971-08-01

6.7

Rage
1972-11-22

7.756

Touch of Evil
1958-03-30

The Slowest Gun in the West

2

The Slowest Gun in the West
1960-05-07

4.7

Betrayed Women
1955-07-17

Friendly Persuasion

6.588

Friendly Persuasion
1956-11-25

The Thing from Another World

6.709

The Thing from Another World
1951-04-05

6.6

The Desperado
1954-06-20

The Oregon Trail

5.3

The Oregon Trail
1959-08-31

Duel at Apache Wells

4

Duel at Apache Wells
1957-01-25

The Comancheros

6.7

The Comancheros
1961-12-16

Not as a Stranger

6.2

Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01

The Red Badge of Courage

6.4

The Red Badge of Courage
1951-09-27

6.7

Jubal
1956-02-25

6.5

Silver City
1951-12-01

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

6.3

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957-04-01

6.7

One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30

4.5

The Vanquished
1953-06-03

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

6

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992-06-06

7

Blood Arrow
1958-03-31

Tales of Wells Fargo

6.8

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7

Rawhide
1959-01-09

5.5

The Aquanauts
1960-09-14

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

6.5

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Wanted: Dead or Alive

6.9

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

7

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Adventures Of The Falcon

6

Adventures Of The Falcon
1954-06-24

6.3

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

5

State Trooper
1956-09-25

7

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

6.5

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05