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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

6.286

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

7.3

Shane
1953-04-23

The Haunted Palace

6.731

The Haunted Palace
1963-09-11

6.49

The Buccaneer
1958-12-11

7.094

The Alamo
1960-10-23

7.251

Macbeth
1948-10-01

The Premature Burial

6.304

The Premature Burial
1962-03-07

6.33

The Raven
1963-01-25

The Left Handed Gun

6.034

The Left Handed Gun
1958-04-30

The Hanging Tree

6.717

The Hanging Tree
1959-02-19

4.559

Valerie
1957-08-01

5.283

Johnny Cool
1963-10-02

Creepy Classics

6.429

Creepy Classics
1987-10-01

5.125

Convicts 4
1962-09-15

The Buckskin Lady

4.318

The Buckskin Lady
1957-07-01

5.528

Les Miserables
1952-08-14

The Moonlighter

5.958

The Moonlighter
1953-09-19

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

5.762

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957-06-28

The Vanishing American

6.667

The Vanishing American
1955-11-17

5.4

Three Husbands
1950-11-10

5.5

Hell's Outpost
1954-12-15

The Naked Jungle

6.5

The Naked Jungle
1954-03-03

The Fastest Gun Alive

6.9

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12

6.5

The Raid
1954-08-04

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

6.615

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

Death in Small Doses

5.077

Death in Small Doses
1957-09-15

6.17

The Omega Man
1971-08-01

6.7

Rage
1972-11-22

7.744

Touch of Evil
1958-03-30

The Slowest Gun in the West

4.5

The Slowest Gun in the West
1960-05-07

5.143

Betrayed Women
1955-07-17

Friendly Persuasion

6.649

Friendly Persuasion
1956-10-30

The Thing from Another World

6.725

The Thing from Another World
1951-04-05

7.2

The Desperado
1954-06-20

The Oregon Trail

5.7

The Oregon Trail
1959-08-31

Duel at Apache Wells

6

Duel at Apache Wells
1957-01-25

The Comancheros

6.7

The Comancheros
1961-12-16

Not as a Stranger

6.208

Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01

The Red Badge of Courage

6.5

The Red Badge of Courage
1951-09-27

6.885

Jubal
1956-02-25

6.577

Silver City
1951-12-01

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

6.306

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957-04-01

6.775

One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30

4.9

The Vanquished
1953-06-03

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

8.333

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

8

Blood Arrow
1958-03-31

6.071

Gun Fury
1953-10-09

6.2

The Halliday Brand
1957-01-01

Down Liberty Road

9

Down Liberty Road
1957-01-01

Tales of Wells Fargo

7.1

Tales of Wells Fargo
1957-03-18

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

6

The Aquanauts
1960-09-14

6.56

Peter Gunn
1958-09-22

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Wanted: Dead or Alive

7

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

Adventures Of The Falcon

6

Adventures Of The Falcon
1954-06-24

6.5

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

5.714

State Trooper
1956-09-25

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05