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John Dierkes Died at age: 69

Actor | Producer

    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

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    Rage

    Bill Parker ( Actor )

    ... 1972

    The Omega Man

    Family Member ( Actor )

    ... 1971

    Johnny Cool

    Cripple ( Actor )

    ... 1963

Fullname:

John Dierkes

Date of Birth:

Feb 10, 1905

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 08, 1975

Biography of

John Dierkes

    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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Filmography of

John Dierkes

Found 44 Movies in total

Rage

Bill Parker ( Actor )

... 1972

The Omega Man

Family Member ( Actor )

... 1971

Johnny Cool

Cripple ( Actor )

... 1963

The Haunted Palace

Benjamin West / Jacob West ( Actor )

... 1963

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

Preacher (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1963

The Raven

Roderick Craven ( Actor )

... 1963

Convicts 4

Cell Block Guard (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

The Premature Burial

Sweeny ( Actor )

... 1962

The Comancheros

Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

One-Eyed Jacks

Chet ( Actor )

... 1961

The Alamo

Jocko Robertson ( Actor )

... 1960

The Slowest Gun in the West

'Wild Bill' Monks ( Actor )

... 1960

The Oregon Trail

Gabe Hastings ( Actor )

... 1959

The Hanging Tree

Society Red ( Actor )

... 1959

The Buccaneer

Deacon ( Actor )

... 1958

The Left Handed Gun

McSween ( Actor )

... 1958

Blood Arrow

Ez ( Actor )

... 1958

Touch of Evil

Policeman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1957

Valerie

Bartender ( Actor )

... 1957

The Buckskin Lady

Swanson ( Actor )

... 1957

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Jacob ( Actor )

... 1957

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

Texas Storekeeper (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Duel at Apache Wells

Bill Sowers ( Actor )

... 1957

Friendly Persuasion

Farmer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

Jubal

Carson - Horgan Rider ( Actor )

... 1956

The Vanishing American

Freil ( Actor )

... 1955

Betrayed Women

Cletus Ballard ( Actor )

... 1955

Not as a Stranger

Bursar ( Actor )

... 1955

Hell's Outpost

Swede - the Cook (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

The Raid

Cpl. Fred Deane ( Actor )

... 1954

The Desperado

Police Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1954

The Naked Jungle

Gruber ( Actor )

... 1954

The Moonlighter

Sheriff Daws ( Actor )

... 1953

The Vanquished

General Morris ( Actor )

... 1953

Shane

Morgan Ryker ( Actor )

... 1953

Les Miserables

Bosun (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Silver City

Arnie ( Actor )

... 1951

The Red Badge of Courage

Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier ( Actor )

... 1951

The Thing from Another World

Dr. Chapman ( Actor )

... 1951

Three Husbands

Night Court Judge (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

Macbeth

Ross ( Actor )

... 1948