John Dierkes
Actor/Actriz
48
Movies
10
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
El hombre del rifle
Nel Svenson
Rawhide
Private
Randall, el justiciero
Charlie
Gunsmoke
Rydell
Peter Gunn
Tales of Wells Fargo
Scanlon
Telephone Time
El Álamo
Jocko Robertson
The Aquanauts
Inspector Crail
Shane, el desconocido
Morgan Ryker
El cuervo
Roderick Craven
Sed de mal
Policeman (uncredited)
Jubal
Carson - Horgan Rider
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Bronson
La cosa del otro mundo
Dr. Chapman
One-Eyed Jacks
Chet
La última esperanza
Family Member
Los comancheros
Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
Marabunta
Gruber
Convicts 4
Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
Silver City
Arnie
Creepy Classics
Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
Los bucaneros
Deacon
Los miserables
Bosun (uncredited)
The Desperado
Police Sergeant
The Haunted Palace
Benjamin West / Jacob West
La gran tentación
Farmer (uncredited)
Gun Fury
Macbeth
Ross
The Vanquished
General Morris