- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 10, 1905
- Place of Birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- January 8, 1975
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.…
Filmography
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
movieJohn Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Jocko Robertson
movieCreepy Classics
1987 · Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
movieRage
1972 · Bill Parker
movieThe Omega Man
1971 · Family Member
movieJohnny Cool
1963 · Cripple
movieThe Haunted Palace
1963 · Benjamin West / Jacob West
movieX: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963 · Preacher (uncredited)
movieThe Raven
1963 · Roderick Craven
movieConvicts 4
1962 · Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Premature Burial
1962 · Sweeny
movieThe Comancheros
1961 · Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
movieOne-Eyed Jacks
1961 · Chet
movieThe Alamo
1960 · Jocko Robertson
tvThe Aquanauts
1960 · Inspector Crail
movieThe Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · 'Wild Bill' Monks
movieThe Oregon Trail
1959 · Gabe Hastings
movieThe Hanging Tree
1959 · Society Red
tvRawhide
1959 · Private, Martinson
movieThe Buccaneer
1958 · Deacon
tvThe Rifleman
1958 · Nel Svenson
tvPeter Gunn
1958
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Charlie
movieThe Left Handed Gun
1958 · McSween
movieBlood Arrow
1958 · Ez
movieTouch of Evil
1958 · Policeman (uncredited)
movieDeath in Small Doses
1957
movieValerie
1957 · Bartender
movieThe Buckskin Lady
1957 · Swanson
movieDaughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957 · Jacob
movieThe Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957 · Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
tvTales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Scanlon
movieDuel at Apache Wells
1957 · Bill Sowers
movieThe Halliday Brand
1957 · Reverend
movieDown Liberty Road
1957 · Soldier (Uncredited)
movieFriendly Persuasion
1956 · Farmer (uncredited)
State Trooper
tvState Trooper
1956
movieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
tvTelephone Time
1956
movieJubal
1956 · Carson - Horgan Rider
movieThe Vanishing American
1955 · Freil
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Rydell, Ace, Indian, Dahoma
movieBetrayed Women
1955 · Cletus Ballard
movieNot as a Stranger
1955 · Bursar
movieHell's Outpost
1954 · Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
movieThe Raid
1954 · Cpl. Fred Deane
tvAdventures Of The Falcon
1954
movieThe Desperado
1954 · Police Sergeant
movieThe Naked Jungle
1954 · Gruber
movieGun Fury
1953
movieThe Moonlighter
1953 · Sheriff Daws
movieAbbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953 · Batley
movieThe Vanquished
1953 · General Morris
movieShane
1953 · Morgan Ryker
movieLes Miserables
1952 · Bosun (uncredited)
movieSilver City
1951 · Arnie
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Joe Bronson, Dr. Belvedere
movieThe Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
movieThe Thing from Another World
1951 · Dr. Chapman
movieThree Husbands
1950 · Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Jeb Bricker
movieMacbeth
1948 · Ross