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John Dierkes
Actor
Born February 10, 1905Died January 8, 1975 (69 years)
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
| 1992 | Gunfighters of the Old West · as Mcsween |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as Cast |
| 1974 | Madhouse · as West (clip From 'the Haunted Palace') |
| 1972 | Oklahoma Crude · as Farmer |
| 1972 | Rage · as Bill Parker |
| 1971 | The Omega Man · as Family Member |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Redneck |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool · as Cripple |
| 1963 | X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes · as Preacher (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Raven · as Roderick Craven |
| 1963 | The Haunted Palace · as Benjamin West / Jacob West |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV Series) · as Gordon |
| 1962 | The Premature Burial · as Sweeny |
| 1962 | Convicts 4 · as Cell Block Guard (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Comancheros · as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Red |
| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks · as Chet |
| 1960 | The Alamo · as Jocko Robertson |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts (TV Series) · as Inspector Crail |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West · as 'wild Bill' Monks |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Oregon Trail · as Gabe Hastings |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree · as Society Red |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Private |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Deacon |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1958 | The Left Handed Gun · as Mcsween |
| 1958 | Touch of Evil · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Blood Arrow · as Ez |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as Luke Carpenter |
| 1957 | Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Grimes |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jack Montgomery |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Valerie · as Bartender |
| 1957 | Daughter of Dr. Jekyll · as Jacob |
| 1957 | The Buckskin Lady · as Swanson |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat · as Texas Storekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Scanlon |
| 1957 | Duel at Apache Wells · as Bill Sowers |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Deputy |
| 1957 | The Halliday Brand · as Reverend |
| 1956 | Frontier Doctor (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion · as Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive · as Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Jubal · as Carson - Horgan Rider |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver · as Sheriff Dedrick |
| 1955 | The Vanishing American · as Freil |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Emil |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Ace |
| 1955 | Betrayed Women · as Cletus Ballard |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger · as Bursar |
| 1955 | Timberjack · as Sheriff |
| 1954 | Hell's Outpost · as Swede - The Cook (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Russ Bradley |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Preacher |
| 1954 | Passion · as Escobar |
| 1954 | The Raid · as Cpl. Fred Deane |
| 1954 | Silver Lode · as Blacksmith |
| 1954 | The Desperado · as Police Sergeant |
| 1954 | Prince Valiant · as Sir Tristram |
| 1954 | The Naked Jungle · as Gruber |
| 1953 | Gun Fury · as Sheepherder |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Cowboy |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter · as Sheriff Daws |
| 1953 | Shane · as Morgan Ryker |
| 1953 | Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Batley |
| 1953 | The Vanquished · as General Morris |
| 1953 | A Perilous Journey · as First Mate |
| 1952 | Plymouth Adventure · as Greene |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Les Miserables · as Bosun (uncredited) |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Jess 'paw' Tolliver |
| 1952 | The Sellout · as Big Jake |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Erastus |
| 1951 | Silver City · as Arnie |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage · as Jim Conklin - The Tall Soldier |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Dr. Belvedere |
| 1951 | The Thing from Another World · as Dr. Chapman |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as John Winton |
| 1950 | Three Husbands · as Night Court Judge (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Jeb Bricker |
| 1949 | Family Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Macbeth · as Ross |