Acting
John Dierkes
Born Feb 10, 1905 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Died Jan 8, 1975
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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Acting
Creepy Classics
1987
Documentary
Rage
1972
Drama · Thriller
The Omega Man
1971
Science Fiction · Action · Drama
Johnny Cool
1963
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Haunted Palace
1963
Horror
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
Science Fiction · Thriller · Horror
The Raven
1963
Comedy · Horror · Fantasy
Convicts 4
1962
Crime · Drama
The Premature Burial
1962
Horror · Drama · Mystery
The Comancheros
1961
Western
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
Western · Drama
The Alamo
1960
War · Adventure · History
The Aquanauts
1960
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
Western · Comedy · TV Movie
The Oregon Trail
1959
Western
The Hanging Tree
1959
Western
Rawhide
1959
Western · Drama
The Buccaneer
1958
Adventure · Drama · War
The Rifleman
1958
Action & Adventure · Western · Family
Peter Gunn
1958
Crime · Drama
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
The Left Handed Gun
1958
Western
Blood Arrow
1958
Western
Touch of Evil
1958
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Death in Small Doses
1957
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Valerie
1957
Western · Drama · Crime
The Buckskin Lady
1957
Western
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
Horror
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
Western · Action · War
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
Western · Drama
Duel at Apache Wells
1957
Western
The Halliday Brand
1957
Western
Down Liberty Road
1957
Drama
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Drama · War
State Trooper
1956
Action & Adventure · Drama · Western
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Drama · Western
Telephone Time
1956
Drama
Jubal
1956
Western · Drama
The Vanishing American
1955
Adventure · Drama · Western
Gunsmoke
1955
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Betrayed Women
1955
Crime · Drama
Not as a Stranger
1955
Drama · Romance
Hell's Outpost
1954
Action · Adventure · Crime
The Raid
1954
Western · War
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954
The Desperado
1954
Western
The Naked Jungle
1954
Adventure · Romance · Drama
Gun Fury
1953
Western
The Moonlighter
1953
Western
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
Comedy · Horror · Mystery
The Vanquished
1953
Drama · Action · Western
Shane
1953
Drama · Western
Les Miserables
1952
Drama · History
Silver City
1951
Western
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Drama · Comedy
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
War
The Thing from Another World
1951
Drama · Horror · Science Fiction
Three Husbands
1950
Comedy · Romance
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Drama · Comedy
Macbeth
1948
Drama