John Dierkes
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Boris Sagal
Writers: Joyce Hooper Corrington,
Cast: Anna Aries, Anthony Zerbe, Brian Tochi, Charlton Heston, DeVeren Bookwalter, Eric Laneuville, John Dierkes, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Paul Koslo, Rosalind Cash,
Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola,
Cast: Cathie Merchant, Debra Paget, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank Maxwell, Guy Wilkerson, John Dierkes, Leo Gordon, Lon Chaney Jr., Milton Parsons, Vincent Price,
Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Ray Russell,
Cast: Diana Van der Vlis, Dick Miller, Don Rickles, Harold J. Stone, John Dierkes, John Hoyt, Jonathan Haze, Kathryn Hart, Morris Ankrum, Ray Milland,
Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Richard Matheson,
Cast: Aaron Saxon, Boris Karloff, Connie Wallace, Hazel Court, Jack Nicholson, John Dierkes, Olive Sturgess, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, William Baskin,
Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Ray Russell,
Cast: Alan Napier, Brendan Dillon, Clive Halliday, Dick Miller, Hazel Court, Heather Angel, John Dierkes, Ray Milland, Richard Ney,
Director: Delmer Daves
Writers: Wendell Mayes,
Cast: Ben Piazza, Emile Avery, Gary Cooper, George C. Scott, John Dierkes, Karl Malden, Karl Swenson, King Donovan, Maria Schell, Virginia Gregg,
Director: Orson Welles
Writers: Orson Welles,
Cast: Alan Napier, Dan O'Herlihy, Edgar Barrier, Erskine Sanford, Jeanette Nolan, John Dierkes, Keene Curtis, Orson Welles, Peggy Webber, Roddy McDowall,