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.
Fotos
Películas (49)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Jocko Robertson
Creepy Classics
1987 · Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
Rage
1972 · Bill Parker
The Omega Man
1971 · Family Member
Johnny Cool
1963 · Cripple
The Haunted Palace
1963 · Benjamin West / Jacob West
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963 · Preacher (uncredited)
The Raven
1963 · Roderick Craven
Convicts 4
1962 · Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
The Premature Burial
1962 · Sweeny
The Comancheros
1961 · Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
1961 · Chet
The Alamo
1960 · Jocko Robertson
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · 'Wild Bill' Monks
The Oregon Trail
1959 · Gabe Hastings
The Hanging Tree
1959 · Society Red
The Buccaneer
1958 · Deacon
The Left Handed Gun
1958 · Alexander McSween
Blood Arrow
1958 · Ez
Touch of Evil
1958 · Policeman (uncredited)
Death in Small Doses
1957
Valerie
1957 · Bartender
The Buckskin Lady
1957 · Swanson
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957 · Jacob
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957 · Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells
1957 · Bill Sowers
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Reverend
Down Liberty Road
1957 · Soldier (Uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Farmer (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
Jubal
1956 · Carson - Horgan Rider
The Vanishing American
1955 · Freil
Betrayed Women
1955 · Cletus Ballard
Not as a Stranger
1955 · Bursar
Hell's Outpost
1954 · Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
The Raid
1954 · Cpl. Fred Deane
The Desperado
1954 · Police Sergeant
The Naked Jungle
1954 · Gruber
Gun Fury
1953
The Moonlighter
1953 · Sheriff Daws
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953 · Batley
The Vanquished
1953 · General Morris
Shane
1953 · Morgan Ryker
Les Miserables
1952 · Bosun (uncredited)
Silver City
1951 · Arnie
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
The Thing from Another World
1951 · Dr. Chapman
Three Husbands
1950 · Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Macbeth
1948 · Ross
Series (12)
The Aquanauts
1960 · Inspector Crail
Rawhide
1959 · Private, Martinson
The Rifleman
1958 · Nel Svenson
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Charlie
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Scanlon
State Trooper
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Gunsmoke
1955 · Rydell, Ace, Indian, Dahoma
Adventures Of The Falcon
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Joe Bronson, Dr. Belvedere
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Jeb Bricker