John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Acting 1905-02-10 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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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1992 Jocko Robertson
1987 Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
1972 Bill Parker
1971 Family Member
1963 Benjamin West / Jacob West
1963 Roderick Craven
1963 Cripple
1963 Preacher (uncredited)
1962 Sweeny
1962 Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
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1961 Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
1961 Chet
1960 Jocko Robertson
1960 'Wild Bill' Monks
1960 Inspector Crail
1959 Society Red
1959 Gabe Hastings
1959 Private
1959 Martinson
1958 Deacon
1958 McSween
1958 Policeman (uncredited)
1958 Ez
1958
1958 Charlie
1958 Nel Svenson
1957 Bartender
1957 Swanson
1957 Jacob
1957 Bill Sowers
1957 Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
1957 Reverend
1957 Scanlon
1956 Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
1956 Farmer (uncredited)
1956 Carson - Horgan Rider
1955 Freil
1955 Cletus Ballard
1955 Bursar
1955 Rydell
1955 Ace
1955 Indian
1955 Dahoma
1954 Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
1954 Gruber
1954 Cpl. Fred Deane
1954 Police Sergeant
1953 Batley
1953 Morgan Ryker
1953 Sheriff Daws
1953 General Morris
1952 Bosun (uncredited)
1951 Dr. Chapman
1951 Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
1951 Arnie
1951 Joe Bronson
1951 Dr. Belvedere
1950 Night Court Judge (uncredited)
1950 Jeb Bricker
1948 Ross