John Dierkes

Personal Info

Birthday

February 10, 1905

Day of Death

1975-01-08

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

John Dierkes

Biography

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.

Known For

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Rawhide

Gunsmoke

Tales of Wells Fargo

Lux Video Theatre

The Aquanauts

Shane

Touch of Evil

Filmography

1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Jocko Robertson
1987
Creepy Classics
as Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
1972
Rage
as Bill Parker
1971
The Omega Man
as Family Member
1963
Johnny Cool
as Cripple
The Haunted Palace
as Benjamin West / Jacob West
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Preacher (uncredited)
The Raven
as Roderick Craven
1962
Convicts 4
as Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
The Premature Burial
as Sweeny
1961
The Comancheros
as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
as Chet
1960
The Alamo
as Jocko Robertson
The Slowest Gun in the West
as 'Wild Bill' Monks
1959
The Oregon Trail
as Gabe Hastings
The Hanging Tree
as Society Red
1958
The Buccaneer
as Deacon
The Left Handed Gun
as McSween
Blood Arrow
as Ez
Touch of Evil
as Policeman (uncredited)
1957
Valerie
as Bartender
The Buckskin Lady
as Swanson
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Jacob
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Duel at Apache Wells
as Bill Sowers
The Halliday Brand
as Reverend
1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
Jubal
as Carson - Horgan Rider
1955
The Vanishing American
as Freil
Betrayed Women
as Cletus Ballard
Not as a Stranger
as Bursar
1954
Hell's Outpost
as Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
The Raid
as Cpl. Fred Deane
The Desperado
as Police Sergeant
The Naked Jungle
as Gruber
1953
The Moonlighter
as Sheriff Daws
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Batley
The Vanquished
as General Morris
Shane
as Morgan Ryker
1952
Les Miserables
as Bosun (uncredited)
1951
Silver City
as Arnie
The Red Badge of Courage
as Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
The Thing from Another World
as Dr. Chapman
1950
Three Husbands
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
1948
Macbeth
as Ross