Cast
John Dierkes
Acting
Cast
John Dierkes
Known for
Acting
Born
1905-02-10
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
1975-01-08
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.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.
★7.1
MOVIE1960
The Alamo
as Jocko Robertson
★7.3
MOVIE1953
Shane
as Morgan Ryker
★6.7
MOVIE1951
The Thing from Another World
as Dr. Chapman
★7.7
MOVIE1958
Touch of Evil
as Policeman (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1963
Johnny Cool
as Cripple
★6.5
MOVIE1954
The Naked Jungle
as Gruber
★6.2
MOVIE1971
The Omega Man
as Family Member
★7.3
MOVIE1948
Macbeth
as Ross
★6.6
MOVIE1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1961
The Comancheros
as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
★4.6
MOVIE1957
Valerie
as Bartender
★6.7
MOVIE1963
The Haunted Palace
as Benjamin West / Jacob West
★6.8
MOVIE1961
One-Eyed Jacks
as Chet
★6.3
MOVIE1963
The Raven
as Roderick Craven
★6.9
MOVIE1956
Jubal
as Carson - Horgan Rider
★6.9
MOVIE1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1958
The Buccaneer
as Deacon
★6.5
MOVIE1951
The Red Badge of Courage
as Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
★6.3
MOVIE1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Preacher (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1952
Les Miserables
as Bosun (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1962
The Premature Burial
as Sweeny
★6.2
MOVIE1955
Not as a Stranger
as Bursar
★6.7
MOVIE1972
Rage
as Bill Parker
★6.0
MOVIE1958
The Left Handed Gun
as McSween
★6.5
MOVIE1954
The Raid
as Cpl. Fred Deane
★9.0
MOVIE1957
Down Liberty Road
as Soldier (Uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1959
The Oregon Trail
as Gabe Hastings
★6.7
MOVIE1959
The Hanging Tree
as Society Red
★4.9
MOVIE1953
The Vanquished
as General Morris
★5.1
MOVIE1957
Death in Small Doses
★5.1
MOVIE1962
Convicts 4
as Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1954
Hell's Outpost
as Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Batley
★5.1
MOVIE1955
Betrayed Women
as Cletus Ballard
★5.8
MOVIE1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Jacob
★6.4
MOVIE1987
Creepy Classics
as Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
★4.3
MOVIE1957
The Buckskin Lady
as Swanson
★6.2
MOVIE1957
The Halliday Brand
as Reverend
★6.1
MOVIE1953
Gun Fury
★6.7
MOVIE1955
The Vanishing American
as Freil
★8.3
MOVIE1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Jocko Robertson
★6.0
MOVIE1953
The Moonlighter
as Sheriff Daws
★4.5
MOVIE1960
The Slowest Gun in the West
as 'Wild Bill' Monks
★5.4
MOVIE1950
Three Husbands
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1951
Silver City
as Arnie
★7.2
MOVIE1954
The Desperado
as Police Sergeant
★6.0
MOVIE1957
Duel at Apache Wells
as Bill Sowers
★8.0
MOVIE1958
Blood Arrow
as Ez