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