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