Touch of Evil1958
As Policeman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
John Dierkes
Born
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.
Filmography (49)
Shane1953
As Morgan Ryker
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Alamo1960
As Jocko Robertson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Omega Man1971
As Family Member
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Raven1963
As Roderick Craven
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Friendly Persuasion1956
As Farmer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
One-Eyed Jacks1961
As Chet
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Thing from Another World1951
As Dr. Chapman
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Comancheros1961
As Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Jubal1956
As Carson - Horgan Rider
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Haunted Palace1963
As Benjamin West / Jacob West
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Macbeth1948
As Ross
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Fastest Gun Alive1956
As Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Johnny Cool1963
As Cripple
TMDb 5.3 / 10
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes1963
As Preacher (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Naked Jungle1954
As Gruber
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Gun Fury1953
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Not as a Stranger1955
As Bursar
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Left Handed Gun1958
As Alexander McSween
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Buccaneer1958
As Deacon
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Premature Burial1962
As Sweeny
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Red Badge of Courage1951
As Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Guns of Fort Petticoat1957
As Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1953
As Batley
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Raid1954
As Cpl. Fred Deane
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Valerie1957
As Bartender
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Hanging Tree1959
As Society Red
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Les Miserables1952
As Bosun (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Vanquished1953
As General Morris
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Slowest Gun in the West1960
As 'Wild Bill' Monks
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Convicts 41962
As Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Oregon Trail1959
As Gabe Hastings
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll1957
As Jacob
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Death in Small Doses1957
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Duel at Apache Wells1957
As Bill Sowers
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Three Husbands1950
As Night Court Judge (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Desperado1954
As Police Sergeant
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Creepy Classics1987
As Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Rage1972
As Bill Parker
TMDb 6.7 / 10
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992
As Jocko Robertson
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Moonlighter1953
As Sheriff Daws
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Vanishing American1955
As Freil
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Silver City1951
As Arnie
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hell's Outpost1954
As Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Buckskin Lady1957
As Swanson
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Halliday Brand1957
As Reverend
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Down Liberty Road1957
As Soldier (Uncredited)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Betrayed Women1955
As Cletus Ballard
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Blood Arrow1958
As Ez
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb