Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/10/1905
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.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), Dierke...
Known For
The Alamo
as Jocko Robertson
The Moonlighter
as Sheriff Daws
Gun Fury
Unknown Role
Johnny Cool
as Cripple
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Jacob
Les Miserables
as Bosun (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
Convicts 4
as Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
as Dr. Chapman
The Comancheros
as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
The Raid
as Cpl. Fred Deane
The Left Handed Gun
as McSween
The Omega Man
as Family Member
The Raven
as Roderick Craven
Jubal
as Carson - Horgan Rider
Touch of Evil
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Naked Jungle
as Gruber
The Hanging Tree
as Society Red
Blood Arrow
as Ez
Silver City
as Arnie