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
Betrayed Women
as Cletus Ballard
Gun Fury
Unknown Role
Jubal
as Carson - Horgan Rider
The Comancheros
as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
Valerie
as Bartender
The Raid
as Cpl. Fred Deane
Johnny Cool
as Cripple
Les Miserables
as Bosun (uncredited)
Blood Arrow
as Ez
The Raven
as Roderick Craven
The Moonlighter
as Sheriff Daws
Shane
as Morgan Ryker
Creepy Classics
as Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
Silver City
as Arnie
The Omega Man
as Family Member
The Thing from Another World
as Dr. Chapman
Three Husbands
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Alamo
as Jocko Robertson
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Jacob