John Dierkes
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — Feb 10 1905• Died Jan 08 1975
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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 ve…
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John Dierkes's Credits
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The Rifleman
Nel Svenson
Rawhide
Private
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Charlie
Peter Gunn
Gunsmoke
Rydell
State Trooper
Tales of Wells Fargo
Scanlon
Telephone Time
Lux Video Theatre
Jeb Bricker
The Aquanauts
Inspector Crail
Rage
Bill Parker
The Thing from Another World
Dr. Chapman
Shane
Morgan Ryker
The Omega Man
Family Member
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Bronson
Touch of Evil
Policeman (uncredited)
Jubal
Carson - Horgan Rider
One-Eyed Jacks
Chet
The Comancheros
Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
The Alamo
Jocko Robertson
The Raven
Roderick Craven
The Red Badge of Courage
Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
The Haunted Palace
Benjamin West / Jacob West
The Fastest Gun Alive
Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)
Macbeth
Ross
Adventures Of The Falcon
Friendly Persuasion
Farmer (uncredited)
Valerie
Bartender
Gun Fury
The Left Handed Gun
McSween
The Buccaneer
Deacon
Not as a Stranger
Bursar
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Preacher (uncredited)
The Raid
Cpl. Fred Deane
Convicts 4
Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
The Halliday Brand
Reverend
Johnny Cool
Cripple
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Premature Burial
Sweeny
The Buckskin Lady
Swanson
Three Husbands
Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Les Miserables
Bosun (uncredited)
Silver City
Arnie
The Slowest Gun in the West
'Wild Bill' Monks
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Batley
The Naked Jungle
Gruber
The Hanging Tree
Society Red
Hell's Outpost
Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
The Moonlighter
Sheriff Daws
The Desperado
Police Sergeant
The Oregon Trail
Gabe Hastings
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Jocko Robertson
Blood Arrow
Ez
Death in Small Doses
The Vanishing American
Freil
Creepy Classics
Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
Duel at Apache Wells
Bill Sowers
The Vanquished
General Morris
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Jacob
Betrayed Women
Cletus Ballard