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 recomme ... nded 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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Tales of Wells Fargo
as Scanlon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 18, 1957
Gunsmoke
as Rydell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Rawhide
as Private
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Lux Video Theatre
as Jeb Bricker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1950
The Aquanauts
as Inspector Crail
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1960
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Joe Bronson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Charlie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1958
Rawhide
as Martinson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
Gunsmoke
as Ace
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Indian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Dahoma
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. Belvedere
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1951
The Rifleman
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 30, 1958
Peter Gunn
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1958
Adventures Of The Falcon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 24, 1954
Telephone Time
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 1956
State Trooper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1956
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