1905-02-10 ( 120 years old ) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.
Movies
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992-06-06
Creepy Classics
1987-10-01
Rage
1972-11-22
The Omega Man
1971-08-01
Johnny Cool
1963-10-02
The Haunted Palace
1963-08-28
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963-07-13
The Raven
1963-01-25
Convicts 4
1962-09-15
The Premature Burial
1962-03-07
The Comancheros
1961-12-16
One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30
The Alamo
1960-10-23
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960-05-07
The Oregon Trail
1959-08-31
The Hanging Tree
1959-02-19
The Buccaneer
1958-12-11
The Left Handed Gun
1958-04-30
Blood Arrow
1958-03-31
Touch of Evil
1958-03-30
Death in Small Doses
1957-09-15
Valerie
1957-08-01
The Buckskin Lady
1957-07-01
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957-06-28
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957-04-01
Duel at Apache Wells
1957-01-25
Friendly Persuasion
1956-11-25
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12
Jubal
1956-02-25
The Vanishing American
1955-11-17
Betrayed Women
1955-07-17
Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01
Hell's Outpost
1954-12-15
The Raid
1954-08-04
The Desperado
1954-06-20
The Naked Jungle
1954-03-03
The Moonlighter
1953-09-19
The Vanquished
1953-06-03
Shane
1953-04-23
Les Miserables
1952-08-14
Silver City
1951-12-01
The Red Badge of Courage
1951-09-27
The Thing from Another World
1951-04-05
Three Husbands
1950-11-10
Macbeth
1948-10-01
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