7.4
7.4
Shane
1953
as Morgan Ryker
John Dierkes
Acting
Born:February 10, 1905
Died:January 8, 1975(aged 69)
Birthplace:Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (43 movies)
7.2
7.2
Macbeth
1948
as Ross
7.1
7.1
The Alamo
1960
as Jocko Robertson
7.0
7.0
Blood Arrow
1958
as Ez
6.8
6.8
Jubal
1956
as Carson - Horgan Rider
6.7
6.7
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Chet
6.7
6.7
The Thing from Another World
1951
as Dr. Chapman
6.7
6.7
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Society Red
6.6
6.6
The Haunted Palace
1963
as Benjamin West / Jacob West
6.6
6.6
Silver City
1951
as Arnie
6.6
6.6
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
as Preacher (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
The Desperado
1954
as Police Sergeant
6.5
6.5
The Buccaneer
1958
as Deacon
6.5
6.5
The Raid
1954
as Cpl. Fred Deane
6.5
6.5
Rage
1972
as Bill Parker
6.4
6.4
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
6.4
6.4
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Gruber
6.3
6.3
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
as Batley
6.3
6.3
Creepy Classics
1987
as Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
The Raven
1963
as Roderick Craven
6.2
6.2
The Premature Burial
1962
as Sweeny
6.2
6.2
The Omega Man
1971
as Family Member
6.2
6.2
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Bursar
6.1
6.1
The Halliday Brand
1957
as Reverend
6.1
6.1
The Left Handed Gun
1958
as McSween
6.0
6.0
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Jocko Robertson
5.9
5.9
Gun Fury
1953
5.7
5.7
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
as Jacob
5.7
5.7
The Moonlighter
1953
as Sheriff Daws
5.5
5.5
The Oregon Trail
1959
as Gabe Hastings
5.2
5.2
Les Miserables
1952
as Bosun (uncredited)
5.1
5.1
Johnny Cool
1963
as Cripple
5.0
5.0
Three Husbands
1950
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Hell's Outpost
1954
as Swede - the Cook (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Betrayed Women
1955
as Cletus Ballard
4.7
4.7
Death in Small Doses
1957
4.6
4.6
The Vanquished
1953
as General Morris
4.1
4.1
Valerie
1957
as Bartender
4.0
4.0
The Vanishing American
1955
as Freil
4.0
4.0
Duel at Apache Wells
1957
as Bill Sowers
3.8
3.8
The Buckskin Lady
1957
as Swanson
2.0
2.0
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as 'Wild Bill' Monks
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