John Dierkes
John Dierkes
Person

John Dierkes

Actor 1905-02-10 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 (...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · Policeman (uncredited)

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

1951 · Dr. Chapman

Shane

Shane

1953 · Morgan Ryker

The Omega Man

The Omega Man

1971 · Family Member

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960 · Jocko Robertson

The Raven

The Raven

1963 · Roderick Craven

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963 · Preacher (uncredited)

One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks

1961 · Chet

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961 · Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)

The Haunted Palace

The Haunted Palace

1963 · Benjamin West / Jacob West

Macbeth

Macbeth

1948 · Ross

The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial

1962 · Sweeny

Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956 · Farmer (uncredited)

The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree

1959 · Society Red

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

1954 · Gruber

The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

1958 · Alexander McSween

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Rydell