John Dierkes: Biografía, Filmografía y actores con los que más ha trabajado

Trabajo principal: Interpretación

Edad: 119 años

Lugar de nacimiento: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Fecha de nacimiento: 10 de febrero de 1905

Películas destacadas de John Dierkes

John Dierkes interpreta a Morgan Ryker en Raíces profundas — Raíces profundas
*Morgan Ryker*

John Dierkes interpreta a Family Member en El último hombre... vivo — El último hombre... vivo
*Family Member*

John Dierkes interpreta a Farmer (uncredited) en La gran prueba — La gran prueba
*Farmer (uncredited)*

John Dierkes interpreta a Jocko Robertson en El Álamo — El Álamo
*Jocko Robertson*

John Dierkes interpreta a Chet en El rostro impenetrable — El rostro impenetrable
*Chet*

John Dierkes interpreta a Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited) en Los comancheros — Los comancheros
*Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)*

John Dierkes interpreta a Batley en Abbott y Costello contra el Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde — Abbott y Costello contra el Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde
*Batley*

John Dierkes interpreta a Benjamin West / Jacob West en El palacio de los espíritus — El palacio de los espíritus
*Benjamin West / Jacob West*

John Dierkes interpreta a Policeman (uncredited) en Sed de mal — Sed de mal
*Policeman (uncredited)*

Biografía de John Dierkes

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.