Personal Info
John Dierkes
Acting
Biography
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), Dierke…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Jocko Robertson
Creepy Classics
as Roderick Craven - (archive footage)
Rage
as Bill Parker
The Omega Man
as Family Member
The Raven
as Roderick Craven
The Haunted Palace
as Benjamin West / Jacob West
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Preacher (uncredited)
Johnny Cool
as Cripple
The Premature Burial
as Sweeny
Convicts 4
as Cell Block Guard (uncredited)
TV Shows
The Aquanauts
as Inspector Crail · 1 ep.
Rawhide
as Martinson · 1 ep.
The Rifleman
as Nel Svenson · 2 ep.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Charlie · 1 ep.
Peter Gunn
1 ep.
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Scanlon · 1 ep.
State Trooper
1 ep.
Telephone Time
1 ep.
Gunsmoke
as Dahoma · 1 ep.
Adventures Of The Falcon
1 ep.
