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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.
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

Johnny Cool
as Cripple

The Haunted Palace
as Benjamin West / Jacob West

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Preacher (uncredited)

The Raven
as Roderick Craven

Convicts 4
as Cell Block Guard (uncredited)

The Premature Burial
as Sweeny

The Comancheros
as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)

One-Eyed Jacks
as Chet

The Alamo
as Jocko Robertson

The Aquanauts
as Inspector Crail

The Slowest Gun in the West
as 'Wild Bill' Monks

The Oregon Trail
as Gabe Hastings

The Hanging Tree
as Society Red

Rawhide
as Private

The Buccaneer
as Deacon

The Rifleman
as Nel Svenson

Peter Gunn

Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Charlie

The Left Handed Gun
as McSween

Blood Arrow
as Ez

Touch of Evil
as Policeman (uncredited)

Death in Small Doses

Valerie
as Bartender

The Buckskin Lady
as Swanson

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Jacob

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Texas Storekeeper (uncredited)

Tales of Wells Fargo
as Scanlon

Duel at Apache Wells
as Bill Sowers

The Halliday Brand
as Reverend

Down Liberty Road
as Soldier (Uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion
as Farmer (uncredited)
State Trooper

The Fastest Gun Alive
as Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited)

Telephone Time

Jubal
as Carson - Horgan Rider

The Vanishing American
as Freil

Gunsmoke
as Rydell

Betrayed Women
as Cletus Ballard

Not as a Stranger
as Bursar

Hell's Outpost
as Swede - the Cook (uncredited)

The Raid
as Cpl. Fred Deane

Adventures Of The Falcon

The Desperado
as Police Sergeant

The Naked Jungle
as Gruber

Gun Fury

The Moonlighter
as Sheriff Daws

Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Batley

The Vanquished
as General Morris

Shane
as Morgan Ryker

Les Miserables
as Bosun (uncredited)

Silver City
as Arnie

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Joe Bronson

The Red Badge of Courage
as Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier

The Thing from Another World
as Dr. Chapman

Three Husbands
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
as Jeb Bricker