John Dierkes

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John Dierkes (born February 10, 1905 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † January 8, 1975 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Dierkes studied economics at Brown University and the University of Chicago, and after graduating, worked for the United States Department of State . In 1941 he joined the Red Cross and served in Great Britain during World War II . There he first met John Huston , who suggested a career as an actor. Dierkes preferred after the war to continue to work in his learned profession and took a position at the Treasury Department of the United States . In 1946 the authorities sent him to Hollywood to work as a technical consultant for the film noir Opium .

On the set, he was persuaded to audition for Orson Welles ' film adaptation of Macbeth . Dierkes got the role of Ross at the side of Welles and Roddy McDowall and gave up his profession in favor of acting. In 1951 he starred in John Huston's war film The Red Medal for Bravery . Two years later he played the role of Morgan Ryker in the Oscar- winning western My Great Friend Shane . In 1954, he starred alongside Charlton Heston in the adventure film When the Marabunta Is Threatening . From the early 1950s, he also had guest roles on various television series , including Smoking Colts , West of Santa Fé and Bonanza . In 1960 and 1961 he played alongside John Wayne in the Alamo and The Comancheros . He then served in several B-movies of Roger Corman to see.

Dierkes suffered from emphysema , due to which he could only take on a few, small roles from the mid-1960s.

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SURNAME Dierkes, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1975
Place of death Los Angeles , California