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 Depart… Read more
Known for Touch of Evil 1958 The Thing from Another World 1951 Shane 1953 The Omega Man 1971 ★ 6.7 Rage 1972
Bill Parker ★ 6.2 The Omega Man 1971
Family Member ★ 6.7 The Haunted Palace 1963
Benjamin West / Jacob West ★ 6.3 The Raven 1963
Roderick Craven ★ 5.3 Johnny Cool 1963
Cripple ★ 6.6 X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 1963
Preacher (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Premature Burial 1962
Sweeny ★ 6.7 The Comancheros 1961
Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited) ★ 6.8 One-Eyed Jacks 1961
Chet ★ 7.1 The Alamo 1960
Jocko Robertson ★ 6.7 The Hanging Tree 1959
Society Red Series ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959
Private ★ 6.5 The Buccaneer 1958
Deacon ★ 6 The Left Handed Gun 1958
McSween ★ 7.7 Touch of Evil 1958
Policeman (uncredited) Series ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958
Series ★ 7.1 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958
Charlie Series ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958
Nel Svenson ★ 5.8 Daughter of Dr. Jekyll 1957
Jacob ★ 6.3 The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957
Texas Storekeeper (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
Cross Creek Townsman (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Friendly Persuasion 1956
Farmer (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Jubal 1956
Carson - Horgan Rider ★ 6.2 Not as a Stranger 1955
Bursar Series ★ 6.7 Gunsmoke 1955
Rydell ★ 6.6 The Naked Jungle 1954
Gruber ★ 6.5 The Raid 1954
Cpl. Fred Deane ★ 6.3 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1953
Batley ★ 7.3 Shane 1953
Morgan Ryker ★ 6.1 Gun Fury 1953
★ 6.7 The Thing from Another World 1951
Dr. Chapman ★ 6.5 The Red Badge of Courage 1951
Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier ★ 7.3 Macbeth 1948
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