Dierkes, John?? (1908-75)

Tall,?? gaunt, craggy-faced? character? actor,? formerly? an economist, who made his debut in Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948) and left an indelible impression?? with?? his?? extraordinary?? death scene as the Tall Soldier in Huston's The Red Badge of Courage (1951). Few roles as memo?rable came his way? subsequently,? but he established himself as a reliable feature of the? Western landscape,? usually? cast as? a sternly upright, God-fearing citizen.?