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Charles Dierkop

 
Actor: Charles Dierkop
  • Born: Sep 11, 1936 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Action
  • Career Highlights: Banzai Runner, Pound, SuperGuy: Behind the Cape
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Andy Griffith Show: Otis the Deputy (1966)

Biography

A hardworking actor who richly deserves cult-figure status, Charlie Dierkop has finessed his mashed-in countenance (his nose) and salty performing style into a 30-year career. Evidently he was a favorite of the Butch Cassidy triumvirate of actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford and director George Roy Hill as he was cast as Flat Nose Curry in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969); when these three worthies reteamed for The Sting (1973), Dierkop came along for the ride as two-bit hoodlum Floyd. Charles Dierkop is perhaps best known as gonzo undercover cop Pete Royster on the Angie Dickinson TV vehicle Police Woman (1974-1978). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Charles Dierkop
Born September 11, 1936 (1936-09-11) (age 73)
La Crosse, Wisconsin,
United States

Charles Dierkop (born September 11, 1936) is an American film and television character actor.

Dierkop was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin and attended Aquinas High School in La Crosse. His short, muscular stature and interesting nose give him the look of a classic Dick Tracy gangster. (In fact, he was cast in two George Roy Hill films, and played an outlaw both times -- as 'Flat Nose Curry' in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" he was a member of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, and as 'Floyd' in "The Sting", he acted as a bodyguard to Robert Shaw's New York gangster/griftee, Doyle Lonnegan.) He is, however, best known for his work in the Police Woman television series between 1974 and 1978.

Filmography (partial)

References

  • Aquinas News, Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, September 18, 1975, vol. 45, no.2, pg. 1, 'Former Aquinite is TV Star'. Article about Charles Dierkop.
  • Aquinas News, Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin,, September 2, 1978, Special 50th Anniversary edition, pg. 12, 'Former Aquinite has his name in lights', Sue Schmidt, class of 1978. Another article about Charles Dierkop.

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