- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCharles Richard Dierkop
- Nickname
- Charley
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Charles Dierkop was born on September 11, 1936 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sting (1973), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984). He was married to Joan Florence Addis. He died on February 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJoan Florence Addis(September 20, 1958 - September 1974) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenLynn Joan DierkopCharles Richard Dierkop Jr.
- Flattened nose
- As of 2017, he had appeared in three films which were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Hustler (1961), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973). Of those, the latter is a winner in the category and Paul Newman appeared in all of three mentioned films.
- Lifetime member of the world renowned Actor's Studio.
- Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.
- His nose was broken in fights when he was young. This made him the ideal casting choice for the role of western outlaw George 'Flat Nose' Curry in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- He had a cameo in the music video of Man on the Moon (1999) by R.E.M..
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