Charles Dierkop

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Charles Dierkop

Born	September 11, 1936 La Crosse, Wisconsin

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.

[edit] Filmography (partial)

Maverick
MacGyver
Simon & Simon
The Fall Guy
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Matt Houston
Fantasy Island
CHiPs
The Deerslayer
Vega$
Police Woman
Cannon
Police Story
Kojak
The Sting - "Floyd"
Gunsmoke
Mannix
Kung Fu
Alias Smith and Jones
Bonanza
Mission: Impossible
Love, American Style
Lancer
Land of the Giants
The High Chaparral
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - "Flat Nose"
Batman
Wolf in the Fold (TOS episode)
The Andy Griffith Show
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

[edit] 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.