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