American actor Charles Dierkop, best known for his appearances in `The Sting,` `Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,` and `Police Woman,` died on Sunday, Deadline reported. He was 87. Dierkop had a heart attack and contracted pneumonia.

The Wisconsin-born character actor began his career in an uncredited appearance opposite Paul Newman in `The Hustler.` He appeared beside him as Flat Nose Curry in the 1969 film `Butch Cassidy` and as a bodyguard in the Best Picture Oscar-winning 1973 film `The Sting.`