Alexander Irwin Rorke Jr. was born on 9 August 1926 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Jacqueline Billingsley. He died on 24 September 1963.
Served as a military intelligence specialist in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was responsible for the security of five German provinces and participated in the capture of SS men and the first postwar roundup of Communist agents in the Allied military zones of Germany.