Denver Pyle
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor. He was known for portraying Briscoe Darling Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, and playing Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979-85. Pyle was born in Bethune, Colorado on May 11, 1920 to farmer Ben H. Pyle and his wife Maude; His brother, Willis, was an animator known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios and UPA. After graduating from high school, Pyle briefly attended Colorado State University, but dropped out to enter show business, moving to Los Angeles in 1940. He worked as a drummer and band member until the United States entered World War II, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Pyle was wounded in action in the Battle of Guadalcanal and received a medical discharge in 1942. Near the end of the war, he served in the United States Merchant Marine. In 1955, Pyle married Marilee Carpenter, a production assistant at 20th Century Fox. They had sons David and Tony. Marilee and Denver divorced in 1970. In 1983, Pyle married Tippie Johnston. That union lasted until his death. Pyle died of lung cancer on Christmas 1997. Memorial services were held January 6, 1998, at First Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas. He is buried in an unmarked grave at the Forreston Cemetery in Forreston, Texas. His remains are interred beside those of his second wife's parents, J.T. Johnston and Erin Birch Johnston. CLR
Known for
Credits
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
as Frank Hamer
Maverick (1994)
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Amos Carruthers
The Alamo (1960)
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
The Great Race (1965)
as Sheriff
Bandolero! (1968)
as Muncie Carter
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
as Uncle Bene
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
as Jackie Jo
Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)
as Denver
Shenandoah (1965)
as Pastor Bjoerling
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as Posseman (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride (1964)
as Preacher Pope
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
as Uncle Bene
The Rounders (1965)
as Bull
5 Card Stud (1968)
as Sig Evers
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
as Ollinger
Jet Pilot (1957)
as Mr. Simpson
Incident at Phantom Hill (1966)
as 1st Hunter
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Geronimo (1962)
as Senator Conrad
To Hell and Back (1955)
as Thompson
The Man from Colorado (1948)
as Easy Jarrett
Delta Fever (1987)
as Walt
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Actor
Home from the Hill (1960)
as Mr. Bradley
7th Cavalry (1956)
as Dixon
Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
as Alfie - Stage Driver
Too Late for Tears (1949)
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
Run for Cover (1955)
as Harvey (uncredited)
Hog Wild (1974)
as Dr. Larson
Mutiny (1952)
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
Please Murder Me (1956)
as Det. Lt. Bradley
Welcome to L.A. (1976)
as Carl Barber
Drum Beat (1954)
as Fairchild (uncredited)
Red Canyon (1949)
as Hutch
Rage at Dawn (1955)
as Clint Reno
Something Big (1971)
as Junior Frisbee
Gunpoint (1966)
as Cap
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
as Preacher Harrison
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
as Deputy Ed Moore
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
as Bagley
Devil Ship (1947)
as Carl
The Yellow Mountain (1954)
as (uncredited)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
as Reverend Moorehead
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
as Uncle Jesse Duke
Singing Guns (1950)
as Richards Henchman
The Lone Hand (1953)
as Regulator (uncredited)
China Doll (1958)
as Col. Wiley
The Lonely Man (1957)
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
El Paso (1949)
as Vigilante (uncredited)
Column South (1953)
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Captain China (1950)
as Steve
Fort Massacre (1958)
as Collins
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
as Self
Father and Scout (1994)
as George Rosebrock
The Big Wheel (1949)
as Track Intern
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975)
as Ben as an Adult
The Command (1954)
as Infantryman (uncredited)
Terrified (1963)
as Sheriff Dixon
The Naked Hills (1956)
as Bert Killian / Narrator
Winterhawk (1975)
as Arkansas
Hellfire (1949)
as Rex
The Flying Saucer (1950)
as Turner
Gun Duel in Durango (1957)
as Ranger Captain
Fort Vengeance (1953)
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
Gunsmoke (1953)
as Greasy (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)
as Nick Algren
Black Like Me (1964)
as Man in pick-up truck
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)
as Self
Mara of the Wilderness (1965)
as Kelly
Rim of the Canyon (1949)
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
Murder or Mercy (1974)
as Amos Champion
Streets of San Francisco (1949)
as Ed Quinn
Vigilante Terror (1953)
as Henchman Sperry
King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
as MacGuire's Henchman
Return to Mayberry (1986)
as Briscoe Darling
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
as Skip
Top Gun (1955)
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)
as Grandpappy John
Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)
as Galen Clark
Legend of the Northwest (1978)
as Abner
Hitched (1973)
as Ben Barnstable
Once Upon a Starry Night (1978)
as Mad Jack
Bitter Heritage (1958)
as Sam Wheeler
Domino Kid (1957)
as Bill Dragger
Federal Agent at Large (1950)
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
Customs Agent (1950)
as Al
A Perilous Journey (1953)
as Bartender
Mean Justice (1971)
as Tom Rawling
Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Train to Alcatraz (1948)
as Hutch Hutchins
Dynamite Pass (1950)
as Henchman
Hawmps! (1976)
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
Where the North Begins (1947)
as Jim Rockwell
Death Among Friends (1975)
as Morgan
The Maverick (1952)
as Bud Karnes
Rebel City (1953)
as Greeley
Desert Passage (1952)
as Allen
Topeka (1953)
as Jonas Bailey
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont (1976)
as Old mountain man
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)
as Narrator
The Old Frontier (1950)
as Henchman George
Texas Bad Man (1953)
as Tench
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976)
as Senator Austin
Hills of Utah (1951)
as Bowie French
Fargo (1952)
as Carey
Destination 60,000 (1957)
as Mickey Hill
Rough Riders of Durango (1951)
as Henchman Lacey
Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
Canyon Ambush (1952)
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Flame of Youth (1949)
as Lytz
Legend of the Wild (1981)
as Narrator (Voice)
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956)
as Jim Bailey
Man from the Black Hills (1952)
as Glenn Hartley
Yaqui Drums (1956)
as Lefty Barr
Marshal of Amarillo (1948)
as The Night Clerk
The Party Crashers (1958)
as Mr. Bickford
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead (1983)
as Narrator