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
Bandolero! (1968)
as Muncie Carter
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Amos Carruthers
Maverick (1994)
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
as Uncle Bene
The Alamo (1960)
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
The Great Race (1965)
as Sheriff
Home from the Hill (1960)
as Mr. Bradley
Hog Wild (1974)
as Dr. Larson
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Actor
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
as Jackie Jo
Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)
as Denver
Delta Fever (1987)
as Walt
5 Card Stud (1968)
as Sig Evers
Mara of the Wilderness (1965)
as Kelly
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
as Uncle Bene
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
as Ollinger
Devil Ship (1947)
as Carl
Shenandoah (1965)
as Pastor Bjoerling
Father and Scout (1994)
as George Rosebrock
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as Posseman (uncredited)
Welcome to L.A. (1976)
as Carl Barber
Too Late for Tears (1949)
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
Geronimo (1962)
as Senator Conrad
Mail Order Bride (1964)
as Preacher Pope
To Hell and Back (1955)
as Thompson
Drum Beat (1954)
as Fairchild (uncredited)
Drums in the Deep South (1951)
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
Gunpoint (1966)
as Cap
Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
as Deputy Ed Moore
Black Like Me (1964)
as Man in pick-up truck
Please Murder Me (1956)
as Det. Lt. Bradley
The Man from Colorado (1948)
as Easy Jarrett
The Lonely Man (1957)
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
Jet Pilot (1957)
as Mr. Simpson
The Big Wheel (1949)
as Track Intern
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
as Reverend Moorehead
Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
as Alfie - Stage Driver
Murder or Mercy (1974)
as Amos Champion
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
as Uncle Jesse Duke
Incident at Phantom Hill (1966)
as 1st Hunter
The Rounders (1965)
as Bull
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975)
as Ben as an Adult
Run for Cover (1955)
as Harvey
Once Upon a Starry Night (1978)
as Mad Jack
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont (1976)
as Old mountain man
Rage at Dawn (1955)
as Clint Reno
Fort Massacre (1958)
as Collins
7th Cavalry (1956)
as Dixon
Mutiny (1952)
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
Gunsmoke (1953)
as Greasy (uncredited)
China Doll (1958)
as Col. Wiley
The Lone Hand (1953)
as Regulator (uncredited)
The Command (1954)
as Infantryman (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
as Preacher Harrison
Return to Mayberry (1986)
as Briscoe Darling
Top Gun (1955)
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
as Bagley
The Flying Saucer (1950)
as Turner
Winterhawk (1975)
as Arkansas
Gun Duel in Durango (1957)
as Ranger Captain
Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)
as Galen Clark
Red Canyon (1949)
as Hutch
Something Big (1971)
as Junior Frisbee
Domino Kid (1957)
as Bill Dragger
The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)
as Grandpappy John
King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
as MacGuire's Henchman
Rim of the Canyon (1949)
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
Hellfire (1949)
as Rex
The Yellow Mountain (1954)
as (uncredited)
The Naked Hills (1956)
as Bert Killian / Narrator
Captain China (1950)
as Steve
El Paso (1949)
as Vigilante (uncredited)
Bitter Heritage (1958)
as Sam Wheeler
Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Column South (1953)
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Singing Guns (1950)
as Richards Henchman
Man from the Black Hills (1952)
as Glenn Hartley
Terrified (1963)
as Sheriff Dixon
Federal Agent at Large (1950)
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
Hitched (1973)
as Ben Barnstable
Fort Vengeance (1953)
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
The Party Crashers (1958)
as Mr. Bickford
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956)
as Jim Bailey
Streets of San Francisco (1949)
as Ed Quinn
Texas Bad Man (1953)
as Tench
Rebel City (1953)
as Greeley
Marshal of Amarillo (1948)
as The Night Clerk
Legend of the Northwest (1978)
as Abner
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976)
as Senator Austin
Where the North Begins (1947)
as Jim Rockwell
Mean Justice (1971)
as Tom Rawling
Legend of the Wild (1981)
as Narrator (Voice)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
as Self
The Maverick (1952)
as Bud Karnes
Hawmps! (1976)
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
Fargo (1952)
as Carey
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)
as Self
Vigilante Terror (1953)
as Henchman Sperry
Yaqui Drums (1956)
as Lefty Barr
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)
as Narrator
Rough Riders of Durango (1951)
as Henchman Lacey
Oklahoma Annie (1952)
as Skip
A Perilous Journey (1953)
as Bartender
Customs Agent (1950)
as Al
Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)
as Nick Algren
Death Among Friends (1975)
as Morgan
The Old Frontier (1950)
as Henchman George
Topeka (1953)
as Jonas Bailey
Hills of Utah (1951)
as Bowie French
Dynamite Pass (1950)
as Henchman
Desert Passage (1952)
as Allen
Canyon Ambush (1952)
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Train to Alcatraz (1948)
as Hutch Hutchins
Destination 60,000 (1957)
as Mickey Hill
Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead (1983)
as Narrator
Flame of Youth (1949)
as Lytz