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