Denver Pyle
Acting
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
TV Shows(92)
What a Cartoon!
Podunk Possum (voice)
1995
Cybill
1995
L.A. Law
Harold Nordoff
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Eben Connors
1984
The Dukes
Uncle Jesse (voice)
1983
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jesse Duke
1979
Dallas
Blackie Callahan
1978
The Love Boat
Eric Springer
1977
Grizzly Adams
Mad Jack
1977
How the West Was Won
Sgt. Tripp
1977
Karen
1975
Petrocelli
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Barnaby Jones
Stayley Kircher
1973
Kung Fu
Dr. Joseph Colton
1972
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Waltons
1972
Cannon
1971
The Doris Day Show
Buck Webb
1968
The High Chaparral
General Warren
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Hondo
Judge Amos Blunt
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Tammy
Mordecai Tarleton
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Titus Purcell
1964
The Great Adventure
Gen. Mills
1963
Mr. Novak
Brill
1963
Channing
Sam Riddle
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
Empire
Tom Rawling
1962
The Virginian
Pico Brown
1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Uncle George
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
R. E. Lenger
1961
Cain's Hundred
Chief Amos Trask
1961
Route 66
1960
Stagecoach West
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Briscoe Darling
1960
National Velvet
1960
Checkmate
Terry Adams (
1960
The Aquanauts
Captain Leo Stohl
1960
Thriller
Ortho Wheeler
1960
The Tall Man
Marshal Dave Leggert
1960
The Detectives
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Twilight Zone
Stu Tillman
1959
Law of the Plainsman
Burke Carew
1959
Men Into Space
1959
Wichita Town
1959
Riverboat
Jim Bledsoe
1959
The Deputy
Akins
1959
Bonanza
Price Buchanan
1959
Rawhide
John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
1959
Bat Masterson
Dan Morgan
1958
Lawman
1958
Behind Closed Doors
Roger Woodson
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Texan
1958
Bronco
1958
Jefferson Drum
Bart Resdake
1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Braddock
1958
26 Men
1957
Casey Jones
Frank Reeder
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
Robert Crane
1957
Wagon Train
Bragg
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
John Baker
1956
State Trooper
Mark Schmedler
1956
Broken Arrow
Fred Graf
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Fury
Carter
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lester
1955
My Friend Flicka
Alec
1955
Frontier
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
Willie Calhoun
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
The Millionaire
Arthur Darner
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Royal (uncredited)
1954
Lassie
1954
The Lone Wolf
Kargar
1954
Public Defender
Tom Gayley
1954
Annie Oakley
Dr. Barnes
1954
I'm the Law
1953
Adventures of Superman
Emile Hatch
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Lone Ranger
Deputy French
1949
Movies(121)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Uncle Jesse Duke
1997
Father and Scout
George Rosebrock
1994
Maverick
Old Gambler on Riverboat
1994
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992
Delta Fever
Walt
1987
Return to Mayberry
Briscoe Darling
1986
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
Narrator
1983
Legend of the Wild
Narrator (Voice)
1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1979
Once Upon a Starry Night
Mad Jack
1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Narrator
1978
Return from Witch Mountain
Uncle Bene
1978
Legend of the Northwest
1978
Guardian of the Wilderness
Galen Clark
1976
Welcome to L.A.
Carl Barber
1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Senator Austin
1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
1976
Hawmps!
Col. Seymour Hawkins
1976
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
Old mountain man
1976
Winterhawk
Arkansas
1975
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Ben as an Adult
1975
Death Among Friends
Morgan
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
Uncle Bene
1975
Murder or Mercy
Amos Champion
1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Grandpappy John
1974
Hog Wild
Dr. Larson
1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
Denver
1973
Hitched
Ben Barnstable
1973
Something Big
Junior Frisbee
1971
Mean Justice
Tom Rawling
1971
5 Card Stud
Sig Evers
1968
Bandolero!
Muncie Carter
1968
Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer
1967
Tammy and the Millionaire
Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
1967
Welcome to Hard Times
Alfie - Stage Driver
1967
Incident at Phantom Hill
1st Hunter
1966
Gunpoint
Cap
1966
Mara of the Wilderness
Kelly
1965
The Great Race
Sheriff
1965
Shenandoah
Pastor Bjoerling
1965
The Rounders
Bull
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Sen. Henry (uncredited)
1964
Black Like Me
Man in pick-up truck
1964
Mail Order Bride
Preacher Pope
1964
Terrified
Sheriff Dixon
1963
Geronimo
Senator Conrad
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Amos Carruthers
1962
The Alamo
Thimblerig (the Gambler)
1960
Home from the Hill
Mr. Bradley
1960
Cast a Long Shadow
Preacher Harrison
1959
The Horse Soldiers
Jackie Jo
1959
King of the Wild Stallions
MacGuire's Henchman
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
Deputy Ed Moore
1959
The Party Crashers
Mr. Bickford
1958
Bitter Heritage
Sam Wheeler
1958
China Doll
Col. Wiley
1958
Fort Massacre
Collins
1958
The Left Handed Gun
Ollinger
1958
Jet Pilot
Mr. Simpson
1957
Domino Kid
Bill Dragger
1957
The Lonely Man
Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
1957
Destination 60,000
Mickey Hill
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
Ranger Captain
1957
7th Cavalry
Dixon
1956
Yaqui Drums
Lefty Barr
1956
The Naked Hills
Bert Killian / Narrator
1956
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Jim Bailey
1956
Please Murder Me
Det. Lt. Bradley
1956
Top Gun
Hank Spencer (uncredited)
1955
To Hell and Back
Thompson
1955
Run for Cover
Harvey (uncredited)
1955
Rage at Dawn
Clint Reno
1955
Ten Wanted Men
1955
The Yellow Mountain
(uncredited)
1954
Drum Beat
Fairchild (uncredited)
1954
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Bagley
1954
The Command
Infantryman (uncredited)
1954
Ride Clear of Diablo
Reverend Moorehead
1954
Texas Bad Man
Tench
1953
Vigilante Terror
Henchman Sperry
1953
Topeka
Jonas Bailey
1953
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
1953
Column South
Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
1953
The Lone Hand
Regulator (uncredited)
1953
Rebel City
Greeley
1953
Gunsmoke
Greasy (uncredited)
1953
A Perilous Journey
Bartender
1953
Fort Vengeance
Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
1953
The Maverick
Bud Karnes
1952
Canyon Ambush
Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
1952
Fargo
Carey
1952
Desert Passage
Allen
1952
Man from the Black Hills
Glenn Hartley
1952
Oklahoma Annie
Skip
1952
Mutiny
Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
1952
Hills of Utah
Bowie French
1951
Drums in the Deep South
Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
1951
Million Dollar Pursuit
Nick Algren
1951
Rough Riders of Durango
Henchman Lacey
1951
The Old Frontier
Henchman George
1950
Customs Agent
Al
1950
Dynamite Pass
Henchman
1950
Federal Agent at Large
'Jumpy' Jordan
1950
Singing Guns
Richards Henchman
1950
Captain China
Steve
1950
The Flying Saucer
Turner
1950
The Big Wheel
Track Intern
1949
Flame of Youth
Lytz
1949
Too Late for Tears
Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
1949
Rim of the Canyon
Cash Collins (uncredited)
1949
Hellfire
Rex
1949
Red Canyon
Hutch
1949
Streets of San Francisco
Ed Quinn
1949
El Paso
Vigilante (uncredited)
1949
The Man from Colorado
Easy Jarrett
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
The Night Clerk
1948
Train to Alcatraz
Hutch Hutchins
1948
Where the North Begins
Jim Rockwell
1947
Devil Ship
Carl
1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
1947