Cast
Denver Pyle
Acting
Cast
Denver Pyle
Known for
Acting
Born
1920-05-11
From
Bethune, Colorado, USA
Died
1997-12-25
Also known as Denver Dell Pyle, Ψ―ΩΩΩΨ± ΩΎΨ§ΫΩ
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 β 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
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Amos Carruthers
Maverick
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
Bonnie and Clyde
as Frank Hamer
Johnny Guitar
as Posseman (uncredited)
The Great Race
as Sheriff
The Alamo
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Uncle Bene
The Horse Soldiers
as Jackie Jo
Gunpoint
as Cap
Shenandoah
as Pastor Bjoerling
The Rounders
as Bull
Bandolero!
as Muncie Carter
Something Big
as Junior Frisbee
7th Cavalry
as Dixon
Cheyenne Autumn
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
as Preacher Pope
Fort Massacre
as Collins
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Denver
Fargo
as Carey
Return from Witch Mountain
as Uncle Bene
Fort Vengeance
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun
as Ollinger
A Perilous Journey
as Bartender
Red Canyon
as Hutch
To Hell and Back
as Thompson
Mean Justice
as Tom Rawling
5 Card Stud
as Sig Evers
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Hitched
as Ben Barnstable
Incident at Phantom Hill
as 1st Hunter
Rebel City
as Greeley
Geronimo
as Senator Conrad
Delta Fever
as Walt
Topeka
as Jonas Bailey
Drum Beat
as Fairchild (uncredited)
Welcome to L.A.
as Carl Barber
Jet Pilot
as Mr. Simpson
Return to Mayberry
as Briscoe Darling
The Man from Colorado
as Easy Jarrett
The Man from Colorado
as Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
Run for Cover
as Harvey (uncredited)
Rage at Dawn
as Clint Reno
Dynamite Pass
as Henchman
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
as Uncle Jesse Duke
Home from the Hill
as Mr. Bradley
El Paso
as Vigilante (uncredited)
Mutiny
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
Domino Kid
as Bill Dragger
Column South
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Captain China
as Steve
Mara of the Wilderness
as Kelly
Hog Wild
as Dr. Larson
Father and Scout
as George Rosebrock
Ten Wanted Men
Gun Duel in Durango
as Ranger Captain
Drums in the Deep South
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
The Maverick
as Bud Karnes
Top Gun
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
Good Day for a Hanging
as Deputy Ed Moore
Winterhawk
as Arkansas
Cast a Long Shadow
as Preacher Harrison
The Command
as Infantryman (uncredited)
The Yellow Mountain
as (uncredited)
The Lone Hand
as Regulator (uncredited)
Guardian of the Wilderness
as Galen Clark
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
as Senator Austin
China Doll
as Col. Wiley
The Big Wheel
as Track Intern
Welcome to Hard Times
as Alfie - Stage Driver
Death Among Friends
as Morgan
Desert Passage
as Allen
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Nick Algren
Gunsmoke
as Greasy (uncredited)
The Lonely Man
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
Ride Clear of Diablo
as Reverend Moorehead
Singing Guns
as Richards Henchman
Bitter Heritage
as Sam Wheeler
The Legend of Hillbilly John
as Grandpappy John
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Vigilante Terror
as Henchman Sperry
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
The Naked Hills
as Bert Killian / Narrator
Please Murder Me
as Det. Lt. Bradley
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
as Ben as an Adult
Too Late for Tears
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
Once Upon a Starry Night
as Mad Jack
Hellfire
as Rex
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
as Jim Bailey
Yaqui Drums
as Lefty Barr
The Flying Saucer
as Turner
Black Like Me
as Man in pick-up truck
Train to Alcatraz
as Hutch Hutchins
Marshal of Amarillo
as The Night Clerk
Terrified
as Sheriff Dixon
Oklahoma Annie
as Skip
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Bagley
Texas Bad Man
as Tench
The Party Crashers
as Mr. Bickford
Customs Agent
as Al
Where the North Begins
as Jim Rockwell
King of the Wild Stallions
as MacGuire's Henchman
Legend of the Northwest
Hawmps!
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
Canyon Ambush
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Tammy and the Millionaire
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Federal Agent at Large
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
as Narrator
Devil Ship
as Carl
Hills of Utah
as Bowie French
Man from the Black Hills
as Glenn Hartley
Legend of the Wild
as Narrator (Voice)
The Old Frontier
as Henchman George
Streets of San Francisco
as Ed Quinn
Rim of the Canyon
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
Flame of Youth
as Lytz
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
as Old mountain man
Rough Riders of Durango
as Henchman Lacey
Goldtown Ghost Riders
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
Murder or Mercy
as Amos Champion
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
as Narrator
Destination 60,000
as Mickey Hill