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