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