Denver Pyle
Known for Acting · 222 credits
- Born
- 1920-05-11
- Died
- 1997-12-25
- Place of birth
- Bethune, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Denver Dell Pyle · دِنور پایل · Denver D. Pyle
Biography
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
Perry Mason
1957
as Robert Crane / Jackson Sidemark / Tom Quincy / Tilden Stuart / Emery Fillmore / Frank Honer
Dallas
1978
as Blackie Callahan
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eben Connors
The Love Boat
1977
as Eric Springer
The Rifleman
1958
Bonanza
1959
as Price Buchanan / Claude Roman / Sheriff Ed / Marcus Caldwell / Theodore 'Ted' Hackett / Sheriff Tom Stedman / Warden
TV Shows (101)
Perry Mason
1957
as Robert Crane / Jackson Sidemark / Tom Quincy / Tilden Stuart / Emery Fillmore / Frank Honer
Dallas
1978
as Blackie Callahan
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Eben Connors
The Love Boat
1977
as Eric Springer
The Rifleman
1958
Bonanza
1959
as Price Buchanan / Claude Roman / Sheriff Ed / Marcus Caldwell / Theodore 'Ted' Hackett / Sheriff Tom Stedman / Warden
Lassie
1954
as Mr. Madden
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Briscoe Darling
Wagon Train
1957
as Bragg
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Pete Hollister / Clay Sommers / McKay / Advent
The Waltons
1972
as Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin
Maverick
1957
as Jerry O'Brien
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Emile Hatch
The Virginian
1962
as Pico Brown
L.A. Law
1986
as Harold Nordoff
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Uncle George
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Stu Tillman
Rawhide
1959
as John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy French / Colby / Deputy Allen / Stack / Grayson / Arley McQueen / Vance Kiley
Dr. Kildare
1961
as R. E. Lenger
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Ben Thompson / Hoss Mackey / Oliver Tittle / Dobie Jenner
Cheyenne
1955
as Cyrus Burton / John Hanson / Nate Weyland
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as John Baker / Marshal Quimby / Sheriff / Sheriff Tom / Seth Robson / Marshal Joe Sully / Nat Sledge
Lawman
1958
as Glen Folsom / Sam Brackett
Route 66
1960
as Father Prior / Joe Wylie
Thriller
1960
as Ortho Wheeler
Cannon
1971
as Sheriff Hogsett
Gunsmoke
1955
as Willie Calhoun / Hank Shinn / Mike Blocker / Gus / Haggen / Aaron / Pa / Caleb / Claudius / Clab Chummer / Caleb Nash / Henry Rand / Judge Blent / Cyrus Himes
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Titus Purcell
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Stayley Kircher
Bat Masterson
1958
as Dan Morgan / Walsh (uncredited)
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
as Jesse Duke
The High Chaparral
1967
as General Warren
Ben Casey
1961
as Dallas Hopewell
The Tall Man
1960
as Marshal Dave Leggert
The Deputy
1959
as Akins / Frank Barton
The Millionaire
1955
as Arthur Darner
Cybill
1995
as Denver Pyle (uncredited)
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff / Chip Andrews / Houston Blackston / Joe Lufton
The Real McCoys
1957
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Carl Armstrong
State Trooper
1956
as Mark Schmedler
What a Cartoon!
1995
as Podunk Possum (voice)
Annie Oakley
1954
as Dr. Barnes / Tom Malloy
The Detectives
1959
as Bill Darien
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Buck Webb
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Lester / Charley
Checkmate
1960
as Terry Adams
Mr. Novak
1963
as Brill
Tombstone Territory
1957
Petrocelli
1974
as Andrew Warburton
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Braddock
Bronco
1958
as Norton Gillespie / Nelson / Petrie Munger
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Frank Blake / Burr Ramsey / Dodge Hartman / First Henchman, Rawhide Vest / Curt Wayne / Professor Sharp / Sheriff / Cleanshaven Deputy-Henchman / Jim, the Sheriff / Edward Hadley
How the West Was Won
1977
as Sgt. Tripp
Fury
1955
as Carter
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Professor Jerry Roark / Bank Robber
The Manhunter
1974
as Sam Dickerson
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Jack Felton
Riverboat
1959
as Jim Bledsoe
Movies (121)
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
as Frank Hamer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Amos Carruthers
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Preacher Pope
Maverick
1994
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
Bandolero!
1968
as Muncie Carter
The Alamo
1960
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
Devil Ship
1947
as Carl
Home from the Hill
1960
as Mr. Bradley
The Great Race
1965
as Sheriff
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Jackie Jo
5 Card Stud
1968
as Sig Evers
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Uncle Bene
Hog Wild
1974
as Dr. Larson
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
The Left Handed Gun
1958
as Ollinger
Drums in the Deep South
1951
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Denver
Delta Fever
1987
as Walt
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Easy Jarrett / Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Posseman (uncredited)
Run for Cover
1955
as Harvey (uncredited)
The Yellow Mountain
1954
as (uncredited)
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
as Uncle Bene
The Rounders
1965
as Bull
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
as Deputy Ed Moore
Something Big
1971
as Junior Frisbee
Please Murder Me
1956
as Det. Lt. Bradley
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
as Reverend Moorehead
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978
as Narrator
Ten Wanted Men
1955
The Big Wheel
1949
as Track Intern
Terrified
1963
as Sheriff Dixon
Welcome to L.A.
1976
as Carl Barber
Shenandoah
1965
as Pastor Bjoerling
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
as Alfie - Stage Driver
Father and Scout
1994
as George Rosebrock
Drum Beat
1954
as Fairchild (uncredited)
Geronimo
1962
as Senator Conrad
7th Cavalry
1956
as Dixon
Fort Massacre
1958
as Collins
To Hell and Back
1955
as Thompson
Gunpoint
1966
as Cap
Mara of the Wilderness
1965
as Kelly
The Flying Saucer
1950
as Turner
Column South
1953
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Singing Guns
1950
as Richards Henchman
Jet Pilot
1957
as Mr. Simpson
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Ranger Captain
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Hutch Hutchins
Return to Mayberry
1986
as Briscoe Darling
El Paso
1949
as Vigilante (uncredited)
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
as 1st Hunter
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
as Preacher Harrison
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Clint Reno
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Bagley
The Lone Hand
1953
as Regulator (uncredited)
Black Like Me
1964
as Man in pick-up truck
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978
as Mad Jack
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976
as Old mountain man
Rim of the Canyon
1949
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
Death Among Friends
1975
as Morgan
Mutiny
1952
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
The Command
1954
as Infantryman (uncredited)
Too Late for Tears
1949
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
The Naked Hills
1956
as Bert Killian / Narrator
Hills of Utah
1951
as Bowie French
Red Canyon
1949
as Hutch
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Grandpappy John
Winterhawk
1975
as Arkansas
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Customs Agent
1950
as Al
Gunsmoke
1953
as Greasy (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Skip
Hellfire
1949
as Rex
Dynamite Pass
1950
as Henchman
China Doll
1958
as Col. Wiley
A Perilous Journey
1953
as Bartender
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976
as Senator Austin
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997
as Uncle Jesse Duke
Topeka
1953
as Jonas Bailey
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Ed Quinn
The Lonely Man
1957
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as The Night Clerk
Murder or Mercy
1974
as Amos Champion
Domino Kid
1957
as Bill Dragger
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
as Galen Clark
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
The Maverick
1952
as Bud Karnes
Hawmps!
1976
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
Bitter Heritage
1958
as Sam Wheeler
Fargo
1952
as Carey
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956
as Jim Bailey
Captain China
1950
as Steve
Yaqui Drums
1956
as Lefty Barr
Where the North Begins
1947
as Jim Rockwell
Top Gun
1955
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
King of the Wild Stallions
1959
as MacGuire's Henchman
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
as Ben as an Adult
Hitched
1973
as Ben Barnstable
Rebel City
1953
as Greeley
Mean Justice
1971
as Tom Rawling
Desert Passage
1952
as Allen
The Party Crashers
1958
as Mr. Bickford
Destination 60,000
1957
as Mickey Hill
Man from the Black Hills
1952
as Glenn Hartley
Canyon Ambush
1952
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
Vigilante Terror
1953
as Henchman Sperry
The Old Frontier
1950
as Henchman George
Legend of the Northwest
1978
as Abner
Flame of Youth
1949
as Lytz
Rough Riders of Durango
1951
as Henchman Lacey
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951
as Nick Algren
Texas Bad Man
1953
as Tench
Legend of the Wild
1981
as Narrator (Voice)
About Denver Pyle
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 S… With 222 credits spanning from 1947 to 1997, Denver Pyle has appeared in 121 films and 101 TV shows.
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Most Popular Denver Pyle Movies
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) — as Frank Hamer
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Amos Carruthers
- Mail Order Bride (1964) — as Preacher Pope
- Maverick (1994) — as Old Gambler on Riverboat
- Bandolero! (1968) — as Muncie Carter
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