Denver Pyle
Acting
Born: May 11, 1920 · Bethune, Colorado, USA
Died: December 25, 1997 (aged 77)
Highest Rated
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
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
Maverick
1994
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
The Twilight Zone
1959
Bonanza
1959
Johnny Guitar
1954
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Alamo
1960
The Great Race
1965
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Dallas
1978
Photos (4)
Movies (116)
Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer
The Great Race
Sheriff
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Amos Carruthers
To Hell and Back
Thompson
Maverick
Old Gambler on Riverboat
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
The Alamo
Thimblerig (the Gambler)
Return from Witch Mountain
Uncle Bene
Cahill: United States Marshal
Denver
Run for Cover
Harvey
The Horse Soldiers
Jackie Jo
The Lonely Man
Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
Jet Pilot
Mr. Simpson
Shenandoah
Pastor Bjoerling
The Man from Colorado
Easy Jarrett
The Man from Colorado
Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
Escape to Witch Mountain
Uncle Bene
Welcome to Hard Times
Alfie - Stage Driver
The Left Handed Gun
Ollinger
The Rounders
Bull
Good Day for a Hanging
Deputy Ed Moore
Bandolero!
Muncie Carter
5 Card Stud
Sig Evers
Please Murder Me
Det. Lt. Bradley
The Boy from Oklahoma
Bagley
Cheyenne Autumn
Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Geronimo
Senator Conrad
Incident at Phantom Hill
1st Hunter
Singing Guns
Richards Henchman
Fort Vengeance
Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
King of the Wild Stallions
MacGuire's Henchman
Home from the Hill
Mr. Bradley
Fort Massacre
Collins
Rage at Dawn
Clint Reno
Mutiny
Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
Column South
Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Too Late for Tears
Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
Ride Clear of Diablo
Reverend Moorehead
Gun Duel in Durango
Ranger Captain
China Doll
Col. Wiley
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Ben as an Adult
Something Big
Junior Frisbee
Drum Beat
Fairchild (uncredited)
7th Cavalry
Dixon
Terrified
Sheriff Dixon
Domino Kid
Bill Dragger
Rim of the Canyon
Cash Collins (uncredited)
The Big Wheel
Track Intern
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Narrator
Welcome to L.A.
Carl Barber
Rough Riders of Durango
Henchman Lacey
Winterhawk
Arkansas
Drums in the Deep South
Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
Preacher Harrison
Gunpoint
Cap
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Uncle Jesse Duke
Man from the Black Hills
Glenn Hartley
Top Gun
Hank Spencer (uncredited)
Father and Scout
George Rosebrock
Mail Order Bride
Preacher Pope
Red Canyon
Hutch
Hellfire
Rex
Hog Wild
Dr. Larson
Texas Bad Man
Tench
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Jim Bailey
Delta Fever
Walt
The Lone Hand
Regulator (uncredited)
The Yellow Mountain
(uncredited)
Bitter Heritage
Sam Wheeler
The Naked Hills
Bert Killian / Narrator
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Grandpappy John
Gunsmoke
Greasy (uncredited)
The Old Frontier
Henchman George
Hills of Utah
Bowie French
Devil Ship
Carl
Customs Agent
Al
Yaqui Drums
Lefty Barr
Guardian of the Wilderness
Galen Clark
Tammy and the Millionaire
Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
The Party Crashers
Mr. Bickford
The Command
Infantryman (uncredited)
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Mara of the Wilderness
Kelly
Murder or Mercy
Amos Champion
Federal Agent at Large
'Jumpy' Jordan
Legend of the Northwest
Abner
Return to Mayberry
Briscoe Darling
A Perilous Journey
Bartender
Rebel City
Greeley
Legend of the Wild
Narrator (Voice)
El Paso
Vigilante (uncredited)
Hawmps!
Col. Seymour Hawkins
Marshal of Amarillo
The Night Clerk
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
Old mountain man
Oklahoma Annie
Skip
Hitched
Ben Barnstable
Dynamite Pass
Henchman
Million Dollar Pursuit
Nick Algren
Black Like Me
Man in pick-up truck
Mean Justice
Tom Rawling
Death Among Friends
Morgan
Captain China
Steve
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
The Flying Saucer
Turner
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Senator Austin
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
Narrator
Flame of Youth
Lytz
The Maverick
Bud Karnes
Where the North Begins
Jim Rockwell
Topeka
Jonas Bailey
Desert Passage
Allen
Vigilante Terror
Henchman Sperry
Fargo
Carey
Canyon Ambush
Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
TV Shows (190)
The Love Boat
Eric Springer · 1 eps
Dallas
Blackie Callahan · 2 eps
Perry Mason
Robert Crane · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Jackson Sidemark · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Tom Quincy · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Tilden Stuart · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Emery Fillmore · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Frank Honer · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Eben Connors · 1 eps
Bonanza
Price Buchanan · 1 eps
Bonanza
Claude Roman · 1 eps
Bonanza
Sheriff Ed · 2 eps
Bonanza
Marcus Caldwell · 1 eps
Bonanza
Theodore 'Ted' Hackett · 1 eps
Bonanza
Sheriff Tom Stedman · 1 eps
Bonanza
Warden · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Briscoe Darling · 6 eps
Wagon Train
Bragg · 1 eps
Wagon Train
1 eps
L.A. Law
Harold Nordoff · 1 eps
The Virginian
Pico Brown · 1 eps
Maverick
Jerry O'Brien · 1 eps
The Waltons
Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin · 1 eps
Lassie
Mr. Madden · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Stu Tillman · 1 eps
The Rifleman
5 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
3 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Pete Hollister · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Clay Sommers · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
McKay · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Advent · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
R. E. Lenger · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Cyrus Burton · 1 eps
Cheyenne
John Hanson · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Nate Weyland · 1 eps
Cannon
Sheriff Hogsett · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Ben Thompson · 7 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Hoss Mackey · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Oliver Tittle · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Dobie Jenner · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
John Baker · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Quimby · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Tom · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Seth Robson · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joe Sully · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Nat Sledge · 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Uncle George · 1 eps
Route 66
Father Prior · 1 eps
Route 66
Joe Wylie · 1 eps
Rawhide
John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade · 1 eps
Ben Casey
Dallas Hopewell · 1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Titus Purcell · 1 eps
The Doris Day Show
Buck Webb · 80 eps
Barnaby Jones
Stayley Kircher · 1 eps
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jesse Duke · 147 eps
The High Chaparral
General Warren · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Deputy French · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Colby · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Stack · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Deputy Allen · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Grayson · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Arley McQueen · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Vance Kiley · 1 eps
Lawman
Glen Folsom · 1 eps
Lawman
Sam Brackett · 1 eps
Thriller
Ortho Wheeler · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Willie Calhoun · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Hank Shinn · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Mike Blocker · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Gus · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Haggen · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Aaron · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Pa · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Caleb · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Claudius · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Clab Chummer · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Caleb Nash · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Henry Rand · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Judge Blent · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Cyrus Himes · 1 eps
Cybill
Denver Pyle (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Carl Armstrong · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Dan Morgan · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Walsh (uncredited) · 1 eps
What a Cartoon!
Podunk Possum (voice) · 1 eps
Adventures of Superman
Emile Hatch · 1 eps
State Trooper
Mark Schmedler · 1 eps
The Real McCoys
1 eps
The Detectives
Bill Darien · 1 eps
The Texan
Sheriff · 1 eps
The Texan
Chip Andrews · 1 eps
The Texan
Houston Blackston · 1 eps
The Texan
Joe Lufton · 1 eps
Checkmate
Terry Adams · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lester · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Charley · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Andrew Warburton · 1 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Bronco
Norton Gillespie · 1 eps
Bronco
Nelson · 1 eps
Bronco
Petrie Munger · 1 eps
Mr. Novak
Brill · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Arthur Darner · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sam Cochran · 1 eps
Tombstone Territory
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
2 eps
The Cisco Kid
Professor Jerry Roark · 1 eps
The Cisco Kid
Bank Robber · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Frank Blake · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Burr Ramsey · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Dodge Hartman · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
First Henchman, Rawhide Vest · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Curt Wayne · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Professor Sharp · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Sheriff · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Cleanshaven Deputy-Henchman · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Jim, the Sheriff · 1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
Edward Hadley · 1 eps
The Deputy
Akins · 1 eps
The Deputy
Frank Barton · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Henchman (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Tall Man
Marshal Dave Leggert · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Jack Felton · 1 eps
How the West Was Won
Sgt. Tripp · 1 eps
Public Defender
Tom Gayley · 1 eps
Public Defender
George Hansen · 1 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
5 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Edmund Denning · 1 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Flip Kilson · 1 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Hackett · 1 eps
Riverboat
Jim Bledsoe · 1 eps
Annie Oakley
Dr. Barnes · 1 eps
Annie Oakley
Tom Malloy · 1 eps
You Are There
Chairman Savage · 2 eps
You Are There
Cotta · 2 eps
You Are There
Capt. Canfield · 1 eps
You Are There
William Bayard Hale · 2 eps
You Are There
William Newell · 1 eps
You Are There
Col. Tench Tilghman · 1 eps
You Are There
Dan DeQuille · 1 eps
Fury
Carter · 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
Burke Carew · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
Charley Austin · 1 eps
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Braddock · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Gen. Mills · 1 eps
The Manhunter
Sam Dickerson · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Hewitt · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Royal (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Dr. Larson · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Amos Briggs (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Ben as an Adult (voice) · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Uncle Bene · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Clay Tanner · 1 eps
The Lieutenant
Maj. Matthew Morrissey · 1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
Henchman Nash · 1 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
Bad Boy Wiley · 1 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
Zeke Miller · 1 eps
The Roy Rogers Show
Tom Larrabee · 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
Chief Amos Trask · 1 eps
Grizzly Adams
Mad Jack · 37 eps
The Aquanauts
Captain Leo Stohl · 1 eps
26 Men
2 eps
The Lone Wolf
Kargar · 1 eps
The Restless Gun
Sheriff Jay · 1 eps
The Restless Gun
1 eps
Hondo
Judge Amos Blunt · 1 eps
Hopalong Cassidy
2 eps
My Friend Flicka
Alec · 1 eps
Crossroads
Ockschmitt · 1 eps
Crossroads
Lou 'Dial' Harrington · 1 eps
Men Into Space
1 eps
Buffalo Bill Jr.
2 eps
Wichita Town
1 eps
Casey Jones
Frank Reeder · 1 eps
Temple Houston
Phineas Fallon · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Henry · 1 eps
Behind Closed Doors
Roger Woodson · 1 eps
Channing
Sam Riddle · 1 eps
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Captain Lister · 1 eps
National Velvet
Jed Corrigan · 1 eps
Frontier
Eben · 1 eps
Frontier
Frank · 1 eps
The Dukes
Uncle Jesse (voice) · 20 eps
I'm the Law
1 eps
Jefferson Drum
Bart Resdake · 1 eps
Empire
Tom Rawling · 1 eps
Tammy
Mordecai Tarleton · 26 eps
Kung Fu
Dr. Joseph Colton · 2 eps
