Acting · Bethune, Colorado, USA · Born May 11, 1920
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
MovieThe Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997
as Uncle Jesse Duke
TVWhat a Cartoon!
1995
as Podunk Possum (voice)
TVCybill
1995
as Denver Pyle (uncredited)
MovieFather and Scout
1994
as George Rosebrock
MovieMaverick
1994
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self
MovieDelta Fever
1987
as Walt
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Harold Nordoff
MovieReturn to Mayberry
1986
as Briscoe Darling
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Eben Connors
TVThe Dukes
1983
as Uncle Jesse (voice)
MovieMercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
1983
as Narrator
MovieLegend of the Wild
1981
as Narrator (Voice)
MovieWhen the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
TVThe Dukes of Hazzard
1979
as Jesse Duke
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978
as Mad Jack
MovieHow Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978
as Narrator
TVDallas
1978
as Blackie Callahan
MovieReturn from Witch Mountain
1978
as Uncle Bene
MovieLegend of the Northwest
1978
as Abner
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Eric Springer
TVGrizzly Adams
1977
as Mad Jack
TVHow the West Was Won
1977
as Sgt. Tripp
MovieGuardian of the Wilderness
1976
as Galen Clark
MovieWelcome to L.A.
1976
as Carl Barber
MovieThe Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976
as Senator Austin
MovieBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
MovieHawmps!
1976
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
MovieThe Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976
as Old mountain man
MovieWinterhawk
1975
as Arkansas
MovieThe Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
as Ben as an Adult
MovieDeath Among Friends
1975
as Morgan
MovieEscape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Uncle Bene
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Andrew Warburton
TVThe Manhunter
1974
as Sam Dickerson
MovieMurder or Mercy
1974
as Amos Champion
MovieThe Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Grandpappy John
MovieHog Wild
1974
as Dr. Larson
MovieCahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Denver
MovieHitched
1973
as Ben Barnstable
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Stayley Kircher
TVKung Fu
1972
as Dr. Joseph Colton
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Carl Armstrong
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin
MovieSomething Big
1971
as Junior Frisbee
TVCannon
1971
as Sheriff Hogsett
MovieMean Justice
1971
as Tom Rawling
TVThe Doris Day Show
1968
as Buck Webb
Movie5 Card Stud
1968
as Sig Evers
MovieBandolero!
1968
as Muncie Carter
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as General Warren
TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Sam Cochran
TVHondo
1967
as Judge Amos Blunt
TVCimarron Strip
1967
as Charley Austin
MovieBonnie and Clyde
1967
as Frank Hamer
MovieTammy and the Millionaire
1967
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
MovieWelcome to Hard Times
1967
as Alfie - Stage Driver
MovieIncident at Phantom Hill
1966
as 1st Hunter
MovieGunpoint
1966
as Cap
MovieMara of the Wilderness
1965
as Kelly
TVTammy
1965
as Mordecai Tarleton
MovieThe Great Race
1965
as Sheriff
MovieShenandoah
1965
as Pastor Bjoerling
MovieThe Rounders
1965
as Bull
MovieCheyenne Autumn
1964
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
TVGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Titus Purcell
MovieBlack Like Me
1964
as Man in pick-up truck
MovieMail Order Bride
1964
as Preacher Pope
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Gen. Mills
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Brill
TVTemple Houston
1963
as Phineas Fallon
TVChanning
1963
as Sam Riddle
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Jack Felton
TVThe Lieutenant
1963
as Maj. Matthew Morrissey
MovieTerrified
1963
as Sheriff Dixon
Empire
1962
as Tom Rawling
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Pico Brown
MovieGeronimo
1962
as Senator Conrad
MovieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Amos Carruthers
TVThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Uncle George
TVBen Casey
1961
as Dallas Hopewell
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as R. E. Lenger
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Chief Amos Trask
TVKraft Mystery Theatre
1961
as Captain Lister
MovieThe Alamo
1960
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
TVRoute 66
1960
as Father Prior
TVStagecoach West
1960
as Hewitt
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Briscoe Darling
TVNational Velvet
1960
as Jed Corrigan
TVCheckmate
1960
as Terry Adams
TVThe Aquanauts
1960
as Captain Leo Stohl
TVThriller
1960
as Ortho Wheeler
TVThe Tall Man
1960
as Marshal Dave Leggert
MovieHome from the Hill
1960
as Mr. Bradley
TVThe Detectives
1959
as Bill Darien
TVBourbon Street Beat
1959
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Stu Tillman
TVLaw of the Plainsman
1959
as Burke Carew
TVMen Into Space
1959
TVWichita Town
1959
TVRiverboat
1959
as Jim Bledsoe
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Akins
TVBonanza
1959
as Price Buchanan
MovieCast a Long Shadow
1959
as Preacher Harrison
MovieThe Horse Soldiers
1959
as Jackie Jo
MovieKing of the Wild Stallions
1959
as MacGuire's Henchman
TVRawhide
1959
as John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
MovieGood Day for a Hanging
1959
as Deputy Ed Moore
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Dan Morgan
TVLawman
1958
as Glen Folsom
TVBehind Closed Doors
1958
as Roger Woodson
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
as Sheriff
TVBronco
1958
MovieThe Party Crashers
1958
as Mr. Bickford
MovieBitter Heritage
1958
as Sam Wheeler
MovieChina Doll
1958
as Col. Wiley
MovieFort Massacre
1958
as Collins
MovieThe Left Handed Gun
1958
as Ollinger
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Bart Resdake
TVMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Braddock
TVTombstone Territory
1957
TV26 Men
1957
MovieJet Pilot
1957
as Mr. Simpson
TVCasey Jones
1957
as Frank Reeder
TVThe Real McCoys
1957
MovieDomino Kid
1957
as Bill Dragger
TVThe Restless Gun
1957
as Sheriff Jay
TVMaverick
1957
as Jerry O'Brien
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Robert Crane
TVWagon Train
1957
as Bragg
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieThe Lonely Man
1957
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
Destination 60,000
1957
as Mickey Hill
MovieGun Duel in Durango
1957
as Ranger Captain
Movie7th Cavalry
1956
as Dixon
MovieYaqui Drums
1956
as Lefty Barr
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as John Baker
State Trooper
1956
as Mark Schmedler
Broken Arrow
1956
as Fred Graf
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieThe Naked Hills
1956
as Bert Killian / Narrator
MovieI Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956
as Jim Bailey
MoviePlease Murder Me
1956
as Det. Lt. Bradley
MovieTop Gun
1955
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
TVFury
1955
as Carter
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Lester
TVMy Friend Flicka
1955
as Alec
TVFrontier
1955
as Eben
MovieTo Hell and Back
1955
as Thompson
TVCheyenne
1955
as Cyrus Burton
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Willie Calhoun
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Ben Thompson
MovieRun for Cover
1955
as Harvey (uncredited)
MovieRage at Dawn
1955
as Clint Reno
TVBuffalo Bill Jr.
1955
MovieTen Wanted Men
1955
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Arthur Darner
MovieThe Yellow Mountain
1954
as (uncredited)
MovieDrum Beat
1954
as Fairchild (uncredited)
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Royal (uncredited)
TVLassie
1954
as Mr. Madden
MovieJohnny Guitar
1954
as Posseman (uncredited)
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Kargar
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Tom Gayley
MovieThe Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Bagley
MovieThe Command
1954
as Infantryman (uncredited)
MovieRide Clear of Diablo
1954
as Reverend Moorehead
TVAnnie Oakley
1954
as Dr. Barnes
MovieTexas Bad Man
1953
as Tench
MovieVigilante Terror
1953
as Henchman Sperry
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Henry
MovieTopeka
1953
as Jonas Bailey
MovieGoldtown Ghost Riders
1953
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
MovieColumn South
1953
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
MovieThe Lone Hand
1953
as Regulator (uncredited)
MovieRebel City
1953
as Greeley
MovieGunsmoke
1953
as Greasy (uncredited)
MovieA Perilous Journey
1953
as Bartender
MovieFort Vengeance
1953
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
TVI'm the Law
1953
TVYou Are There
1953
as Chairman Savage
MovieThe Maverick
1952
as Bud Karnes
MovieCanyon Ambush
1952
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Emile Hatch
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
MovieFargo
1952
as Carey
MovieDesert Passage
1952
as Allen
MovieMan from the Black Hills
1952
as Glenn Hartley
MovieOklahoma Annie
1952
as Skip
MovieMutiny
1952
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
TVThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
as Henchman Nash
MovieHills of Utah
1951
as Bowie French
MovieDrums in the Deep South
1951
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
TVThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
MovieMillion Dollar Pursuit
1951
as Nick Algren
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Henchman (uncredited)
MovieRough Riders of Durango
1951
as Henchman Lacey
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Professor Jerry Roark
TVThe Gene Autry Show
1950
as Frank Blake
MovieThe Old Frontier
1950
as Henchman George
MovieCustoms Agent
1950
as Al
MovieDynamite Pass
1950
as Henchman
MovieFederal Agent at Large
1950
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
MovieSinging Guns
1950
as Richards Henchman
MovieCaptain China
1950
as Steve
MovieThe Flying Saucer
1950
as Turner
MovieThe Big Wheel
1949
as Track Intern
MovieFlame of Youth
1949
as Lytz
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Deputy French
MovieToo Late for Tears
1949
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
MovieRim of the Canyon
1949
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
MovieHellfire
1949
as Rex
MovieRed Canyon
1949
as Hutch
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Ed Quinn
MovieEl Paso
1949
as Vigilante (uncredited)
MovieThe Man from Colorado
1948
as Easy Jarrett
MovieMarshal of Amarillo
1948
as The Night Clerk
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Hutch Hutchins
MovieWhere the North Begins
1947
as Jim Rockwell
MovieDevil Ship
1947
as Carl
MovieThe Guilt of Janet Ames
1947
as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
