Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Known for
Acting
Born
May 11, 1920
Died
December 25, 1997 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Bethune, Colorado, USA

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

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Filmography

1997
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! poster

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

Movie · as Uncle Jesse Duke

1995
Cybill poster

Cybill

TV · as Denver Pyle (uncredited) · 1 ep

1995
What a Cartoon! poster

What a Cartoon!

TV · as Podunk Possum (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Maverick poster

Maverick

Movie · as Old Gambler on Riverboat

1994
Father and Scout poster

Father and Scout

Movie · as George Rosebrock

1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Movie · as Self

1987
Delta Fever poster

Delta Fever

Movie · as Walt

1986
Return to Mayberry poster

Return to Mayberry

Movie · as Briscoe Darling

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Harold Nordoff · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Eben Connors · 1 ep

1983
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead poster

Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead

Movie · as Narrator

1983
The Dukes poster

The Dukes

TV · as Uncle Jesse (voice) · 20 eps

1981
Legend of the Wild poster

Legend of the Wild

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion poster

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Movie · as Self

1979
The Dukes of Hazzard poster

The Dukes of Hazzard

TV · as Jesse Duke · 147 eps

1978
Once Upon a Starry Night

Once Upon a Starry Night

Movie · as Mad Jack

1978
Return from Witch Mountain poster

Return from Witch Mountain

Movie · as Uncle Bene

1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West poster

How Bugs Bunny Won the West

Movie · as Narrator

1978
Legend of the Northwest poster

Legend of the Northwest

Movie · as Abner

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Blackie Callahan · 2 eps

1977
Grizzly Adams poster

Grizzly Adams

TV · as Mad Jack · 37 eps

1977
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

TV · as Sgt. Tripp · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Eric Springer · 1 ep

1976
Hawmps! poster

Hawmps!

Movie · as Col. Seymour Hawkins

1976
Welcome to L.A. poster

Welcome to L.A.

Movie · as Carl Barber

1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln poster

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln

Movie · as Senator Austin

1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson poster

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Movie · as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)

1976
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont poster

The Adventures of Frontier Fremont

Movie · as Old mountain man

1976
Guardian of the Wilderness poster

Guardian of the Wilderness

Movie · as Galen Clark

1975
Winterhawk poster

Winterhawk

Movie · as Arkansas

1975
Escape to Witch Mountain poster

Escape to Witch Mountain

Movie · as Uncle Bene

1975
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers poster

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

Movie · as Ben as an Adult

1975
Death Among Friends poster

Death Among Friends

Movie · as Morgan

1974
Hog Wild poster

Hog Wild

Movie · as Dr. Larson

1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John poster

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Movie · as Grandpappy John

1974
Murder or Mercy poster

Murder or Mercy

Movie · as Amos Champion

1974
Petrocelli poster

Petrocelli

TV · as Andrew Warburton · 1 ep

1974
The Manhunter poster

The Manhunter

TV · as Sam Dickerson · 1 ep

1973
Hitched poster

Hitched

Movie · as Ben Barnstable

1973
Cahill: United States Marshal poster

Cahill: United States Marshal

Movie · as Denver

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Stayley Kircher · 1 ep

1972
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Dr. Joseph Colton · 2 eps

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Carl Armstrong · 1 ep

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin · 1 ep

1971
Something Big poster

Something Big

Movie · as Junior Frisbee

1971
Mean Justice poster

Mean Justice

Movie · as Tom Rawling

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · as Sheriff Hogsett · 1 ep

1968
5 Card Stud poster

5 Card Stud

Movie · as Sig Evers

1968
Bandolero! poster

Bandolero!

Movie · as Muncie Carter

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Buck Webb · 80 eps

1967
Bonnie and Clyde poster

Bonnie and Clyde

Movie · as Frank Hamer

1967
Welcome to Hard Times poster

Welcome to Hard Times

Movie · as Alfie - Stage Driver

1967
Tammy and the Millionaire poster

Tammy and the Millionaire

Movie · as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton

1967
Cimarron Strip poster

Cimarron Strip

TV · as Charley Austin · 1 ep

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as General Warren · 1 ep

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

TV · as Sam Cochran · 1 ep

1967
Hondo poster

Hondo

TV · as Judge Amos Blunt · 1 ep

1966
Incident at Phantom Hill poster

Incident at Phantom Hill

Movie · as 1st Hunter

1966
Gunpoint poster

Gunpoint

Movie · as Cap

1965
Shenandoah poster

Shenandoah

Movie · as Pastor Bjoerling

1965
The Great Race poster

The Great Race

Movie · as Sheriff

1965
The Rounders poster

The Rounders

Movie · as Bull

1965
Mara of the Wilderness poster

Mara of the Wilderness

Movie · as Kelly

1965
Tammy poster

Tammy

TV · as Mordecai Tarleton · 26 eps

1964
Cheyenne Autumn poster

Cheyenne Autumn

Movie · as Sen. Henry (uncredited)

1964
Mail Order Bride poster

Mail Order Bride

Movie · as Preacher Pope

1964
Black Like Me poster

Black Like Me

Movie · as Man in pick-up truck

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · as Titus Purcell · 1 ep

1963
Terrified poster

Terrified

Movie · as Sheriff Dixon

1963
The Great Adventure poster

The Great Adventure

TV · as Gen. Mills · 1 ep

1963
Mr. Novak poster

Mr. Novak

TV · as Brill · 1 ep

1963
The Lieutenant poster

The Lieutenant

TV · as Maj. Matthew Morrissey · 1 ep

1963
Channing poster

Channing

TV · as Sam Riddle · 1 ep

1963
Temple Houston poster

Temple Houston

TV · as Phineas Fallon · 1 ep

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as Jack Felton · 1 ep

1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance poster

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Movie · as Amos Carruthers

1962
Geronimo poster

Geronimo

Movie · as Senator Conrad

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Pico Brown · 1 ep

1962
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Tom Rawling · 1 ep

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Chief Amos Trask · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Uncle George · 1 ep

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · as Dallas Hopewell · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as R. E. Lenger · 1 ep

1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre

TV · as Captain Lister · 1 ep

1960
The Alamo poster

The Alamo

Movie · as Thimblerig (the Gambler)

1960
Home from the Hill poster

Home from the Hill

Movie · as Mr. Bradley

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Briscoe Darling · 6 eps

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Ortho Wheeler · 1 ep

1960
The Aquanauts poster

The Aquanauts

TV · as Captain Leo Stohl · 1 ep

1960
National Velvet poster

National Velvet

TV · as Jed Corrigan · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · as Hewitt · 1 ep

1960
The Tall Man poster

The Tall Man

TV · as Marshal Dave Leggert · 1 ep

1960
Checkmate poster

Checkmate

TV · as Terry Adams · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · as Father Prior, Joe Wylie · 1 ep

1959
Good Day for a Hanging poster

Good Day for a Hanging

Movie · as Deputy Ed Moore

1959
The Horse Soldiers poster

The Horse Soldiers

Movie · as Jackie Jo

1959
Cast a Long Shadow poster

Cast a Long Shadow

Movie · as Preacher Harrison

1959
King of the Wild Stallions poster

King of the Wild Stallions

Movie · as MacGuire's Henchman

1959
Bourbon Street Beat poster

Bourbon Street Beat

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Stu Tillman · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade · 1 ep

1959
Men Into Space poster

Men Into Space

TV · 1 ep

1959
Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman

TV · as Burke Carew · 1 ep

1959
Riverboat poster

Riverboat

TV · as Jim Bledsoe · 1 ep

1959
Wichita Town poster

Wichita Town

TV · 1 ep

1959
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Bill Darien · 1 ep

1959
The Deputy poster

The Deputy

TV · as Akins, Frank Barton · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Price Buchanan, Claude Roman, Sheriff Ed, Marcus Caldwell, Theodore 'Ted' Hackett, Sheriff Tom Stedman, Warden · 1 ep

1958
The Left Handed Gun poster

The Left Handed Gun

Movie · as Ollinger

1958
Fort Massacre poster

Fort Massacre

Movie · as Collins

1958
The Party Crashers poster

The Party Crashers

Movie · as Mr. Bickford

1958
Bitter Heritage poster

Bitter Heritage

Movie · as Sam Wheeler

1958
China Doll poster

China Doll

Movie · as Col. Wiley

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · as Norton Gillespie, Nelson, Petrie Munger · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · 5 eps

1958
Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson

TV · as Dan Morgan, Walsh (uncredited) · 1 ep

1958
Jefferson Drum poster

Jefferson Drum

TV · as Bart Resdake · 1 ep

1958
Behind Closed Doors poster

Behind Closed Doors

TV · as Roger Woodson · 1 ep

1958
The Texan poster

The Texan

TV · as Sheriff, Chip Andrews, Houston Blackston, Joe Lufton · 1 ep

1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer poster

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

TV · as Braddock · 1 ep

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · as Glen Folsom, Sam Brackett · 1 ep

1957
The Lonely Man poster

The Lonely Man

Movie · as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff

1957
Gun Duel in Durango poster

Gun Duel in Durango

Movie · as Ranger Captain

1957
Domino Kid poster

Domino Kid

Movie · as Bill Dragger

1957
Destination 60,000

Destination 60,000

Movie · as Mickey Hill

1957
Jet Pilot poster

Jet Pilot

Movie · as Mr. Simpson

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Robert Crane, Jackson Sidemark, Tom Quincy, Tilden Stuart, Emery Fillmore, Frank Honer · 1 ep

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV · as Pete Hollister, Clay Sommers, McKay, Advent · 3 eps

1957
26 Men poster

26 Men

TV · 2 eps

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · as Jerry O'Brien · 1 ep

1957
Casey Jones poster

Casey Jones

TV · as Frank Reeder · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as Bragg · 1 ep

1957
The Restless Gun poster

The Restless Gun

TV · as Sheriff Jay · 1 ep

1957
Tombstone Territory poster

Tombstone Territory

TV · 1 ep

1957
The Real McCoys poster

The Real McCoys

TV · 1 ep

1956
7th Cavalry poster

7th Cavalry

Movie · as Dixon

1956
Please Murder Me poster

Please Murder Me

Movie · as Det. Lt. Bradley

1956
The Naked Hills poster

The Naked Hills

Movie · as Bert Killian / Narrator

1956
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok poster

I Killed Wild Bill Hickok

Movie · as Jim Bailey

1956
Yaqui Drums poster

Yaqui Drums

Movie · as Lefty Barr

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · 2 eps

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as John Baker, Sheriff, Marshal Quimby, Sheriff Tom, Seth Robson, Joe Sully, Nat Sledge · 1 ep

1956
State Trooper poster

State Trooper

TV · as Mark Schmedler · 1 ep

1956
Broken Arrow poster

Broken Arrow

TV · as Fred Graf · 1 ep

1955
To Hell and Back poster

To Hell and Back

Movie · as Thompson

1955
Ten Wanted Men poster

Ten Wanted Men

Movie

1955
Top Gun poster

Top Gun

Movie · as Hank Spencer (uncredited)

1955
Rage at Dawn poster

Rage at Dawn

Movie · as Clint Reno

1955
Run for Cover poster

Run for Cover

Movie · as Harvey

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Willie Calhoun, Hank Shinn, Mike Blocker, Gus, Aaron, Haggen, Pa, Claudius, Caleb, Clab Chummer, Caleb Nash, Henry Rand, Judge Blent, Cyrus Himes · 1 ep

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as Arthur Darner · 1 ep

1955
Buffalo Bill Jr. poster

Buffalo Bill Jr.

TV · 2 eps

1955
My Friend Flicka poster

My Friend Flicka

TV · as Alec · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · as Ben Thompson, Hoss Mackey, Oliver Tittle, Dobie Jenner · 7 eps

1955
Fury poster

Fury

TV · as Carter · 1 ep

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · as Cyrus Burton, John Hanson, Nate Weyland · 1 ep

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · as Lester, Charley · 1 ep

1955
Frontier poster

Frontier

TV · as Eben, Frank · 1 ep

1955
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

TV · as Ockschmitt, Lou 'Dial' Harrington · 1 ep

1954
The Command poster

The Command

Movie · as Infantryman (uncredited)

1954
Drum Beat poster

Drum Beat

Movie · as Fairchild (uncredited)

1954
The Boy from Oklahoma poster

The Boy from Oklahoma

Movie · as Bagley

1954
Johnny Guitar poster

Johnny Guitar

Movie · as Posseman (uncredited)

1954
Ride Clear of Diablo poster

Ride Clear of Diablo

Movie · as Reverend Moorehead

1954
The Yellow Mountain poster

The Yellow Mountain

Movie · as (uncredited)

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · as Mr. Madden · 1 ep

1954
Public Defender poster

Public Defender

TV · as Tom Gayley, George Hansen · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Mr. Royal (uncredited), Dr. Larson, Amos Briggs (uncredited), Ben as an Adult (voice), Uncle Bene, Clay Tanner · 1 ep

1954
Annie Oakley poster

Annie Oakley

TV · as Dr. Barnes, Tom Malloy · 1 ep

1954
The Lone Wolf poster

The Lone Wolf

TV · as Kargar · 1 ep

1953
Fort Vengeance poster

Fort Vengeance

Movie · as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)

1953
The Lone Hand poster

The Lone Hand

Movie · as Regulator (uncredited)

1953
Column South poster

Column South

Movie · as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)

1953
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

Movie · as Greasy (uncredited)

1953
Goldtown Ghost Riders poster

Goldtown Ghost Riders

Movie · as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)

1953
Texas Bad Man poster

Texas Bad Man

Movie · as Tench

1953
Rebel City poster

Rebel City

Movie · as Greeley

1953
Topeka poster

Topeka

Movie · as Jonas Bailey

1953
Vigilante Terror poster

Vigilante Terror

Movie · as Henchman Sperry

1953
A Perilous Journey poster

A Perilous Journey

Movie · as Bartender

1953
I'm the Law poster

I'm the Law

TV · 1 ep

1953
You Are There poster

You Are There

TV · as Chairman Savage, Cotta, Capt. Canfield, William Bayard Hale, William Newell, Col. Tench Tilghman, Dan DeQuille · 2 eps

1953
Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta

TV · as Henry · 1 ep

1952
Mutiny poster

Mutiny

Movie · as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)

1952
Oklahoma Annie poster

Oklahoma Annie

Movie · as Skip

1952
Desert Passage poster

Desert Passage

Movie · as Allen

1952
Canyon Ambush poster

Canyon Ambush

Movie · as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)

1952
Fargo poster

Fargo

Movie · as Carey

1952
Man from the Black Hills poster

Man from the Black Hills

Movie · as Glenn Hartley

1952
The Maverick poster

The Maverick

Movie · as Bud Karnes

1952
Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman

TV · as Emile Hatch · 1 ep

1952
Hopalong Cassidy poster

Hopalong Cassidy

TV · 2 eps

1951
Million Dollar Pursuit poster

Million Dollar Pursuit

Movie · as Nick Algren

1951
Drums in the Deep South poster

Drums in the Deep South

Movie · as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)

1951
Hills of Utah poster

Hills of Utah

Movie · as Bowie French

1951
Rough Riders of Durango poster

Rough Riders of Durango

Movie · as Henchman Lacey

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster

The Adventures of Kit Carson

TV · as Edmund Denning, Flip Kilson, Hackett · 5 eps

1951
The Roy Rogers Show poster

The Roy Rogers Show

TV · as Henchman Nash, Bad Boy Wiley, Zeke Miller, Tom Larrabee · 1 ep

1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

TV · as Henchman (uncredited) · 1 ep

1950
Federal Agent at Large poster

Federal Agent at Large

Movie · as 'Jumpy' Jordan

1950
Customs Agent poster

Customs Agent

Movie · as Al

1950
Dynamite Pass poster

Dynamite Pass

Movie · as Henchman

1950
Captain China poster

Captain China

Movie · as Steve

1950
The Flying Saucer poster

The Flying Saucer

Movie · as Turner

1950
Singing Guns poster

Singing Guns

Movie · as Richards Henchman

1950
The Old Frontier poster

The Old Frontier

Movie · as Henchman George

1950
The Gene Autry Show poster

The Gene Autry Show

TV · as Frank Blake, Burr Ramsey, Dodge Hartman, First Henchman, Rawhide Vest, Curt Wayne, Professor Sharp, Sheriff, Cleanshaven Deputy-Henchman, Jim, the Sheriff, Edward Hadley · 1 ep

1950
The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid

TV · as Professor Jerry Roark, Bank Robber · 1 ep

1949
Flame of Youth poster

Flame of Youth

Movie · as Lytz

1949
Rim of the Canyon poster

Rim of the Canyon

Movie · as Cash Collins (uncredited)

1949
Streets of San Francisco

Streets of San Francisco

Movie · as Ed Quinn

1949
Red Canyon poster

Red Canyon

Movie · as Hutch

1949
Too Late for Tears poster

Too Late for Tears

Movie · as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)

1949
El Paso poster

El Paso

Movie · as Vigilante (uncredited)

1949
The Big Wheel poster

The Big Wheel

Movie · as Track Intern

1949
Hellfire poster

Hellfire

Movie · as Rex

1949
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

TV · as Deputy French, Colby, Stack, Deputy Allen, Grayson, Arley McQueen, Vance Kiley · 1 ep

1948
The Man from Colorado poster

The Man from Colorado

Movie · as Easy Jarrett, Easy Jarrett (uncredited)

1948
Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz

Movie · as Hutch Hutchins

1948
Marshal of Amarillo poster

Marshal of Amarillo

Movie · as The Night Clerk

1947
Devil Ship poster

Devil Ship

Movie · as Carl

1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames poster

The Guilt of Janet Ames

Movie · as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)

1947
Where the North Begins poster

Where the North Begins

Movie · as Jim Rockwell