Denver Pyle
Age: N/A | From: Bethune, Colorado, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Denver Dell Pyle , دِنور پایل
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bethune, Colorado, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 104
TV Involvements: 76
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Dallas
(1978) Blackie Callahan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1955) Hoss Mackey
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Nat Sledge
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1957) Pete Hollister
Perry Mason
(1957) Frank Honer
Bonanza
(1959) Claude Roman
The High Chaparral
(1967) General Warren
Gunsmoke
(1955) Cyrus HimesActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Uncle Jesse Duke | |
| 1995 | Podunk Possum (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1994 | George Rosebrock | |
| Old Gambler on Riverboat | ||
| 1992 | Self | |
| 1987 | Walt | |
| 1986 | Harold Nordoff | |
| Briscoe Darling | ||
| 1984 | Eben Connors | |
| 1983 | Uncle Jesse (voice) | |
| Narrator | ||
| 1981 | Narrator (Voice) | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| Jesse Duke | ||
| 1978 | Mad Jack | |
| Narrator | ||
| Blackie Callahan | ||
| Uncle Bene | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| Sgt. Tripp | ||
| 1976 | Galen Clark | |
| Carl Barber | ||
| Senator Austin | ||
| The Indian Agent (McLaughlin) | ||
| Col. Seymour Hawkins | ||
| Old mountain man | ||
| 1975 | Arkansas | |
| Ben as an Adult | ||
| Uncle Bene | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Amos Champion | ||
| Grandpappy John | ||
| Dr. Larson | ||
| 1973 | Denver | |
| Stayley Kircher | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | Junior Frisbee | |
| N/A | ||
| Ben Barnstable | ||
| Tom Rawling | ||
| 1968 | Buck Webb | |
| Sig Evers | ||
| Muncie Carter | ||
| 1967 | General Warren | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Frank Hamer | ||
| Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton | ||
| Alfie - Stage Driver | ||
| 1966 | 1st Hunter | |
| Cap | ||
| 1965 | Kelly | |
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Pastor Bjoerling | ||
| Bull | ||
| 1964 | Sen. Henry (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Preacher Pope | ||
| Man in pick-up truck | ||
| 1963 | Gen. Mills | |
| Brill | ||
| Sam Riddle | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff Dixon | ||
| 1962 | Pico Brown | |
| Senator Conrad | ||
| Amos Carruthers | ||
| 1961 | Uncle George | |
| N/A | ||
| R. E. Lenger | ||
| Chief Amos Trask | ||
| 1960 | Thimblerig (the Gambler) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Briscoe Darling | ||
| N/A | ||
| Captain Leo Stohl | ||
| Ortho Wheeler | ||
| Marshal Dave Leggert | ||
| Mr. Bradley | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Stu Tillman | ||
| Burke Carew | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jim Bledsoe | ||
| Sheriff Ed | ||
| Akins | ||
| Price Buchanan | ||
| Claude Roman | ||
| Preacher Harrison | ||
| Jackie Jo | ||
| MacGuire's Henchman | ||
| John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade | ||
| Deputy Ed Moore | ||
| 1958 | Dan Morgan | |
| Walsh (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Roger Woodson | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Chip Andrews | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Bickford | ||
| Sam Wheeler | ||
| Col. Wiley | ||
| Collins | ||
| Ollinger | ||
| Bart Resdake | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Mr. Simpson | ||
| Frank Reeder | ||
| Bill Dragger | ||
| N/A | ||
| Robert Crane | ||
| Jackson Sidemark | ||
| Tom Quincy | ||
| Tilden Stuart | ||
| Emery Fillmore | ||
| Frank Honer | ||
| Bragg | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pete Hollister | ||
| Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff | ||
| Mickey Hill | ||
| Ranger Captain | ||
| 1956 | Dixon | |
| Lefty Barr | ||
| John Baker | ||
| Marshal Quimby | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Sheriff Tom | ||
| Seth Robson | ||
| Marshal Joe Sully | ||
| Nat Sledge | ||
| Mark Schmedler | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bert Killian / Narrator | ||
| Jim Bailey | ||
| Det. Lt. Bradley | ||
| 1955 | Hank Spencer (uncredited) | |
| Carter | ||
| N/A | ||
| Alec | ||
| N/A | ||
| Thompson | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cyrus Burton | ||
| John Hanson | ||
| Willie Calhoun | ||
| Hank Shinn | ||
| Mike Blocker | ||
| Gus | ||
| Haggen | ||
| Aaron | ||
| Pa | ||
| Caleb | ||
| Claudius | ||
| Clab Chummer | ||
| Caleb Nash | ||
| Dr. Henry S. Rand | ||
| Judge Blent | ||
| Cyrus Himes | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ben Thompson | ||
| Hoss Mackey | ||
| Harvey (uncredited) | ||
| Clint Reno | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Arthur Darner | ||
| 1954 | (uncredited) | |
| Fairchild (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Royal (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Larson | ||
| N/A | ||
| Posseman (uncredited) | ||
| Tom Gayley | ||
| Bagley | ||
| Infantryman (uncredited) | ||
| Reverend Moorehead | ||
| Dr. Barnes | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1953 | Tench | |
| Henchman Sperry | ||
| Jonas Bailey | ||
| Bernie Malloy (uncredited) | ||
| Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited) | ||
| Regulator (uncredited) | ||
| Greeley | ||
| Greasy (uncredited) | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1952 | Bud Karnes | |
| Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Carey | ||
| Allen | ||
| Glenn Hartley | ||
| Skip | ||
| Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Bowie French | ||
| Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nick Algren | ||
| Henchman Lacey | ||
| 1950 | N/A | |
| Frank Blake | ||
| Burr Ramsey | ||
| Dodge Hartman | ||
| Henchman George | ||
| Al | ||
| Henchman | ||
| 'Jumpy' Jordan | ||
| Richards Henchman | ||
| Steve | ||
| Turner | ||
| 1949 | Track Intern | |
| Lytz | ||
| Deputy French | ||
| Colby | ||
| Deputy Allen | ||
| Stack | ||
| Young Man at Union Station (uncredited) | ||
| Cash Collins (uncredited) | ||
| Rex | ||
| Hutch | ||
| Ed Quinn | ||
| Vigilante (uncredited) | ||
| 1948 | Easy Jarrett | |
| The Night Clerk | ||
| Hutch Hutchins | ||
| 1947 | Jim Rockwell | |
| Carl | ||
| Man in Opening Scene (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
