Denver Pyle
Acting
1920-05-11 · Bethune, Colorado, USA
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
Filmography
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997 · Movie
What a Cartoon!
1995 · Series
Cybill
1995 · Series
Father and Scout
1994 · Movie
Maverick
1994 · Movie
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Movie
Delta Fever
1987 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Return to Mayberry
1986 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
The Dukes
1983 · Series
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
1983 · Movie
Legend of the Wild
1981 · Movie
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Movie
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · Series
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978 · Movie
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978 · Movie
Dallas
1978 · Series
Return from Witch Mountain
1978 · Movie
Legend of the Northwest
1978 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Grizzly Adams
1977 · Series
How the West Was Won
1977 · Series
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976 · Movie
Welcome to L.A.
1976 · Movie
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976 · Movie
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · Movie
Hawmps!
1976 · Movie
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976 · Movie
Winterhawk
1975 · Movie
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975 · Movie
Death Among Friends
1975 · Movie
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 · Movie
Petrocelli
1974 · Series
The Manhunter
1974 · Series
Murder or Mercy
1974 · Movie
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974 · Movie
Hog Wild
1974 · Movie
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973 · Movie
Hitched
1973 · Movie
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Series
Kung Fu
1972 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
The Waltons
1972 · Series
Something Big
1971 · Movie
Cannon
1971 · Series
Mean Justice
1971 · Movie
The Doris Day Show
1968 · Series
5 Card Stud
1968 · Movie
Bandolero!
1968 · Movie
The High Chaparral
1967 · Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Series
Hondo
1967 · Series
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Series
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Movie
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967 · Movie
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Movie
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966 · Movie
Gunpoint
1966 · Movie
Mara of the Wilderness
1965 · Movie
Tammy
1965 · Series
The Great Race
1965 · Movie
Shenandoah
1965 · Movie
The Rounders
1965 · Movie
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Movie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Series
Black Like Me
1964 · Movie
Mail Order Bride
1964 · Movie
The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
Mr. Novak
1963 · Series
Temple Houston
1963 · Series
Channing
1963 · Series
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Series
The Lieutenant
1963 · Series
Terrified
1963 · Movie
Empire
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
Geronimo
1962 · Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Movie
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Series
Ben Casey
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
Cain's Hundred
1961 · Series
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · Series
The Alamo
1960 · Movie
Route 66
1960 · Series
Stagecoach West
1960 · Series
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
National Velvet
1960 · Series
Checkmate
1960 · Series
The Aquanauts
1960 · Series
Thriller
1960 · Series
The Tall Man
1960 · Series
Home from the Hill
1960 · Movie
The Detectives
1959 · Series
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Series
Men Into Space
1959 · Series
Wichita Town
1959 · Series
Riverboat
1959 · Series
Bonanza
1959 · Series
The Deputy
1959 · Series
Cast a Long Shadow
1959 · Movie
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Movie
King of the Wild Stallions
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
Good Day for a Hanging
1959 · Movie
Bat Masterson
1958 · Series
Lawman
1958 · Series
Behind Closed Doors
1958 · Series
The Rifleman
1958 · Series
The Texan
1958 · Series
Bronco
1958 · Series
The Party Crashers
1958 · Movie
Bitter Heritage
1958 · Movie
China Doll
1958 · Movie
Fort Massacre
1958 · Movie
The Left Handed Gun
1958 · Movie
Jefferson Drum
1958 · Series
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · Series
Tombstone Territory
1957 · Series
26 Men
1957 · Series
Jet Pilot
1957 · Movie
Casey Jones
1957 · Series
The Real McCoys
1957 · Series
Domino Kid
1957 · Movie
The Restless Gun
1957 · Series
Maverick
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Wagon Train
1957 · Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
The Lonely Man
1957 · Movie
Destination 60,000
1957 · Movie
Gun Duel in Durango
1957 · Movie
7th Cavalry
1956 · Movie
Yaqui Drums
1956 · Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
State Trooper
1956 · Series
Broken Arrow
1956 · Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · Series
The Naked Hills
1956 · Movie
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956 · Movie
Please Murder Me
1956 · Movie
Top Gun
1955 · Movie
Fury
1955 · Series
Crossroads
1955 · Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Series
My Friend Flicka
1955 · Series
Frontier
1955 · Series
To Hell and Back
1955 · Movie
Cheyenne
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Series
Run for Cover
1955 · Movie
Rage at Dawn
1955 · Movie
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955 · Series
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Movie
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
The Yellow Mountain
1954 · Movie
Drum Beat
1954 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Lassie
1954 · Series
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Movie
The Lone Wolf
1954 · Series
Public Defender
1954 · Series
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954 · Movie
The Command
1954 · Movie
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 · Movie
Annie Oakley
1954 · Series
Texas Bad Man
1953 · Movie
Vigilante Terror
1953 · Movie
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
Topeka
1953 · Movie
The Lone Hand
1953 · Movie
Column South
1953 · Movie
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953 · Movie
Rebel City
1953 · Movie
Gunsmoke
1953 · Movie
A Perilous Journey
1953 · Movie
Fort Vengeance
1953 · Movie
I'm the Law
1953 · Series
You Are There
1953 · Series
The Maverick
1952 · Movie
Canyon Ambush
1952 · Movie
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Series
Hopalong Cassidy
1952 · Series
Fargo
1952 · Movie
Desert Passage
1952 · Movie
Man from the Black Hills
1952 · Movie
Oklahoma Annie
1952 · Movie
Mutiny
1952 · Movie
The Roy Rogers Show
1951 · Series
Hills of Utah
1951 · Movie
Drums in the Deep South
1951 · Movie
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Series
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951 · Movie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · Series
Rough Riders of Durango
1951 · Movie
The Cisco Kid
1950 · Series
The Gene Autry Show
1950 · Series
The Old Frontier
1950 · Movie
Customs Agent
1950 · Movie
Dynamite Pass
1950 · Movie
Federal Agent at Large
1950 · Movie
Singing Guns
1950 · Movie
Captain China
1950 · Movie
The Flying Saucer
1950 · Movie
The Big Wheel
1949 · Movie
Flame of Youth
1949 · Movie
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Series
Too Late for Tears
1949 · Movie
Rim of the Canyon
1949 · Movie
Hellfire
1949 · Movie
Red Canyon
1949 · Movie
Streets of San Francisco
1949 · Movie
El Paso
1949 · Movie
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Movie
Marshal of Amarillo
1948 · Movie
Train to Alcatraz
1948 · Movie
Where the North Begins
1947 · Movie
Devil Ship
1947 · Movie
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 · Movie