Denver Pyle
Acting
Born May 11, 1920 · 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
Films (122)
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997
Podunk Possum in One Step Beyond
1996
Father and Scout
1994
Maverick
1994
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
Delta Fever
1987
Return to Mayberry
1986
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
1983
Legend of the Wild
1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
Legend of the Northwest
1978
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
Welcome to L.A.
1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
Hawmps!
1976
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976
Winterhawk
1975
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
Death Among Friends
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
Murder or Mercy
1974
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
Hog Wild
1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
Hitched
1973
Something Big
1971
Mean Justice
1971
5 Card Stud
1968
Bandolero!
1968
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
Gunpoint
1966
Mara of the Wilderness
1965
The Great Race
1965
Shenandoah
1965
The Rounders
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Black Like Me
1964
Mail Order Bride
1964
Terrified
1963
Geronimo
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
The Alamo
1960
Home from the Hill
1960
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
The Horse Soldiers
1959
King of the Wild Stallions
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
The Party Crashers
1958
Bitter Heritage
1958
China Doll
1958
Fort Massacre
1958
The Left Handed Gun
1958
Jet Pilot
1957
Domino Kid
1957
The Lonely Man
1957
Destination 60,000
1957
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
7th Cavalry
1956
Yaqui Drums
1956
The Naked Hills
1956
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956
Please Murder Me
1956
Top Gun
1955
To Hell and Back
1955
Run for Cover
1955
Rage at Dawn
1955
Ten Wanted Men
1955
The Yellow Mountain
1954
Drum Beat
1954
Johnny Guitar
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
The Command
1954
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
Texas Bad Man
1953
Vigilante Terror
1953
Topeka
1953
The Lone Hand
1953
Column South
1953
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953
Rebel City
1953
Gunsmoke
1953
A Perilous Journey
1953
Fort Vengeance
1953
The Maverick
1952
Canyon Ambush
1952
Fargo
1952
Desert Passage
1952
Man from the Black Hills
1952
Oklahoma Annie
1952
Mutiny
1952
Hills of Utah
1951
Drums in the Deep South
1951
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951
Rough Riders of Durango
1951
The Old Frontier
1950
Customs Agent
1950
Dynamite Pass
1950
Federal Agent at Large
1950
Singing Guns
1950
Captain China
1950
The Flying Saucer
1950
The Big Wheel
1949
Flame of Youth
1949
Too Late for Tears
1949
Rim of the Canyon
1949
Hellfire
1949
Red Canyon
1949
Streets of San Francisco
1949
El Paso
1949
The Man from Colorado
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Train to Alcatraz
1948
Where the North Begins
1947
Devil Ship
1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947