Denver Pyle
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-05-11
- Died:
- 1997-12-25
- Place of birth:
- 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
Known For
Filmography
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
What a Cartoon!
Cybill
Father and Scout
Maverick
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Delta Fever
L.A. Law
Return to Mayberry
Murder, She Wrote
The Dukes
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
Legend of the Wild
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
The Dukes of Hazzard
Once Upon a Starry Night
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Dallas
Return from Witch Mountain
Legend of the Northwest
The Love Boat
Grizzly Adams
How the West Was Won
Guardian of the Wilderness
Welcome to L.A.
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Hawmps!
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
Winterhawk
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Death Among Friends
Escape to Witch Mountain
Petrocelli
The Manhunter
Murder or Mercy
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Hog Wild
Cahill: United States Marshal
Hitched
Barnaby Jones
Kung Fu
The Streets of San Francisco
The Waltons
Something Big
Cannon
Mean Justice
The Doris Day Show
5 Card Stud
Bandolero!
The High Chaparral
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Hondo
Cimarron Strip
Bonnie and Clyde
Tammy and the Millionaire
Welcome to Hard Times
Incident at Phantom Hill
Gunpoint
Mara of the Wilderness
Tammy
The Great Race
Shenandoah
The Rounders
Cheyenne Autumn
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Black Like Me
Mail Order Bride
The Great Adventure
Mr. Novak
Temple Houston
Channing
Arrest and Trial
The Lieutenant
Terrified
Empire
The Virginian
Geronimo
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Cain's Hundred
Kraft Mystery Theatre
The Alamo
Route 66
Stagecoach West
The Andy Griffith Show
National Velvet
Checkmate
The Aquanauts
Thriller
The Tall Man
Home from the Hill
The Detectives
Bourbon Street Beat
The Twilight Zone
Law of the Plainsman
Men Into Space
Wichita Town
Riverboat
The Deputy
Bonanza
Cast a Long Shadow
The Horse Soldiers
King of the Wild Stallions
Rawhide
Good Day for a Hanging
Bat Masterson
Lawman
Behind Closed Doors
The Rifleman
The Texan
Bronco
The Party Crashers
Bitter Heritage
China Doll
Fort Massacre
The Left Handed Gun
Jefferson Drum
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Tombstone Territory
26 Men
Jet Pilot
Casey Jones
The Real McCoys
Domino Kid
The Restless Gun
Maverick
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Lonely Man
Destination 60,000
Gun Duel in Durango
7th Cavalry
Yaqui Drums
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
State Trooper
Broken Arrow
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Naked Hills
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Please Murder Me
Top Gun
Fury
Crossroads
The 20th Century Fox Hour
My Friend Flicka
Frontier
To Hell and Back
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Run for Cover
Rage at Dawn
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Ten Wanted Men
The Millionaire
The Yellow Mountain
Drum Beat
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lassie
Johnny Guitar
The Lone Wolf
Public Defender
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Command
Ride Clear of Diablo
Annie Oakley
Texas Bad Man
Vigilante Terror
Letter to Loretta
Topeka
The Lone Hand
Column South
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Rebel City
Gunsmoke
A Perilous Journey
Fort Vengeance
I'm the Law
You Are There
The Maverick
Canyon Ambush
Adventures of Superman
Hopalong Cassidy
Fargo
Desert Passage
Man from the Black Hills
Oklahoma Annie
Mutiny
The Roy Rogers Show
Hills of Utah
Drums in the Deep South
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Million Dollar Pursuit
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Rough Riders of Durango
The Cisco Kid
The Gene Autry Show
The Old Frontier
Customs Agent
Dynamite Pass
Federal Agent at Large
Singing Guns
Captain China
The Flying Saucer
The Big Wheel
Flame of Youth
The Lone Ranger
Too Late for Tears
Rim of the Canyon
Hellfire
Red Canyon
Streets of San Francisco
El Paso
The Man from Colorado
Marshal of Amarillo
Train to Alcatraz
Where the North Begins
Devil Ship
The Guilt of Janet Ames