Denver Pyle
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
Bonnie and Clyde
(Frank Hamer)
Mutiny
(Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited))
Shenandoah
(Pastor Bjoerling)
5 Card Stud
(Sig Evers)
The Alamo
(Thimblerig (the Gambler))
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(Amos Carruthers)
The Great Race
(Sheriff)
Hawmps!
(Col. Seymour Hawkins)
The Rounders
(Bull)
Maverick
(Old Gambler on Riverboat)
Cheyenne Autumn
(Sen. Henry (uncredited))
Flame of Youth
(Lytz)
The Left Handed Gun
(Ollinger)
The Lonely Man
(Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff)
7th Cavalry
(Dixon)
The Man from Colorado
(Easy Jarrett)
Good Day for a Hanging
(Deputy Ed Moore)
Geronimo
(Senator Conrad)
Million Dollar Pursuit
(Nick Algren)
To Hell and Back
(Thompson)
Once Upon a Starry Night
(Mad Jack)
Please Murder Me
(Det. Lt. Bradley)
The Horse Soldiers
(Jackie Jo)
Return from Witch Mountain
(Uncle Bene)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(Self)
Rim of the Canyon
(Cash Collins (uncredited))
Drums in the Deep South
(Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited))
Fort Massacre
(Collins)
Welcome to L.A.
(Carl Barber)
Fort Vengeance
(Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited))
Hog Wild
(Dr. Larson)
Legend of the Wild
(Narrator (Voice))
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
(Uncle Jesse Duke)
Train to Alcatraz
(Hutch Hutchins)
Streets of San Francisco
(Ed Quinn)
Winterhawk
(Arkansas)
The Naked Hills
(Bert Killian / Narrator)
Federal Agent at Large
('Jumpy' Jordan)
Customs Agent
(Al)
Terrified
(Sheriff Dixon)
Incident at Phantom Hill
(1st Hunter)
Red Canyon
(Hutch)
Gun Duel In Durango
(Ranger Captain)
Welcome to Hard Times
(Alfie - Stage Driver)
Hills of Utah
(Bowie French)
Marshal of Amarillo
(The Night Clerk)
The Legend of Hillbilly John
(Grandpappy John)
The Party Crashers
(Mr. Bickford)
Mara of the Wilderness
(Kelly)
Gunpoint
(Cap)
Mail Order Bride
(Preacher Pope)
Cast a Long Shadow
(Preacher Harrison)
Hitched
(Ben Barnstable)
Home from the Hill
(Mr. Bradley)
Oklahoma Annie
(Skip)
Dynamite Pass
(Henchman)
Bandolero!
(Muncie Carter)
Ten Wanted Men
King of the Wild Stallions
(MacGuire's Henchman)
Cahill: United States Marshal
(Denver)
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
(Narrator)
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
(Senator Austin)
Column South
(Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited))
Too Late for Tears
(Young Man at Union Station (uncredited))
Domino Kid
(Bill Dragger)
Desert Passage
(Allen)
Goldtown Ghost Riders
(Bernie Malloy (uncredited))
Top Gun
(Hank Spencer (uncredited))
The Guilt of Janet Ames
(Man in Opening Scene (uncredited))
Drum Beat
(Fairchild (uncredited))
The Lone Hand
(Regulator (uncredited))
The Command
(Infantryman (uncredited))
Gunsmoke
(Greasy (uncredited))
Devil Ship
(Carl)
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
(Jim Bailey)
Murder or Mercy
(Amos Champion)
Escape to Witch Mountain
(Uncle Bene)
Captain China
(Steve)
Rage at Dawn
(Clint Reno)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(The Indian Agent (McLaughlin))
Yaqui Drums
(Lefty Barr)
The Flying Saucer
(Turner)
Tammy and the Millionaire
(Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton)
Texas Bad Man
(Tench)
El Paso
(Vigilante (uncredited))
Destination 60,000
(Mickey Hill)
Something Big
(Junior Frisbee)
Black Like Me
(Man in pick-up truck)
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
(Ben as an Adult)
Run for Cover
(Harvey (uncredited))
Mean Justice
(Tom Rawling)
The Big Wheel
(Track Intern)
The Boy from Oklahoma
(Bagley)
Father and Scout
(George Rosebrock)
Johnny Guitar
(Posseman (uncredited))
Singing Guns
(Richards Henchman)
Jet Pilot
(Mr. Simpson)
Canyon Ambush
(Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only))
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
(Old mountain man)
Rough Riders of Durango
(Henchman Lacey)
The Old Frontier
(Henchman George)
Fargo
(Carey)
Man from the Black Hills
(Glenn Hartley)
The Maverick
(Bud Karnes)
Guardian of the Wilderness
(Galen Clark)
Where the North Begins
(Jim Rockwell)
Hellfire
(Rex)
Rebel City
(Greeley)
Topeka
(Jonas Bailey)
Vigilante Terror
(Henchman Sperry)
Ride Clear of Diablo
(Reverend Moorehead)
Bitter Heritage
(Sam Wheeler)
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
(Narrator)
A Perilous Journey
(Bartender)
China Doll
(Col. Wiley)
Return to Mayberry
(Briscoe Darling)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
(Self)
The Yellow Mountain
((uncredited))
Delta Fever
(Walt)
Legend of the Northwest
The Man from Colorado
(Easy Jarrett (uncredited))
The Andy Griffith Show
(Briscoe Darling)
L.A. Law
(Harold Nordoff)
Murder, She Wrote
(Eben Connors)
The Great Adventure
(Gen. Mills)
Cheyenne
Cain's Hundred
(Chief Amos Trask)
Bourbon Street Beat
Kung Fu
The Dick Van Dyke Show
(Uncle George)
Route 66
The Streets of San Francisco
Cybill
Gunsmoke
(Willie Calhoun)
Perry Mason
(Robert Crane)
Lassie
Cannon
The Twilight Zone
(Stu Tillman)
The Waltons
Dallas
(Blackie Callahan)
Rawhide
(John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Cimarron Strip
The Dukes
(Uncle Jesse (voice))
The Doris Day Show
(Buck Webb)
The High Chaparral
(General Warren)
The Millionaire
(Arthur Darner)
Tammy
The Virginian
(Pico Brown)
Thriller
(Ortho Wheeler)
The Aquanauts
(Captain Leo Stohl)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Gene Autry Show
Men into Space
Petrocelli
Adventures of Superman
(Emile Hatch)
Karen
Bronco
Hondo
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
National Velvet
The Rifleman
Lawman
Bat Masterson
(Dan Morgan)
Ben Casey
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Mr. Novak
(Brill)
Law of the Plainsman
(Burke Carew)
Riverboat
(Jim Bledsoe)
The Texan
Wichita Town
The Detectives
Stagecoach West
Buffalo Bill Jr.
The Manhunter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(John Baker)
The Lieutenant
The Roy Rogers Show
Grizzly Adams
Dr. Kildare
(R. E. Lenger)
I'm the Law
The Lone Wolf
Frontier
The Adventures of Kit Carson
26 Men
My Friend Flicka
(Alec)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(Ben Thompson)
Hopalong Cassidy
Jefferson Drum
(Bart Resdake)
The Deputy
(Akins)
Behind Closed Doors
(Roger Woodson)
Channing
(Sam Riddle)
Maverick
The Gene Autry Show
(Frank Blake)
Casey Jones
(Frank Reeder)
The Texan
(Sheriff)
Public Defender
(Tom Gayley)
The Texan
(Chip Andrews)
Fury
(Carter)
The Lone Ranger
(Deputy French)
The Dukes of Hazzard
(Jesse Duke)
Bonanza
(Price Buchanan)
The Tall Man
(Marshal Dave Leggert)
Gunsmoke
(Hank Shinn)
Cheyenne
(Cyrus Burton)
Gunsmoke
(Mike Blocker)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Mr. Royal (uncredited))
Gunsmoke
(Gus)
The Lone Ranger
(Colby)
Gunsmoke
(Aaron)
Gunsmoke
(Haggen)
Gunsmoke
(Pa)
Gunsmoke
(Claudius)
Gunsmoke
(Caleb)
Gunsmoke
(Clab Chummer)
Gunsmoke
(Caleb Nash)
Gunsmoke
(Dr. Henry S. Rand)
Gunsmoke
(Judge Blent)
Gunsmoke
(Cyrus Himes)
Perry Mason
(Jackson Sidemark)
Barnaby Jones
(Stayley Kircher)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Sheriff)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Marshal Quimby)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Sheriff Tom)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Seth Robson)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Marshal Joe Sully)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Nat Sledge)
State Trooper
(Mark Schmedler)
How the West Was Won
(Sgt. Tripp)
Perry Mason
(Tom Quincy)
Annie Oakley
(Dr. Barnes)
Perry Mason
(Tilden Stuart)
Perry Mason
(Emery Fillmore)
Perry Mason
(Frank Honer)
Bat Masterson
(Walsh (uncredited))
Cheyenne
(John Hanson)
What a Cartoon!
(Podunk Possum (voice))
The Gene Autry Show
(Burr Ramsey)
The Lone Ranger
(Stack)
The Lone Ranger
(Deputy Allen)
The Gene Autry Show
(Dodge Hartman)
Bonanza
(Claude Roman)
Have Gun, Will Travel
(Pete Hollister)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Dr. Larson)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(Hoss Mackey)
Wagon Train
(Bragg)
Bonanza
(Sheriff Ed)
Public Defender
(George Hansen)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Amos Briggs (uncredited))
Empire
(Tom Rawling)
The Texan
(Houston Blackston)
Annie Oakley
(Tom Malloy)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(Titus Purcell)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(Lester)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(Charley)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Ben as an Adult (voice))
The Lone Wolf
(Kargar)