The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997 · Movie
as Uncle Jesse Duke
Denver Pyle
1920-05-11
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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
Cybill
1995 · TV Show
as Denver Pyle (uncredited)
What a Cartoon!
1995 · TV Show
as Podunk Possum (voice)
Maverick
1994 · Movie
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
Father and Scout
1994 · Movie
as George Rosebrock
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Movie
as Self
Delta Fever
1987 · Movie
as Walt
Return to Mayberry
1986 · Movie
as Briscoe Darling
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Harold Nordoff
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV Show
as Eben Connors
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
1983 · Movie
as Narrator
The Dukes
1983 · TV Show
as Uncle Jesse (voice)
Legend of the Wild
1981 · Movie
as Narrator (Voice)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Movie
as Self
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · TV Show
as Jesse Duke
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Once Upon a Starry Night
1978 · Movie
as Mad Jack
Return from Witch Mountain
1978 · Movie
as Uncle Bene
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978 · Movie
as Narrator
Legend of the Northwest
1978 · Movie
as Abner
Dallas
1978 · TV Show
as Blackie Callahan
Grizzly Adams
1977 · TV Show
as Mad Jack
How the West Was Won
1977 · TV Show
as Sgt. Tripp
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
as Eric Springer
Hawmps!
1976 · Movie
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
Welcome to L.A.
1976 · Movie
as Carl Barber
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976 · Movie
as Senator Austin
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · Movie
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976 · Movie
as Old mountain man
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976 · Movie
as Galen Clark
Winterhawk
1975 · Movie
as Arkansas
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 · Movie
as Uncle Bene
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975 · Movie
as Ben as an Adult
Death Among Friends
1975 · Movie
as Morgan
Hog Wild
1974 · Movie
as Dr. Larson
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974 · Movie
as Grandpappy John
Murder or Mercy
1974 · Movie
as Amos Champion
Petrocelli
1974 · TV Show
as Andrew Warburton
The Manhunter
1974 · TV Show
as Sam Dickerson
Hitched
1973 · Movie
as Ben Barnstable
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973 · Movie
as Denver
Barnaby Jones
1973 · TV Show
as Stayley Kircher
Kung Fu
1972 · TV Show
as Dr. Joseph Colton
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
as Carl Armstrong
The Waltons
1972 · TV Show
as Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin
Something Big
1971 · Movie
as Junior Frisbee
Mean Justice
1971 · Movie
as Tom Rawling
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
as Sheriff Hogsett
5 Card Stud
1968 · Movie
as Sig Evers
Bandolero!
1968 · Movie
as Muncie Carter
The Doris Day Show
1968 · TV Show
as Buck Webb
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Movie
as Frank Hamer
Welcome to Hard Times
1967 · Movie
as Alfie - Stage Driver
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967 · Movie
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Cimarron Strip
1967 · TV Show
as Charley Austin
The High Chaparral
1967 · TV Show
as General Warren
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · TV Show
as Sam Cochran
Hondo
1967 · TV Show
as Judge Amos Blunt
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966 · Movie
as 1st Hunter
Gunpoint
1966 · Movie
as Cap
Shenandoah
1965 · Movie
as Pastor Bjoerling
The Great Race
1965 · Movie
as Sheriff
The Rounders
1965 · Movie
as Bull
Mara of the Wilderness
1965 · Movie
as Kelly
Tammy
1965 · TV Show
as Mordecai Tarleton
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Movie
as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
1964 · Movie
as Preacher Pope
Black Like Me
1964 · Movie
as Man in pick-up truck
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · TV Show
as Titus Purcell
Terrified
1963 · Movie
as Sheriff Dixon
The Great Adventure
1963 · TV Show
as Gen. Mills
Mr. Novak
1963 · TV Show
as Brill
The Lieutenant
1963 · TV Show
as Maj. Matthew Morrissey
Channing
1963 · TV Show
as Sam Riddle
Temple Houston
1963 · TV Show
as Phineas Fallon
Arrest and Trial
1963 · TV Show
as Jack Felton
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Movie
as Amos Carruthers
Geronimo
1962 · Movie
as Senator Conrad
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Pico Brown
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Empire
1962 · TV Show
as Tom Rawling
Cain's Hundred
1961 · TV Show
as Chief Amos Trask
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · TV Show
as Uncle George
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
as Dallas Hopewell
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV Show
as R. E. Lenger
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · TV Show
as Captain Lister
The Alamo
1960 · Movie
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
Home from the Hill
1960 · Movie
as Mr. Bradley
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · TV Show
as Briscoe Darling
Thriller
1960 · TV Show
as Ortho Wheeler
The Aquanauts
1960 · TV Show
as Captain Leo Stohl
National Velvet
1960 · TV Show
as Jed Corrigan
Stagecoach West
1960 · TV Show
as Hewitt
The Tall Man
1960 · TV Show
as Marshal Dave Leggert
Checkmate
1960 · TV Show
as Terry Adams
Route 66
1960 · TV Show
as Father Prior, Joe Wylie
Good Day for a Hanging
1959 · Movie
as Deputy Ed Moore
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Movie
as Jackie Jo
Cast a Long Shadow
1959 · Movie
as Preacher Harrison
King of the Wild Stallions
1959 · Movie
as MacGuire's Henchman
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · TV Show
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
as Stu Tillman
Rawhide
1959 · TV Show
as John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
Men Into Space
1959 · TV Show
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · TV Show
as Burke Carew
Riverboat
1959 · TV Show
as Jim Bledsoe
Wichita Town
1959 · TV Show
The Detectives
1959 · TV Show
as Bill Darien
The Deputy
1959 · TV Show
as Akins, Frank Barton
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
as Price Buchanan, Claude Roman, Sheriff Ed, Marcus Caldwell, Theodore 'Ted' Hackett, Sheriff Tom Stedman, Warden
The Left Handed Gun
1958 · Movie
as Ollinger
Fort Massacre
1958 · Movie
as Collins
The Party Crashers
1958 · Movie
as Mr. Bickford
Bitter Heritage
1958 · Movie
as Sam Wheeler
China Doll
1958 · Movie
as Col. Wiley
Bronco
1958 · TV Show
as Norton Gillespie, Nelson, Petrie Munger
The Rifleman
1958 · TV Show
Bat Masterson
1958 · TV Show
as Dan Morgan, Walsh (uncredited)
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Jefferson Drum
1958 · TV Show
as Bart Resdake
Behind Closed Doors
1958 · TV Show
as Roger Woodson
The Texan
1958 · TV Show
as Sheriff, Chip Andrews, Houston Blackston, Joe Lufton
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958 · TV Show
as Braddock
Lawman
1958 · TV Show
as Glen Folsom, Sam Brackett
The Lonely Man
1957 · Movie
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
Gun Duel in Durango
1957 · Movie
as Ranger Captain
Domino Kid
1957 · Movie
as Bill Dragger
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Destination 60,000
1957 · Movie
as Mickey Hill
Jet Pilot
1957 · Movie
as Mr. Simpson
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Robert Crane, Jackson Sidemark, Tom Quincy, Tilden Stuart, Emery Fillmore, Frank Honer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV Show
as Pete Hollister, Clay Sommers, McKay, Advent
26 Men
1957 · TV Show
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
as Jerry O'Brien
Casey Jones
1957 · TV Show
as Frank Reeder
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Bragg
The Restless Gun
1957 · TV Show
as Sheriff Jay
Tombstone Territory
1957 · TV Show
The Real McCoys
1957 · TV Show
7th Cavalry
1956 · Movie
as Dixon
Please Murder Me
1956 · Movie
as Det. Lt. Bradley
The Naked Hills
1956 · Movie
as Bert Killian / Narrator
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956 · Movie
as Jim Bailey
Yaqui Drums
1956 · Movie
as Lefty Barr
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as John Baker, Sheriff, Marshal Quimby, Sheriff Tom, Seth Robson, Marshal Joe Sully, Nat Sledge
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State Trooper
1956 · TV Show
as Mark Schmedler
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Broken Arrow
1956 · TV Show
as Fred Graf
To Hell and Back
1955 · Movie
as Thompson
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Movie
Top Gun
1955 · Movie
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
Rage at Dawn
1955 · Movie
as Clint Reno
Run for Cover
1955 · Movie
as Harvey (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Willie Calhoun, Hank Shinn, Mike Blocker, Gus, Aaron, Haggen, Pa, Claudius, Caleb, Clab Chummer, Caleb Nash, Henry Rand, Judge Blent, Cyrus Himes
The Millionaire
1955 · TV Show
as Arthur Darner
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955 · TV Show
My Friend Flicka
1955 · TV Show
as Alec
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · TV Show
as Ben Thompson, Hoss Mackey, Oliver Tittle, Dobie Jenner
Fury
1955 · TV Show
as Carter
Cheyenne
1955 · TV Show
as Cyrus Burton, John Hanson, Nate Weyland
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
as Lester, Charley
Frontier
1955 · TV Show
as Eben, Frank
Drum Beat
1954 · Movie
as Fairchild (uncredited)
The Command
1954 · Movie
as Infantryman (uncredited)
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954 · Movie
as Bagley
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Movie
as Posseman (uncredited)
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 · Movie
as Reverend Moorehead
The Yellow Mountain
1954 · Movie
as (uncredited)
Lassie
1954 · TV Show
as Mr. Madden
Public Defender
1954 · TV Show
as Tom Gayley, George Hansen
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Mr. Royal (uncredited), Dr. Larson, Amos Briggs (uncredited), Ben as an Adult (voice), Uncle Bene, Clay Tanner
Annie Oakley
1954 · TV Show
as Dr. Barnes, Tom Malloy
The Lone Wolf
1954 · TV Show
as Kargar
Fort Vengeance
1953 · Movie
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
Column South
1953 · Movie
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953 · Movie
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
The Lone Hand
1953 · Movie
as Regulator (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1953 · Movie
as Greasy (uncredited)
Texas Bad Man
1953 · Movie
as Tench
Rebel City
1953 · Movie
as Greeley
Topeka
1953 · Movie
as Jonas Bailey
Vigilante Terror
1953 · Movie
as Henchman Sperry
A Perilous Journey
1953 · Movie
as Bartender
I'm the Law
1953 · TV Show
You Are There
1953 · TV Show
as Chairman Savage, Cotta, Capt. Canfield, William Bayard Hale, William Newell, Col. Tench Tilghman, Dan DeQuille
Letter to Loretta
1953 · TV Show
as Henry
Mutiny
1952 · Movie
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
1952 · Movie
as Skip
Desert Passage
1952 · Movie
as Allen
Canyon Ambush
1952 · Movie
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Fargo
1952 · Movie
as Carey
Man from the Black Hills
1952 · Movie
as Glenn Hartley
The Maverick
1952 · Movie
as Bud Karnes
Adventures of Superman
1952 · TV Show
as Emile Hatch
Hopalong Cassidy
1952 · TV Show
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951 · Movie
as Nick Algren
Drums in the Deep South
1951 · Movie
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
Hills of Utah
1951 · Movie
as Bowie French
Rough Riders of Durango
1951 · Movie
as Henchman Lacey
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · TV Show
as Edmund Denning, Flip Kilson, Hackett
The Roy Rogers Show
1951 · TV Show
as Henchman Nash, Bad Boy Wiley, Zeke Miller, Tom Larrabee
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · TV Show
as Henchman (uncredited)
Federal Agent at Large
1950 · Movie
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
Customs Agent
1950 · Movie
as Al
Dynamite Pass
1950 · Movie
as Henchman
Captain China
1950 · Movie
as Steve
The Flying Saucer
1950 · Movie
as Turner
Singing Guns
1950 · Movie
as Richards Henchman
The Old Frontier
1950 · Movie
as Henchman George
The Gene Autry Show
1950 · TV Show
as Frank Blake, Burr Ramsey, Dodge Hartman, First Henchman, Rawhide Vest, Curt Wayne, Professor Sharp, Sheriff, Cleanshaven Deputy-Henchman, Jim, the Sheriff, Edward Hadley
The Cisco Kid
1950 · TV Show
as Professor Jerry Roark, Bank Robber
Flame of Youth
1949 · Movie
as Lytz
Rim of the Canyon
1949 · Movie
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
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Streets of San Francisco
1949 · Movie
as Ed Quinn
Red Canyon
1949 · Movie
as Hutch
Too Late for Tears
1949 · Movie
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
El Paso
1949 · Movie
as Vigilante (uncredited)
The Big Wheel
1949 · Movie
as Track Intern
Hellfire
1949 · Movie
as Rex
The Lone Ranger
1949 · TV Show
as Deputy French, Colby, Stack, Deputy Allen, Grayson, Arley McQueen, Vance Kiley
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Movie
as Easy Jarrett, Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
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Train to Alcatraz
1948 · Movie
as Hutch Hutchins
Marshal of Amarillo
1948 · Movie
as The Night Clerk
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 · Movie
as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Devil Ship
1947 · Movie
as Carl
Where the North Begins
1947 · Movie
as Jim Rockwell
