Denver Pyle

Known for ActingBorn 1920-05-11Died 1997-12-25Bethune, 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. CLRRead more

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Once Upon a Starry Night

The Adventures of Frontier Fremont

Murder or Mercy

The Great Adventure

Destination 60,000

Customs Agent

The Old Frontier

Flame of Youth

Delta Fever

Yaqui Drums

Man from the Black Hills

The Maverick

Hills of Utah

Streets of San Francisco

Marshal of Amarillo

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

National Velvet

Oklahoma Annie

The Twilight Zone

Arrest and Trial

Hog Wild

Tammy

Bitter Heritage

Behind Closed Doors

The Lone Wolf

Texas Bad Man

What a Cartoon!

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Kung Fu

Murder, She Wrote

Perry Mason

The Andy Griffith Show

The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Bonnie and Clyde

Train to Alcatraz

Channing

Bonanza

Hitched

Frontier

Men Into Space

Where the North Begins

Mr. Novak

Johnny Guitar

Petrocelli

Law of the Plainsman

Have Gun, Will Travel