
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
Movies & web series
Once Upon a Starry Night
★ 10.0View details →
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978 · Movie
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The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976 · Movie
★ 10.0View details →
Murder or Mercy
1974 · Movie
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The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
Destination 60,000
★ 10.0View details →
Destination 60,000
1957 · Movie
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Customs Agent
1950 · Movie
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The Old Frontier
1950 · Movie
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Flame of Youth
1949 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Delta Fever
1987 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Yaqui Drums
1956 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Man from the Black Hills
1952 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
The Maverick
1952 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Hills of Utah
1951 · Movie
Streets of San Francisco
★ 9.0View details →
Streets of San Francisco
1949 · Movie
★ 9.0View details →
Marshal of Amarillo
1948 · Movie
★ 8.8View details →
National Velvet
1960 · Series
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
★ 8.3View details →
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Movie
★ 8.7View details →
Oklahoma Annie
1952 · Movie
★ 8.5View details →
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
★ 8.0View details →
Hog Wild
1974 · Movie
★ 8.0View details →
Tammy
1965 · Series
★ 8.0View details →
Bitter Heritage
1958 · Movie
★ 8.0View details →
Behind Closed Doors
1958 · Series
★ 8.0View details →
The Lone Wolf
1954 · Series
★ 8.0View details →
Texas Bad Man
1953 · Movie
★ 7.8View details →
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Movie
★ 7.9View details →
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
★ 7.7View details →
Kung Fu
1972 · Series
★ 7.4View details →
What a Cartoon!
1995 · Series
★ 7.5View details →
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
★ 7.7View details →
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
★ 7.6View details →
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Series
★ 7.6View details →
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
★ 7.5View details →
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 · Movie
★ 7.3View details →
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · Series
★ 7.5View details →
Channing
1963 · Series
★ 7.5View details →
Bonanza
1959 · Series
★ 7.3View details →
Hitched
1973 · Movie
★ 7.5View details →
Frontier
1955 · Series
★ 7.4View details →
Men Into Space
1959 · Series
Train to Alcatraz
★ 7.5View details →
Train to Alcatraz
1948 · Movie
★ 7.5View details →
Where the North Begins
1947 · Movie
★ 7.3View details →
Mr. Novak
1963 · Series
★ 7.2View details →
Petrocelli
1974 · Series
★ 7.1View details →
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
★ 7.2View details →
Grizzly Adams
1977 · Series
★ 7.4View details →
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Movie
★ 7.3View details →
Law of the Plainsman
1959 · Series