8.0
8.0
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Skip
Denver Pyle
Also known as: Denver Dell Pyle
Acting
Born:May 11, 1920
Died:December 25, 1997(aged 77)
Birthplace:Bethune, Colorado, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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 (112 movies)
7.8
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Amos Carruthers
7.5
7.5
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
as Frank Hamer
7.1
7.1
The Great Race
1965
as Sheriff
7.1
7.1
The Alamo
1960
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
7.0
7.0
Mean Justice
1971
as Tom Rawling
6.9
6.9
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Jackie Jo
6.9
6.9
Shenandoah
1965
as Pastor Bjoerling
6.9
6.9
Maverick
1994
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
6.8
6.8
Too Late for Tears
1949
as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
China Doll
1958
as Col. Wiley
6.7
6.7
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Easy Jarrett
6.6
6.6
Run for Cover
1955
as Harvey (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
To Hell and Back
1955
as Thompson
6.6
6.6
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Preacher Pope
6.5
6.5
Bandolero!
1968
as Muncie Carter
6.5
6.5
Winterhawk
1975
as Arkansas
6.5
6.5
Guardian of the Wilderness
1976
as Galen Clark
6.5
6.5
Fargo
1952
as Carey
6.4
6.4
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Uncle Bene
6.4
6.4
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
as Preacher Harrison
6.4
6.4
Gunsmoke
1953
as Greasy (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Return to Mayberry
1986
as Briscoe Darling
6.2
6.2
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
as Deputy Ed Moore
6.2
6.2
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
1975
as Ben as an Adult
6.2
6.2
The Command
1954
as Infantryman (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
5 Card Stud
1968
as Sig Evers
6.1
6.1
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
as 1st Hunter
6.1
6.1
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Clint Reno
6.1
6.1
Fort Massacre
1958
as Collins
6.1
6.1
The Left Handed Gun
1958
as Ollinger
6.1
6.1
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Denver
6.1
6.1
Hellfire
1949
as Rex
6.0
6.0
Hitched
1973
as Ben Barnstable
6.0
6.0
Devil Ship
1947
as Carl
6.0
6.0
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
1978
as Narrator
6.0
6.0
Where the North Begins
1947
as Jim Rockwell
6.0
6.0
King of the Wild Stallions
1959
as MacGuire's Henchman
6.0
6.0
Legend of the Northwest
1978
6.0
6.0
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Hutch Hutchins
6.0
6.0
Column South
1953
as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Singing Guns
1950
as Richards Henchman
5.9
5.9
The Lonely Man
1957
as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
5.9
5.9
Dynamite Pass
1950
as Henchman
5.9
5.9
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
as Uncle Bene
5.9
5.9
Black Like Me
1964
as Man in pick-up truck
5.9
5.9
Gunpoint
1966
as Cap
5.9
5.9
Top Gun
1955
as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Please Murder Me
1956
as Det. Lt. Bradley
5.8
5.8
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
as Reverend Moorehead
5.8
5.8
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951
as Nick Algren
5.7
5.7
El Paso
1949
as Vigilante (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
7th Cavalry
1956
as Dixon
5.7
5.7
Domino Kid
1957
as Bill Dragger
5.6
5.6
The Lone Hand
1953
as Regulator (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Rounders
1965
as Bull
5.4
5.4
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Ranger Captain
5.4
5.4
Geronimo
1962
as Senator Conrad
5.4
5.4
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
5.4
5.4
Jet Pilot
1957
as Mr. Simpson
5.3
5.3
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
as Grandpappy John
5.2
5.2
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Bagley
5.2
5.2
The Yellow Mountain
1954
as (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
The Big Wheel
1949
as Track Intern
5.2
5.2
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
1997
as Uncle Jesse Duke
5.1
5.1
Something Big
1971
as Junior Frisbee
5.0
5.0
Canyon Ambush
1952
as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
5.0
5.0
Rebel City
1953
as Greeley
5.0
5.0
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953
as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Red Canyon
1949
as Hutch
5.0
5.0
Drums in the Deep South
1951
as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Legend of the Wild
1981
as Narrator (Voice)
5.0
5.0
Vigilante Terror
1953
as Henchman Sperry
5.0
5.0
Tammy and the Millionaire
1967
as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
5.0
5.0
Topeka
1953
as Jonas Bailey
4.8
4.8
Welcome to Hard Times
1967
as Alfie - Stage Driver
4.8
4.8
Welcome to L.A.
1976
as Carl Barber
4.8
4.8
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as 'Jumpy' Jordan
4.8
4.8
Mutiny
1952
as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
The Party Crashers
1958
as Mr. Bickford
4.6
4.6
Captain China
1950
as Steve
4.6
4.6
The Naked Hills
1956
as Bert Killian / Narrator
4.4
4.4
Rim of the Canyon
1949
as Cash Collins (uncredited)
4.4
4.4
Father and Scout
1994
as George Rosebrock
4.3
4.3
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
1956
as Jim Bailey
4.3
4.3
Hawmps!
1976
as Col. Seymour Hawkins
4.2
4.2
Desert Passage
1952
as Allen
3.8
3.8
A Perilous Journey
1953
as Bartender
3.6
3.6
The Flying Saucer
1950
as Turner
3.0
3.0
Terrified
1963
as Sheriff Dixon
2.0
2.0
Mara of the Wilderness
1965
as Kelly
Texas Bad Man
1953
as Tench
Hills of Utah
1951
as Bowie French
Customs Agent
1950
as Al
Streets of San Francisco
1949
as Ed Quinn
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976
as Senator Austin
Murder or Mercy
1974
as Amos Champion
Rough Riders of Durango
1951
as Henchman Lacey
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
1976
as Old mountain man
Yaqui Drums
1956
as Lefty Barr
Destination 60,000
1957
as Mickey Hill
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as The Night Clerk
The Maverick
1952
as Bud Karnes
Man from the Black Hills
1952
as Glenn Hartley
The Old Frontier
1950
as Henchman George
Bitter Heritage
1958
as Sam Wheeler
Delta Fever
1987
as Walt
Hog Wild
1974
as Dr. Larson
Flame of Youth
1949
as Lytz
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978
as Mad Jack
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
1983
as Narrator
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