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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 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
Movies (Cast)
Johnny Guitar
Maverick
Gunpoint
7th Cavalry
Red Canyon
Drum Beat
Winterhawk
Hellfire
Something Big
The Great Race
Shenandoah
Rebel City
Singing Guns
Jet Pilot
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Command
Captain China
Vigilante Terror
Cahill: United States Marshal
China Doll
Top Gun
The Alamo
Bandolero!
Cheyenne Autumn
Domino Kid
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Rage at Dawn
Fort Vengeance
To Hell and Back
El Paso
Topeka
Dynamite Pass
Bonnie and Clyde
Gunsmoke
Desert Passage
Fort Massacre
The Horse Soldiers
Geronimo
The Left Handed Gun
The Lonely Man
Guardian of the Wilderness
The Boy from Oklahoma
Hawmps!
Ride Clear of Diablo
Million Dollar Pursuit
Hitched
Oklahoma Annie
Gun Duel in Durango
5 Card Stud
Please Murder Me
The Lone Hand
Welcome to Hard Times
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Home from the Hill
King of the Wild Stallions
Incident at Phantom Hill
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
Train to Alcatraz
Black Like Me
Tammy and the Millionaire
Ten Wanted Men
Cast a Long Shadow
Run for Cover
Too Late for Tears
Column South
Where the North Begins
The Guilt of Janet Ames
A Perilous Journey
The Yellow Mountain
The Party Crashers
Good Day for a Hanging
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Flying Saucer
Legend of the Wild
Mutiny
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Terrified
Escape to Witch Mountain
Legend of the Northwest
The Big Wheel
Father and Scout
Welcome to L.A.
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Mail Order Bride
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson