Denver Pyle

Also Known As: Denver Dell Pyle, دِنور پایل

Biography: 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

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Bethune, Colorado, USA

Birthday: May 11, 1920

Deathday: December 25, 1997

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Bonnie and Clyde
Mutiny
Shenandoah
5 Card Stud
The Alamo
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Great Race
Hawmps!
The Rounders
Maverick
Cheyenne Autumn
Flame of Youth
The Left Handed Gun
The Lonely Man
7th Cavalry
The Man from Colorado
Good Day for a Hanging
Geronimo
Million Dollar Pursuit
To Hell and Back
Once Upon a Starry Night
Please Murder Me
The Horse Soldiers
Return from Witch Mountain
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Rim of the Canyon
Drums in the Deep South
Fort Massacre
Welcome to L.A.
Fort Vengeance
Hog Wild
Legend of the Wild
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Train to Alcatraz
Streets of San Francisco
Winterhawk
The Naked Hills
Federal Agent at Large
Customs Agent
Terrified
Incident at Phantom Hill
Red Canyon
Gun Duel In Durango
Welcome to Hard Times
Hills of Utah
Marshal of Amarillo
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Party Crashers
Mara of the Wilderness
Gunpoint
Mail Order Bride
Cast a Long Shadow
Hitched
Home from the Hill
Oklahoma Annie
Dynamite Pass
Bandolero!
Ten Wanted Men
King of the Wild Stallions
Cahill: United States Marshal
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Column South
Too Late for Tears
Domino Kid
Desert Passage
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Top Gun
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Drum Beat
The Lone Hand
The Command
Gunsmoke
Devil Ship
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Murder or Mercy
Escape to Witch Mountain
Captain China
Rage at Dawn
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Yaqui Drums
The Flying Saucer
Tammy and the Millionaire
Texas Bad Man
El Paso
Destination 60,000
Something Big
Black Like Me
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Run for Cover
Mean Justice
The Big Wheel
The Boy from Oklahoma
Father and Scout
Johnny Guitar
Singing Guns
Jet Pilot
Canyon Ambush
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
Rough Riders of Durango
The Old Frontier
Fargo
Man from the Black Hills
The Maverick
Guardian of the Wilderness
Where the North Begins
Hellfire
Rebel City
Topeka
Vigilante Terror
Ride Clear of Diablo
Bitter Heritage
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
A Perilous Journey
China Doll
Return to Mayberry
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
The Yellow Mountain
Delta Fever
Legend of the Northwest
The Man from Colorado