Bonnie and Clyde1967
As Frank Hamer
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Denver Pyle
Born
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 (121)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
As Amos Carruthers
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Shenandoah1965
As Pastor Bjoerling
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Maverick1994
As Old Gambler on Riverboat
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Alamo1960
As Thimblerig (the Gambler)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Run for Cover1955
As Harvey
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Great Race1965
As Sheriff
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Horse Soldiers1959
As Jackie Jo
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Bandolero!1968
As Muncie Carter
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cheyenne Autumn1964
As Sen. Henry (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Johnny Guitar1954
As Posseman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Escape to Witch Mountain1975
As Uncle Bene
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Cahill: United States Marshal1973
As Denver
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Return from Witch Mountain1978
As Uncle Bene
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Home from the Hill1960
As Mr. Bradley
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Ten Wanted Men1955
TMDb 5.9 / 10
5 Card Stud1968
As Sig Evers
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Something Big1971
As Junior Frisbee
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Rounders1965
As Bull
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Left Handed Gun1958
As Ollinger
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson1976
As The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Geronimo1962
As Senator Conrad
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Lonely Man1957
As Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
TMDb 6.1 / 10
To Hell and Back1955
As Thompson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Incident at Phantom Hill1966
As 1st Hunter
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Jet Pilot1957
As Mr. Simpson
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Delta Fever1987
As Walt
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Mail Order Bride1964
As Preacher Pope
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Good Day for a Hanging1959
As Deputy Ed Moore
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Devil Ship1947
As Carl
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rage at Dawn1955
As Clint Reno
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Lone Hand1953
As Regulator (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Please Murder Me1956
As Det. Lt. Bradley
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Too Late for Tears1949
As Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Fort Massacre1958
As Collins
TMDb 6.2 / 10
7th Cavalry1956
As Dixon
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Man from Colorado1948
As Easy Jarrett, Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Terrified1963
As Sheriff Dixon
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Ride Clear of Diablo1954
As Reverend Moorehead
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Welcome to Hard Times1967
As Alfie - Stage Driver
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Flying Saucer1950
As Turner
TMDb 3.9 / 10
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!1997
As Uncle Jesse Duke
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Drum Beat1954
As Fairchild (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Gunsmoke1953
As Greasy (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Column South1953
As Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Drums in the Deep South1951
As Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Gunpoint1966
As Cap
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Cast a Long Shadow1959
As Preacher Harrison
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Maverick1952
As Bud Karnes
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Legend of Hillbilly John1974
As Grandpappy John
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Red Canyon1949
As Hutch
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Yellow Mountain1954
As (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Command1954
As Infantryman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Welcome to L.A.1976
As Carl Barber
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Rebel City1953
As Greeley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Singing Guns1950
As Richards Henchman
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hog Wild1974
As Dr. Larson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Father and Scout1994
As George Rosebrock
TMDb 4.8 / 10
China Doll1958
As Col. Wiley
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Fort Vengeance1953
As Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mutiny1952
As Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Return to Mayberry1986
As Briscoe Darling
TMDb 6.2 / 10
El Paso1949
As Vigilante (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Naked Hills1956
As Bert Killian / Narrator
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Big Wheel1949
As Track Intern
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Boy from Oklahoma1954
As Bagley
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Gun Duel in Durango1957
As Ranger Captain
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Winterhawk1975
As Arkansas
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hills of Utah1951
As Bowie French
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Mara of the Wilderness1965
As Kelly
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Top Gun1955
As Hank Spencer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
How Bugs Bunny Won the West1978
As Narrator
TMDb 6.6 / 10
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion1979
As Self
King of the Wild Stallions1959
As MacGuire's Henchman
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Guilt of Janet Ames1947
As Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers1975
As Ben as an Adult
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Murder or Mercy1974
As Amos Champion
TMDb 10.0 / 10
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok1956
As Jim Bailey
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Fargo1952
As Carey
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Once Upon a Starry Night
Once Upon a Starry Night1978
As Mad Jack
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Black Like Me1964
As Man in pick-up truck
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Captain China1950
As Steve
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Marshal of Amarillo1948
As The Night Clerk
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Hitched1973
As Ben Barnstable
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Rim of the Canyon1949
As Cash Collins (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Federal Agent at Large1950
As 'Jumpy' Jordan
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Hellfire1949
As Rex
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont1976
As Old mountain man
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Guardian of the Wilderness1976
As Galen Clark
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hawmps!1976
As Col. Seymour Hawkins
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln1976
As Senator Austin
Legend of the Wild1981
As Narrator (Voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Streets of San Francisco
Streets of San Francisco1949
As Ed Quinn
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Death Among Friends1975
As Morgan
TMDb 4.9 / 10
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992
As Self
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Yaqui Drums1956
As Lefty Barr
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Topeka1953
As Jonas Bailey
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tammy and the Millionaire1967
As Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Legend of the Northwest1978
As Abner
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Domino Kid1957
As Bill Dragger
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Customs Agent1950
As Al
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Perilous Journey1953
As Bartender
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Dynamite Pass1950
As Henchman
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Vigilante Terror1953
As Henchman Sperry
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Desert Passage1952
As Allen
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Party Crashers1958
As Mr. Bickford
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Oklahoma Annie1952
As Skip
TMDb 8.7 / 10
Bitter Heritage1958
As Sam Wheeler
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Man from the Black Hills1952
As Glenn Hartley
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Million Dollar Pursuit1951
As Nick Algren
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Train to Alcatraz
Train to Alcatraz1948
As Hutch Hutchins
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Mean Justice1971
As Tom Rawling
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Goldtown Ghost Riders1953
As Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Old Frontier1950
As Henchman George
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Canyon Ambush1952
As Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Texas Bad Man1953
As Tench
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Where the North Begins1947
As Jim Rockwell
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Flame of Youth1949
As Lytz
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Rough Riders of Durango1951
As Henchman Lacey
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Destination 60,000
Destination 60,0001957
As Mickey Hill
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead1983
As Narrator
Filmography and biography: TMDb