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Denver Pyle

Known for: Acting

Born 11/05/1920

Died 1997-12-25

Place of birth Bethune, 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. CLR

Filmography

Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Robert Crane

1957

Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Jackson Sidemark

1957

Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Tom Quincy

1957

Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Tilden Stuart

1957

Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Emery Fillmore

1957

Series ★ 7,7

Perry Mason

Frank Honer

1957

Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Eric Springer

1977

Series ★ 6,3

Lassie

Mr. Madden

1954

Series ★ 7,5

Murder, She Wrote

Eben Connors

1984

Series ★ 6,9

Dallas

Blackie Callahan

1978

Series ★ 7,1

The Rifleman

1958

Series ★ 7,6

The Andy Griffith Show

Briscoe Darling

1960

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Price Buchanan

1959

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Claude Roman

1959

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Sheriff Ed

1959

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Marcus Caldwell

1959

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Theodore 'Ted' Hackett

1959

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Sheriff Tom Stedman

1959

Series ★ 7,5

Bonanza

Warden

1959

Series ★ 6,9

Maverick

Jerry O'Brien

1957

Series ★ 6,6

Wagon Train

Bragg

1957

Series ★ 6,6

Wagon Train

1957

Series ★ 7,6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Uncle George

1961

Series ★ 7,2

The Waltons

Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin

1972

Series ★ 6,5

The Virginian

Pico Brown

1962

Series ★ 7,1

L.A. Law

Harold Nordoff

1986

Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Stu Tillman

1959

Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Pete Hollister

1957

Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Clay Sommers

1957

Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

McKay

1957

Series ★ 7,3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Advent

1957

Series ★ 7,2

Rawhide

John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade

1959

Series ★ 6,1

Cheyenne

Cyrus Burton

1955

Series ★ 6,1

Cheyenne

John Hanson

1955

Series ★ 6,1

Cheyenne

Nate Weyland

1955

Series ★ 5,7

Dr. Kildare

R. E. Lenger

1961

Series ★ 5,8

Lawman

Glen Folsom

1958

Series ★ 5,8

Lawman

Sam Brackett

1958