Denver Pyle

Acting

Born May 11, 1920

From Bethune, Colorado, USA

Died Dec 25, 1997

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

Denver Pyle

Known For

Maverick

Bonnie and Clyde

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Bandolero!

The Alamo

The Great Race

The Horse Soldiers

Please Murder Me

Johnny Guitar

Shenandoah

Filmography — Acting

Maverick

Bonnie and Clyde

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Bandolero!

The Alamo

The Great Race

The Horse Soldiers

Please Murder Me

Johnny Guitar

Shenandoah

Cheyenne Autumn

The Lonely Man

Escape to Witch Mountain

To Hell and Back

Home from the Hill

The Left Handed Gun

Geronimo

Gunpoint

5 Card Stud

Hellfire

The Command

Ten Wanted Men

The Rounders

Drum Beat

Cahill: United States Marshal

Return from Witch Mountain

Hitched

The Yellow Mountain

Incident at Phantom Hill

Winterhawk

Return to Mayberry

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Jet Pilot

Top Gun

Rage at Dawn

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Gunsmoke

China Doll

Domino Kid

Drums in the Deep South

Run for Cover

Mutiny

Welcome to Hard Times

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

Welcome to L.A.

Something Big

El Paso

Singing Guns

Fort Massacre

Cast a Long Shadow

Good Day for a Hanging

Too Late for Tears

Ride Clear of Diablo

The Guilt of Janet Ames

7th Cavalry

Man from the Black Hills

Hawmps!

Hog Wild

Fort Vengeance

The Man from Colorado

Father and Scout

Red Canyon

The Lone Hand

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Topeka

Delta Fever

Murder or Mercy