Denver Pyle
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1920, Bethune, Colorado, USA
- Died
- December 25, 1997
- Movies
- 121
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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 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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1997 | The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! | Uncle Jesse Duke |
| 1994 | Father and Scout | George Rosebrock |
| 1994 | Maverick | Old Gambler on Riverboat |
| 1992 | John Wayne's 'The Alamo' | Self |
| 1987 | Delta Fever | Walt |
| 1986 | Return to Mayberry | Briscoe Darling |
| 1983 | Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead | Narrator |
| 1981 | Legend of the Wild | Narrator (Voice) |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self |
| 1978 | Once Upon a Starry Night | Mad Jack |
| 1978 | How Bugs Bunny Won the West | Narrator |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain | Uncle Bene |
| 1978 | Legend of the Northwest | Abner |
| 1976 | Guardian of the Wilderness | Galen Clark |
| 1976 | Welcome to L.A. | Carl Barber |
| 1976 | The Last of Mrs. Lincoln | Senator Austin |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | The Indian Agent (McLaughlin) |
| 1976 | Hawmps! | Col. Seymour Hawkins |
| 1976 | The Adventures of Frontier Fremont | Old mountain man |
| 1975 | Winterhawk | Arkansas |
| 1975 | The Boy Who Talked to Badgers | Ben as an Adult |
| 1975 | Death Among Friends | Morgan |
| 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Uncle Bene |
| 1974 | Murder or Mercy | Amos Champion |
| 1974 | The Legend of Hillbilly John | Grandpappy John |
| 1974 | Hog Wild | Dr. Larson |
| 1973 | Cahill: United States Marshal | Denver |
| 1973 | Hitched | Ben Barnstable |
| 1971 | Something Big | Junior Frisbee |
| 1971 | Mean Justice | Tom Rawling |
| 1968 | 5 Card Stud | Sig Evers |
| 1968 | Bandolero! | Muncie Carter |
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Frank Hamer |
| 1967 | Tammy and the Millionaire | Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton |
| 1967 | Welcome to Hard Times | Alfie - Stage Driver |
| 1966 | Incident at Phantom Hill | 1st Hunter |
| 1966 | Gunpoint | Cap |
| 1965 | Mara of the Wilderness | Kelly |
| 1965 | The Great Race | Sheriff |
| 1965 | Shenandoah | Pastor Bjoerling |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Bull |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn | Sen. Henry (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Black Like Me | Man in pick-up truck |
| 1964 | Mail Order Bride | Preacher Pope |
| 1963 | Terrified | Sheriff Dixon |
| 1962 | Geronimo | Senator Conrad |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Amos Carruthers |
| 1960 | The Alamo | Thimblerig (the Gambler) |
| 1960 | Home from the Hill | Mr. Bradley |
| 1959 | Cast a Long Shadow | Preacher Harrison |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Jackie Jo |
| 1959 | King of the Wild Stallions | MacGuire's Henchman |
| 1959 | Good Day for a Hanging | Deputy Ed Moore |
| 1958 | The Party Crashers | Mr. Bickford |
| 1958 | Bitter Heritage | Sam Wheeler |
| 1958 | China Doll | Col. Wiley |
| 1958 | Fort Massacre | Collins |
| 1958 | The Left Handed Gun | Ollinger |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot | Mr. Simpson |
| 1957 | Domino Kid | Bill Dragger |
| 1957 | The Lonely Man | Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff |
| 1957 | Destination 60,000 | Mickey Hill |
| 1957 | Gun Duel in Durango | Ranger Captain |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry | Dixon |
| 1956 | Yaqui Drums | Lefty Barr |
| 1956 | The Naked Hills | Bert Killian / Narrator |
| 1956 | I Killed Wild Bill Hickok | Jim Bailey |
| 1956 | Please Murder Me | Det. Lt. Bradley |
| 1955 | Top Gun | Hank Spencer (uncredited) |
| 1955 | To Hell and Back | Thompson |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Harvey |
| 1955 | Rage at Dawn | Clint Reno |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men | |
| 1954 | The Yellow Mountain | (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Drum Beat | Fairchild (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Posseman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma | Bagley |
| 1954 | The Command | Infantryman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Ride Clear of Diablo | Reverend Moorehead |
| 1953 | Texas Bad Man | Tench |
| 1953 | Vigilante Terror | Henchman Sperry |
| 1953 | Topeka | Jonas Bailey |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | Regulator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Column South | Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Goldtown Ghost Riders | Bernie Malloy (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Rebel City | Greeley |
| 1953 | Gunsmoke | Greasy (uncredited) |
| 1953 | A Perilous Journey | Bartender |
| 1953 | Fort Vengeance | Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Maverick | Bud Karnes |
| 1952 | Canyon Ambush | Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only) |
| 1952 | Fargo | Carey |
| 1952 | Desert Passage | Allen |
| 1952 | Man from the Black Hills | Glenn Hartley |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Skip |
| 1952 | Mutiny | Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Hills of Utah | Bowie French |
| 1951 | Drums in the Deep South | Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit | Nick Algren |
| 1951 | Rough Riders of Durango | Henchman Lacey |
| 1950 | The Old Frontier | Henchman George |
| 1950 | Customs Agent | Al |
| 1950 | Dynamite Pass | Henchman |
| 1950 | Federal Agent at Large | 'Jumpy' Jordan |
| 1950 | Singing Guns | Richards Henchman |
| 1950 | Captain China | Steve |
| 1950 | The Flying Saucer | Turner |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Track Intern |
| 1949 | Flame of Youth | Lytz |
| 1949 | Too Late for Tears | Young Man at Union Station (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Rim of the Canyon | Cash Collins (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Hellfire | Rex |
| 1949 | Red Canyon | Hutch |
| 1949 | Streets of San Francisco | Ed Quinn |
| 1949 | El Paso | Vigilante (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Easy Jarrett, Easy Jarrett (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Marshal of Amarillo | The Night Clerk |
| 1948 | Train to Alcatraz | Hutch Hutchins |
| 1947 | Where the North Begins | Jim Rockwell |
| 1947 | Devil Ship | Carl |
| 1947 | The Guilt of Janet Ames | Man in Opening Scene (uncredited) |
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