Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Acting

Birthday

1920/05/11

Day of death

1997/12/25 (77 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Bethune, Colorado, USA

Also know 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...Read more

Acting
Bonnie and Clyde
7.5

(1967) Bonnie and Clyde

as Frank Hamer

Mutiny
4.8

(1952) Mutiny

as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)

Shenandoah
6.9

(1965) Shenandoah

as Pastor Bjoerling

5 Card Stud
6.2

(1968) 5 Card Stud

as Sig Evers

The Alamo
7.1

(1960) The Alamo

as Thimblerig (the Gambler)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
7.8

(1962) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as Amos Carruthers

The Great Race
7.1

(1965) The Great Race

as Sheriff

Hawmps!
4.3

(1976) Hawmps!

as Col. Seymour Hawkins

The Rounders
5.5

(1965) The Rounders

as Bull

Maverick
6.9

(1994) Maverick

as Old Gambler on Riverboat

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7

(1964) Cheyenne Autumn

as Sen. Henry (uncredited)

Flame of Youth
0.0

(1949) Flame of Youth

as Lytz

The Left Handed Gun
6.0

(1958) The Left Handed Gun

as Ollinger

The Lonely Man
6.1

(1957) The Lonely Man

as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff

7th Cavalry
5.8

(1956) 7th Cavalry

as Dixon

The Man from Colorado
6.8

(1948) The Man from Colorado

as Easy Jarrett

Good Day for a Hanging
6.2

(1959) Good Day for a Hanging

as Deputy Ed Moore

Geronimo
5.4

(1962) Geronimo

as Senator Conrad

Million Dollar Pursuit
5.8

(1951) Million Dollar Pursuit

as Nick Algren

To Hell and Back
6.5

(1955) To Hell and Back

as Thompson

0.0

(1978) Once Upon a Starry Night

as Mad Jack

Please Murder Me
6.0

(1956) Please Murder Me

as Det. Lt. Bradley

The Horse Soldiers
7.0

(1959) The Horse Soldiers

as Jackie Jo

Return from Witch Mountain
5.9

(1978) Return from Witch Mountain

as Uncle Bene

0.0

(1979) When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

as Self

Rim of the Canyon
5.2

(1949) Rim of the Canyon

as Cash Collins (uncredited)

Drums in the Deep South
5.4

(1951) Drums in the Deep South

as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)

Fort Massacre
6.0

(1958) Fort Massacre

as Collins

Welcome to L.A.
5.2

(1976) Welcome to L.A.

as Carl Barber

Fort Vengeance
6.2

(1953) Fort Vengeance

as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)

Hog Wild
0.0

(1974) Hog Wild

as Dr. Larson

Legend of the Wild
5.0

(1981) Legend of the Wild

as Narrator (Voice)

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
5.3

(1997) The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

as Uncle Jesse Duke

6.0

(1948) Train to Alcatraz

as Hutch Hutchins

0.0

(1949) Streets of San Francisco

as Ed Quinn

Winterhawk
6.6

(1975) Winterhawk

as Arkansas

The Naked Hills
4.6

(1956) The Naked Hills

as Bert Killian / Narrator

Federal Agent at Large
4.8

(1950) Federal Agent at Large

as 'Jumpy' Jordan

Customs Agent
0.0

(1950) Customs Agent

as Al

Terrified
3.0

(1963) Terrified

as Sheriff Dixon

Incident at Phantom Hill
6.1

(1966) Incident at Phantom Hill

as 1st Hunter

Red Canyon
5.0

(1949) Red Canyon

as Hutch

Gun Duel In Durango
5.4

(1957) Gun Duel In Durango

as Ranger Captain

Welcome to Hard Times
5.0

(1967) Welcome to Hard Times

as Alfie - Stage Driver

Hills of Utah
0.0

(1951) Hills of Utah

as Bowie French

Marshal of Amarillo
0.0

(1948) Marshal of Amarillo

as The Night Clerk

The Legend of Hillbilly John
5.3

(1974) The Legend of Hillbilly John

as Grandpappy John

The Party Crashers
4.7

(1958) The Party Crashers

as Mr. Bickford

Mara of the Wilderness
2.0

(1965) Mara of the Wilderness

as Kelly

Gunpoint
6.0

(1966) Gunpoint

as Cap

Mail Order Bride
6.6

(1964) Mail Order Bride

as Preacher Pope

Cast a Long Shadow
6.4

(1959) Cast a Long Shadow

as Preacher Harrison

Hitched
6.0

(1971) Hitched

as Ben Barnstable

Home from the Hill
6.8

(1960) Home from the Hill

as Mr. Bradley

Oklahoma Annie
8.0

(1952) Oklahoma Annie

as Skip

Dynamite Pass
5.8

(1950) Dynamite Pass

as Henchman

Bandolero!
6.5

(1968) Bandolero!

as Muncie Carter

Ten Wanted Men
5.8

(1955) Ten Wanted Men

as ---

King of the Wild Stallions
6.0

(1959) King of the Wild Stallions

as MacGuire's Henchman

Cahill: United States Marshal
6.1

(1973) Cahill: United States Marshal

as Denver

Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
0.0

(1983) Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead

as Narrator

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
0.0

(1976) The Last of Mrs. Lincoln

as Senator Austin

Column South
6.0

(1953) Column South

as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)

Too Late for Tears
6.8

(1949) Too Late for Tears

as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)

Domino Kid
5.7

(1957) Domino Kid

as Bill Dragger

Desert Passage
4.2

(1952) Desert Passage

as Allen

Goldtown Ghost Riders
5.0

(1953) Goldtown Ghost Riders

as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)

Top Gun
6.0

(1955) Top Gun

as Hank Spencer (uncredited)

The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.6

(1947) The Guilt of Janet Ames

as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)

Drum Beat
6.0

(1954) Drum Beat

as Fairchild (uncredited)

The Lone Hand
5.2

(1953) The Lone Hand

as Regulator (uncredited)

The Command
6.2

(1954) The Command

as Infantryman (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
6.4

(1953) Gunsmoke

as Greasy (uncredited)

Devil Ship
6.0

(1947) Devil Ship

as Carl

I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
4.1

(1956) I Killed Wild Bill Hickok

as Jim Bailey

Murder or Mercy
0.0

(1974) Murder or Mercy

as Amos Champion

Escape to Witch Mountain
6.4

(1975) Escape to Witch Mountain

as Uncle Bene

Captain China
5.0

(1950) Captain China

as Steve

Rage at Dawn
6.1

(1955) Rage at Dawn

as Clint Reno

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
5.4

(1976) Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)

Yaqui Drums
0.0

(1956) Yaqui Drums

as Lefty Barr

The Flying Saucer
3.6

(1950) The Flying Saucer

as Turner

Tammy and the Millionaire
5.0

(1967) Tammy and the Millionaire

as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton

Texas Bad Man
0.0

(1953) Texas Bad Man

as Tench

El Paso
5.7

(1949) El Paso

as Vigilante (uncredited)

0.0

(1957) Destination 60,000

as Mickey Hill

Something Big
5.2

(1971) Something Big

as Junior Frisbee

Black Like Me
5.9

(1964) Black Like Me

as Man in pick-up truck

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
6.8

(1975) The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

as Ben as an Adult

Run for Cover
6.7

(1955) Run for Cover

as Harvey (uncredited)

Mean Justice
7.0

(1971) Mean Justice

as Tom Rawling

The Big Wheel
5.8

(1949) The Big Wheel

as Track Intern

The Boy from Oklahoma
5.2

(1954) The Boy from Oklahoma

as Bagley

Father and Scout
4.4

(1994) Father and Scout

as George Rosebrock

Johnny Guitar
7.4

(1954) Johnny Guitar

as Posseman (uncredited)

Singing Guns
5.8

(1950) Singing Guns

as Richards Henchman

Jet Pilot
5.4

(1957) Jet Pilot

as Mr. Simpson

Canyon Ambush
5.0

(1952) Canyon Ambush

as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)

The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
0.0

(1976) The Adventures of Frontier Fremont

as Old mountain man

Rough Riders of Durango
0.0

(1951) Rough Riders of Durango

as Henchman Lacey

The Old Frontier
0.0

(1950) The Old Frontier

as Henchman George

Fargo
6.5

(1952) Fargo

as Carey

Man from the Black Hills
0.0

(1952) Man from the Black Hills

as Glenn Hartley

The Maverick
0.0

(1952) The Maverick

as Bud Karnes

Guardian of the Wilderness
6.5

(1976) Guardian of the Wilderness

as Galen Clark

Where the North Begins
6.0

(1947) Where the North Begins

as Jim Rockwell

Hellfire
5.8

(1949) Hellfire

as Rex

Rebel City
5.0

(1953) Rebel City

as Greeley

Topeka
5.0

(1953) Topeka

as Jonas Bailey

Vigilante Terror
5.0

(1953) Vigilante Terror

as Henchman Sperry

Ride Clear of Diablo
5.8

(1954) Ride Clear of Diablo

as Reverend Moorehead

Bitter Heritage
0.0

(1958) Bitter Heritage

as Sam Wheeler

How Bugs Bunny Won the West
6.0

(1978) How Bugs Bunny Won the West

as Narrator

A Perilous Journey
4.0

(1953) A Perilous Journey

as Bartender

China Doll
6.8

(1958) China Doll

as Col. Wiley

Return to Mayberry
6.2

(1986) Return to Mayberry

as Briscoe Darling

6.0

(1992) John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

as Self

The Yellow Mountain
5.1

(1954) The Yellow Mountain

as (uncredited)

Delta Fever
0.0

(1987) Delta Fever

as Walt

Legend of the Northwest
6.0

(1978) Legend of the Northwest

as ---

The Man from Colorado
6.8

(1948) The Man from Colorado

as Easy Jarrett (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Briscoe Darling

L.A. Law
7.1

(1986) L.A. Law

as Harold Nordoff

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Eben Connors

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Gen. Mills

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as ---

Cain's Hundred
4.7

(1961) Cain's Hundred

as Chief Amos Trask

Bourbon Street Beat
5.0

(1959) Bourbon Street Beat

as ---

Kung Fu
7.6

(1972) Kung Fu

as ---

The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.4

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Uncle George

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

The Streets of San Francisco
7.0

(1972) The Streets of San Francisco

as ---

Cybill
5.8

(1995) Cybill

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Willie Calhoun

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Robert Crane

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as ---

Cannon
6.4

(1971) Cannon

as ---

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Stu Tillman

The Waltons
7.1

(1972) The Waltons

as ---

Dallas
6.8

(1978) Dallas

as Blackie Callahan

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

Cimarron Strip
5.0

(1967) Cimarron Strip

as ---

The Dukes
3.7

(1983) The Dukes

as Uncle Jesse (voice)

The Doris Day Show
5.0

(1968) The Doris Day Show

as Buck Webb

The High Chaparral
6.5

(1967) The High Chaparral

as General Warren

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Arthur Darner

Tammy
5.0

(1965) Tammy

as ---

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Pico Brown

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Ortho Wheeler

The Aquanauts
5.5

(1960) The Aquanauts

as Captain Leo Stohl

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as ---

The Gene Autry Show
4.2

(1950) The Gene Autry Show

as ---

Men Into Space
7.0

(1959) Men Into Space

as ---

Petrocelli
7.0

(1974) Petrocelli

as ---

Adventures of Superman
6.7

(1952) Adventures of Superman

as Emile Hatch

5.0

(1975) Karen

as ---

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as ---

Hondo
6.5

(1967) Hondo

as ---

National Velvet
7.5

(1960) National Velvet

as ---

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as ---

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as ---

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Dan Morgan

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.3

(1967) The Guns of Will Sonnett

as ---

Mr. Novak
6.5

(1963) Mr. Novak

as Brill

Law of the Plainsman
6.0

(1959) Law of the Plainsman

as Burke Carew

Riverboat
6.2

(1959) Riverboat

as Jim Bledsoe

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as ---

Wichita Town
4.2

(1959) Wichita Town

as ---

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as ---

Stagecoach West
6.0

(1960) Stagecoach West

as ---

The Manhunter
5.0

(1974) The Manhunter

as ---

Buffalo Bill, Jr.
5.0

(1955) Buffalo Bill Jr.

as ---

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as John Baker

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as ---

The Roy Rogers Show
6.4

(1951) The Roy Rogers Show

as ---

Grizzly Adams
7.0

(1977) Grizzly Adams

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as R. E. Lenger

I'm the Law
5.7

(1953) I'm the Law

as ---

Frontier
5.0

(1955) Frontier

as ---

The Adventures of Kit Carson
5.3

(1951) The Adventures of Kit Carson

as ---

26 Men
4.2

(1957) 26 Men

as ---

My Friend Flicka
5.7

(1955) My Friend Flicka

as Alec

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Ben Thompson

Hopalong Cassidy
5.2

(1952) Hopalong Cassidy

as ---

4.5

(1958) Jefferson Drum

as Bart Resdake

The Deputy
6.2

(1959) The Deputy

as Akins

Behind Closed Doors
0.0

(1958) Behind Closed Doors

as Roger Woodson

Channing
7.0

(1963) Channing

as Sam Riddle

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as ---

The Gene Autry Show
4.2

(1950) The Gene Autry Show

as Frank Blake

Casey Jones
5.5

(1957) Casey Jones

as Frank Reeder

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as Sheriff

Public Defender
6.0

(1954) Public Defender

as Tom Gayley

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as Chip Andrews

Fury
5.9

(1955) Fury

as Carter

The Lone Ranger
6.6

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Deputy French

The Dukes of Hazzard
7.3

(1979) The Dukes of Hazzard

as Jesse Duke

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Price Buchanan

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as Marshal Dave Leggert

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Hank Shinn

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as Cyrus Burton

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mr. Royal (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Mike Blocker

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Gus

The Lone Ranger
6.6

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Colby

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Haggen

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Aaron

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Pa

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Caleb

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Claudius

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Clab Chummer

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Caleb Nash

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dr. Henry S. Rand

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Judge Blent

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Cyrus Himes

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Jackson Sidemark

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Stayley Kircher

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Quimby

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Tom

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Seth Robson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Marshal Joe Sully

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Nat Sledge

State Trooper
5.0

(1956) State Trooper

as Mark Schmedler

How the West Was Won
6.9

(1977) How the West Was Won

as Sgt. Tripp

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Tom Quincy

Annie Oakley
5.2

(1954) Annie Oakley

as Dr. Barnes

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Tilden Stuart

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Emery Fillmore

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Frank Honer

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Walsh (uncredited)

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as John Hanson

What a Cartoon!
7.0

(1995) What a Cartoon!

as Podunk Possum (voice)

The Lone Ranger
6.6

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Stack

The Lone Ranger
6.6

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Deputy Allen

The Gene Autry Show
4.2

(1950) The Gene Autry Show

as Burr Ramsey

The Gene Autry Show
4.2

(1950) The Gene Autry Show

as Dodge Hartman

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Claude Roman

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Dr. Larson

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Pete Hollister

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.6

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Hoss Mackey

Wagon Train
6.3

(1957) Wagon Train

as Bragg

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Sheriff Ed

Public Defender
6.0

(1954) Public Defender

as George Hansen

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Amos Briggs (uncredited)

6.8

(1962) Empire

as Tom Rawling

The Texan
5.0

(1958) The Texan

as Houston Blackston

Annie Oakley
5.2

(1954) Annie Oakley

as Tom Malloy

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1

(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Titus Purcell

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Lester

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Charley

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Ben as an Adult (voice)

The Lone Wolf
7.0

(1954) The Lone Wolf

as Kargar

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
6.6

(1958) Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

as Braddock

Broken Arrow
5.0

(1956) Broken Arrow

as Fred Graf