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Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Known for ActingBorn 1920-05-11Died 1997-12-25Bethune, 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. CLRRead more

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Once Upon a Starry Night
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Once Upon a Starry Night

1978 · Movie

The Adventures of Frontier Fremont10.0
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The Adventures of Frontier Fremont

1976 · Movie

Murder or Mercy10.0
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Murder or Mercy

1974 · Movie

The Great Adventure10.0
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The Great Adventure

1963 · Series

Destination 60,000
10.0
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Destination 60,000

1957 · Movie

Customs Agent10.0
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Customs Agent

1950 · Movie

The Old Frontier10.0
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The Old Frontier

1950 · Movie

Flame of Youth10.0
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Flame of Youth

1949 · Movie

Delta Fever9.0
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Delta Fever

1987 · Movie

Yaqui Drums9.0
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Yaqui Drums

1956 · Movie

Man from the Black Hills9.0
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Man from the Black Hills

1952 · Movie

The Maverick9.0
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The Maverick

1952 · Movie

Hills of Utah9.0
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Hills of Utah

1951 · Movie

Streets of San Francisco
9.0
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Streets of San Francisco

1949 · Movie

Marshal of Amarillo9.0
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Marshal of Amarillo

1948 · Movie

National Velvet8.8
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National Velvet

1960 · Series

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
8.3
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1992 · Movie

Oklahoma Annie8.7
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Oklahoma Annie

1952 · Movie

The Twilight Zone8.5
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The Twilight Zone

1959 · Series

Hog Wild8.0
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Hog Wild

1974 · Movie

Tammy8.0
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Tammy

1965 · Series

Bitter Heritage8.0
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Bitter Heritage

1958 · Movie

Behind Closed Doors8.0
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1958 · Series

The Lone Wolf8.0
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The Lone Wolf

1954 · Series

Texas Bad Man8.0
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Texas Bad Man

1953 · Movie

The Wonderful World of Disney7.9
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1954 · Series

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance7.8
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 · Movie

Kung Fu7.7
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Kung Fu

1972 · Series

What a Cartoon!7.4
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1995 · Series

Murder, She Wrote7.5
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1984 · Series

Perry Mason7.7
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Perry Mason

1957 · Series

The Andy Griffith Show7.6
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The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Series

The Dick Van Dyke Show7.6
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1961 · Series

Bonnie and Clyde7.5
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Bonnie and Clyde

1967 · Movie

Channing7.5
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Channing

1963 · Series

Bonanza7.5
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Bonanza

1959 · Series

The Dukes of Hazzard7.3
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The Dukes of Hazzard

1979 · Series

Hitched7.3
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Hitched

1973 · Movie

Frontier7.5
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1955 · Series

Men Into Space7.4
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Men Into Space

1959 · Series

Train to Alcatraz
7.5
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Train to Alcatraz

1948 · Movie

Where the North Begins7.5
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Where the North Begins

1947 · Movie

Mr. Novak7.3
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Mr. Novak

1963 · Series

Petrocelli7.2
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Petrocelli

1974 · Series

L.A. Law7.1
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L.A. Law

1986 · Series

Johnny Guitar7.4
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Johnny Guitar

1954 · Movie

Law of the Plainsman7.3
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Law of the Plainsman

1959 · Series

The Waltons7.2
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The Waltons

1972 · Series