Actor

Denver Pyle

May 11, 1920 · Bethune, Colorado, USA

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.

Notable work

7.5
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
as Frank Hamer
6.9
Maverick (1994)
as Old Gambler on Riverboat
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Amos Carruthers
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Stu Tillman
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Price Buchanan and as Claude Roman and as Sheriff Ed and as Marcus Caldwell and as Theodore 'Ted' Hackett and as Sheriff Tom Stedman and as Warden
7.4
Johnny Guitar (1954)
as Posseman (uncredited)
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Eben Connors
7.1
The Alamo (1960)
as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
7.1
The Great Race (1965)
as Sheriff
7.4
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
as Jesse Duke

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