Cast & creator
Denver Pyle
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
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
Also known as: Denver Dell Pyle, دِنور پایل, Denver D. Pyle
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film credits
192
television credits
313
1947–1997 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (314)
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Perry Mason
Robert Crane
1957Perry Mason
Jackson Sidemark
1957Perry Mason
Tom Quincy
1957Perry Mason
Tilden Stuart
1957Perry Mason
Emery Fillmore
1957Perry Mason
Frank Honer
1957
Bonanza
Price Buchanan
1959Bonanza
Claude Roman
1959Bonanza
Sheriff Ed
1959Bonanza
Marcus Caldwell
1959Bonanza
Theodore 'Ted' Hackett
1959Bonanza
Sheriff Tom Stedman
1959Bonanza
Warden
1959
The Love Boat
Eric Springer
1977
Murder, She Wrote
Eben Connors
1984
Dallas
Blackie Callahan
1978
The Andy Griffith Show
Briscoe Darling
1960
Wagon Train
Bragg
1957Wagon Train
1957
L.A. Law
Harold Nordoff
1986
Maverick
Jerry O'Brien
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Pete Hollister
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Clay Sommers
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
McKay
1957Have Gun, Will Travel
Advent
1957
The Waltons
Cousin Homer Lee Baldwin
1972
The Rifleman
1958
Cannon
Sheriff Hogsett
1971
Lassie
Mr. Madden
1954
Dr. Kildare
R. E. Lenger
1961
The Virginian
Pico Brown
1962
The Twilight Zone
Stu Tillman
1959
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Uncle George
1961
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Ben Thompson
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Hoss Mackey
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Oliver Tittle
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Dobie Jenner
1955
Ben Casey
Dallas Hopewell
1961
Rawhide
John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
1959
Cheyenne
Cyrus Burton
1955Cheyenne
John Hanson
1955Cheyenne
Nate Weyland
1955
Route 66
Father Prior
1960Route 66
Joe Wylie
1960
The Lone Ranger
Deputy French
1949The Lone Ranger
Colby
1949The Lone Ranger
Stack
1949The Lone Ranger
Deputy Allen
1949The Lone Ranger
Grayson
1949The Lone Ranger
Arley McQueen
1949The Lone Ranger
Vance Kiley
1949
Lawman
Glen Folsom
1958Lawman
Sam Brackett
1958
Barnaby Jones
Stayley Kircher
1973
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
John Baker
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Marshal Quimby
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Tom
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Seth Robson
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joe Sully
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Nat Sledge
1956
The Doris Day Show
Buck Webb
1968The Doris Day Show
Director
1968
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Titus Purcell
1964
Gunsmoke
Willie Calhoun
1955Gunsmoke
Hank Shinn
1955Gunsmoke
Mike Blocker
1955Gunsmoke
Gus
1955Gunsmoke
Aaron
1955Gunsmoke
Haggen
1955Gunsmoke
Pa
1955Gunsmoke
Claudius
1955Gunsmoke
Caleb
1955Gunsmoke
Clab Chummer
1955Gunsmoke
Caleb Nash
1955Gunsmoke
Henry Rand
1955Gunsmoke
Judge Blent
1955Gunsmoke
Cyrus Himes
1955
The Streets of San Francisco
Carl Armstrong
1972
Bat Masterson
Dan Morgan
1958Bat Masterson
Walsh (uncredited)
1958
The High Chaparral
General Warren
1967
Thriller
Ortho Wheeler
1960
Cybill
Denver Pyle (uncredited)
1995
The Dukes of Hazzard
Jesse Duke
1979
The Detectives
Bill Darien
1959
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lester
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
Charley
1955
The Real McCoys
1957
The Texan
Sheriff
1958The Texan
Chip Andrews
1958The Texan
Houston Blackston
1958The Texan
Joe Lufton
1958
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Sam Cochran
1967
Bronco
1958Bronco
Norton Gillespie
1958Bronco
Nelson
1958Bronco
Petrie Munger
1958
The Millionaire
Arthur Darner
1955State Trooper
Mark Schmedler
1956
What a Cartoon!
Podunk Possum (voice)
1995
Checkmate
Terry Adams
1960
Adventures of Superman
Emile Hatch
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Henchman (uncredited)
1951
Mr. Novak
Brill
1963
The Deputy
Akins
1959The Deputy
Frank Barton
1959
Public Defender
Tom Gayley
1954Public Defender
George Hansen
1954
Tombstone Territory
1957
The Tall Man
Marshal Dave Leggert
1960
The Gene Autry Show
Frank Blake
1950The Gene Autry Show
Burr Ramsey
1950The Gene Autry Show
Dodge Hartman
1950The Gene Autry Show
First Henchman, Rawhide Vest
1950The Gene Autry Show
Curt Wayne
1950The Gene Autry Show
Professor Sharp
1950The Gene Autry Show
Sheriff
1950The Gene Autry Show
Cleanshaven Deputy-Henchman
1950The Gene Autry Show
Jim, the Sheriff
1950The Gene Autry Show
Edward Hadley
1950
The Cisco Kid
Professor Jerry Roark
1950The Cisco Kid
Bank Robber
1950
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Annie Oakley
Dr. Barnes
1954Annie Oakley
Tom Malloy
1954
Arrest and Trial
Jack Felton
1963
Riverboat
Jim Bledsoe
1959
Petrocelli
Andrew Warburton
1974
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951The Adventures of Kit Carson
Edmund Denning
1951The Adventures of Kit Carson
Flip Kilson
1951The Adventures of Kit Carson
Hackett
1951
How the West Was Won
Sgt. Tripp
1977
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Braddock
1958
You Are There
Chairman Savage
1953You Are There
Cotta
1953You Are There
Capt. Canfield
1953You Are There
William Bayard Hale
1953You Are There
William Newell
1953You Are There
Col. Tench Tilghman
1953You Are There
Dan DeQuille
1953
Law of the Plainsman
Burke Carew
1959
The Great Adventure
Gen. Mills
1963Broken Arrow
Fred Graf
1956
Cimarron Strip
Charley Austin
1967
Cain's Hundred
Chief Amos Trask
1961
The Restless Gun
Sheriff Jay
1957The Restless Gun
1957
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mr. Royal (uncredited)
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Dr. Larson
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Amos Briggs (uncredited)
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Ben as an Adult (voice)
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Uncle Bene
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
Clay Tanner
1954
The Manhunter
Sam Dickerson
1974
Fury
Carter
1955
The Lieutenant
Maj. Matthew Morrissey
1963
The Lone Wolf
Kargar
1954
Crossroads
Ockschmitt
1955Crossroads
Lou 'Dial' Harrington
1955
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Men Into Space
1959
Stagecoach West
Hewitt
1960
Letter to Loretta
Henry
1953
The Aquanauts
Captain Leo Stohl
1960
26 Men
1957
Grizzly Adams
Mad Jack
1977
Behind Closed Doors
Roger Woodson
1958
The Roy Rogers Show
Henchman Nash
1951The Roy Rogers Show
Bad Boy Wiley
1951The Roy Rogers Show
Zeke Miller
1951The Roy Rogers Show
Tom Larrabee
1951
Wichita Town
1959
Frontier
Eben
1955Frontier
Frank
1955
Hondo
Judge Amos Blunt
1967
Temple Houston
Phineas Fallon
1963
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer
1967
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Captain Lister
1961
Casey Jones
Frank Reeder
1957
Jefferson Drum
Bart Resdake
1958
Maverick
Old Gambler on Riverboat
1994
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Amos Carruthers
1962
My Friend Flicka
Alec
1955
The Dukes
Uncle Jesse (voice)
1983
National Velvet
Jed Corrigan
1960
I'm the Law
1953Empire
Tom Rawling
1962
Channing
Sam Riddle
1963
The Great Race
Sheriff
1965
The Alamo
Thimblerig (the Gambler)
1960
Escape to Witch Mountain
Uncle Bene
1975
The Horse Soldiers
Jackie Jo
1959
Bandolero!
Muncie Carter
1968
Cheyenne Autumn
Sen. Henry (uncredited)
1964
The Left Handed Gun
Ollinger
1958
Return from Witch Mountain
Uncle Bene
1978
5 Card Stud
Sig Evers
1968
Welcome to Hard Times
Alfie - Stage Driver
1967
Tammy
Mordecai Tarleton
1965
Cahill: United States Marshal
Denver
1973
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
1976
Run for Cover
Harvey
1955
Home from the Hill
Mr. Bradley
1960
Shenandoah
Pastor Bjoerling
1965
To Hell and Back
Thompson
1955
Jet Pilot
Mr. Simpson
1957
Ride Clear of Diablo
Reverend Moorehead
1954
Johnny Guitar
Posseman (uncredited)
1954
Delta Fever
Walt
1987
Too Late for Tears
Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
1949
Ten Wanted Men
1955
The Rounders
Bull
1965
Cast a Long Shadow
Preacher Harrison
1959
The Man from Colorado
Easy Jarrett
1948The Man from Colorado
Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
1948
7th Cavalry
Dixon
1956
Drum Beat
Fairchild (uncredited)
1954
Incident at Phantom Hill
1st Hunter
1966
Geronimo
Senator Conrad
1962
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
Uncle Jesse Duke
1997
Welcome to L.A.
Carl Barber
1976
King of the Wild Stallions
MacGuire's Henchman
1959
Something Big
Junior Frisbee
1971
The Boy from Oklahoma
Bagley
1954
Drums in the Deep South
Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
1951
Good Day for a Hanging
Deputy Ed Moore
1959
Devil Ship
Carl
1947
Mail Order Bride
Preacher Pope
1964
Gunpoint
Cap
1966
Mutiny
Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
1952
The Lonely Man
Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
1957
Please Murder Me
Det. Lt. Bradley
1956
Terrified
Sheriff Dixon
1963
Kung Fu
Dr. Joseph Colton
1972
Mara of the Wilderness
Kelly
1965
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
1947
Guardian of the Wilderness
Galen Clark
1976
The Big Wheel
Track Intern
1949Once Upon a Starry Night
Mad Jack
1978
Rim of the Canyon
Cash Collins (uncredited)
1949
Column South
Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
1953
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers
Ben as an Adult
1975
Gun Duel in Durango
Ranger Captain
1957
Hog Wild
Dr. Larson
1974
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Narrator
1978
The Lone Hand
Regulator (uncredited)
1953
Tammy and the Millionaire
Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
1967
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
Old mountain man
1976
A Perilous Journey
Bartender
1953
Red Canyon
Hutch
1949
Fort Vengeance
Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
1953
Federal Agent at Large
'Jumpy' Jordan
1950
Winterhawk
Arkansas
1975
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1979
Man from the Black Hills
Glenn Hartley
1952
The Command
Infantryman (uncredited)
1954
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Grandpappy John
1974
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Jim Bailey
1956
Murder or Mercy
Amos Champion
1974
Fort Massacre
Collins
1958
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
Senator Austin
1976
Top Gun
Hank Spencer (uncredited)
1955
Rage at Dawn
Clint Reno
1955
Gunsmoke
Greasy (uncredited)
1953Streets of San Francisco
Ed Quinn
1949John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992
El Paso
Vigilante (uncredited)
1949
Where the North Begins
Jim Rockwell
1947
Return to Mayberry
Briscoe Darling
1986
Black Like Me
Man in pick-up truck
1964
Singing Guns
Richards Henchman
1950
The Naked Hills
Bert Killian / Narrator
1956
China Doll
Col. Wiley
1958
Legend of the Wild
Narrator (Voice)
1981
Rough Riders of Durango
Henchman Lacey
1951
Legend of the Northwest
Abner
1978
The Yellow Mountain
(uncredited)
1954
The Maverick
Bud Karnes
1952
Father and Scout
George Rosebrock
1994
Hawmps!
Col. Seymour Hawkins
1976
Mean Justice
Tom Rawling
1971
Texas Bad Man
Tench
1953
Oklahoma Annie
Skip
1952
Dynamite Pass
Henchman
1950
Domino Kid
Bill Dragger
1957
Hellfire
Rex
1949
Fargo
Carey
1952
Captain China
Steve
1950
The Flying Saucer
Turner
1950
Hitched
Ben Barnstable
1973
Customs Agent
Al
1950
Death Among Friends
Morgan
1975
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
1953
The Party Crashers
Mr. Bickford
1958
Bitter Heritage
Sam Wheeler
1958
The Old Frontier
Henchman George
1950Train to Alcatraz
Hutch Hutchins
1948
Rebel City
Greeley
1953
Marshal of Amarillo
The Night Clerk
1948
Mercur: The Town that Can't Stay Dead
Narrator
1983
Million Dollar Pursuit
Nick Algren
1951
Hills of Utah
Bowie French
1951
Yaqui Drums
Lefty Barr
1956
Topeka
Jonas Bailey
1953
Canyon Ambush
Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
1952
Flame of Youth
Lytz
1949
Vigilante Terror
Henchman Sperry
1953
Desert Passage
Allen
1952Destination 60,000
Mickey Hill
1957