Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Known for: Acting
Birthday: 1920-05-11
Deathday: 1997-12-25 (77 years old)

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Biography

Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1985, as Mad Jack in the NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, and as the titular character's father, Buck Webb, in CBS's The Doris Day Show. In many of his roles, he portrayed either authority figures, or gruff, demanding father figures, often as comic relief.

Perhaps his most memorable film role was that of Texas Ranger Frank Hamer in the movie Bonnie and Clyde (1967), as the lawman who relentlessly chased down and finally killed the notorious duo in an ambush.

Filmography

All 186

Movies 102

TV Shows 84

Narrator 3

Self 2

Uncle Jesse Duke
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!

The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)

Movie
Cybill

Cybill (1995)

TV Show
6
George Rosebrock
Father and Scout

Father and Scout (1994)

Movie
Old Gambler on Riverboat
Maverick

Maverick (1994)

Movie
6.67
Actor
Wind in the Wire

Wind in the Wire (1993)

Movie
Self
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)

Movie
Walt
Delta Fever

Delta Fever (1987)

Movie
Harold Nordoff
L.A. Law

L.A. Law (1986)

TV Show
6
Briscoe Darling
Return to Mayberry

Return to Mayberry (1986)

Movie
Eben Connors
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV Show
7
Uncle Jesse Duke / Uncle Jesse
The Dukes

The Dukes (1983)

TV Show
Narrator
Legend of the Wild

Legend of the Wild (1981)

Movie
Self
Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special

Andy Kaufman: The Midnight Special (1981)

Movie
Uncle Jesse / Jeremiah Duke / Uncle Jesse Duke
The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

TV Show
6
Narrator
How Bugs Bunny Won the West

How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)

Movie
Blackie Callahan
Dallas

Dallas (1978)

TV Show
4.2
Uncle Bene
Return from Witch Mountain

Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

Movie
5.23
Abner
Legend of the Northwest

Legend of the Northwest (1978)

Movie
Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams (1977)

TV Show
8
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1977)

TV Show
8
Galen Clark
Guardian of the Wilderness

Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)

Movie
Carl Barber
Welcome to L.A.

Welcome to L.A. (1976)

Movie
The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

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

Movie
1
Col. Seymour Hawkins
Hawmps!

Hawmps! (1976)

Movie
Old mountain man
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont

The Adventures of Frontier Fremont (1976)

Movie
Arkansas
Winterhawk

Winterhawk (1975)

Movie
Ben as an Adult
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers

The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975)

Movie
6
Uncle Bene
Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

Movie
4.64
Karen

Karen (1975)

TV Show
Petrocelli

Petrocelli (1974)

TV Show
4.5
The Manhunter

The Manhunter (1974)

TV Show
Amos Champion
Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy (1974)

Movie
Grandpappy John
The Legend of Hillbilly John

The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)

Movie
Grady Cobb
The New Perry Mason

The New Perry Mason (1973)

TV Show
Denver
Cahill U.S. Marshal

Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

Movie
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV Show
7.14
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV Show
6.86
The Waltons

The Waltons (1972)

TV Show
6
Junior Frisbee
Something Big

Something Big (1971)

Movie
7.67
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV Show
6
Ben Barnstable
Hitched

Hitched (1971)

Movie
Tom Rawling
Mean Justice

Mean Justice (1971)

Movie
Buck Webb
The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show (1968)

TV Show
Sig Evers
5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud (1968)

Movie
Muncie Carter
Bandolero!

Bandolero! (1968)

Movie
General Warren
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral (1967)

TV Show
6
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)

TV Show
Hondo

Hondo (1967)

TV Show
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip (1967)

TV Show
Frank Hamer
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Movie
5.4
Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Tammy and the Millionaire

Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)

Movie
Alfie - Stage Driver
Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times (1967)

Movie
5.11
1st Hunter
Incident at Phantom Hill

Incident at Phantom Hill (1966)

Movie
Cap
Gunpoint

Gunpoint (1966)

Movie
Kelly
Mara of the Wilderness

Mara of the Wilderness (1965)

Movie
Grandpa Tarleton
Tammy

Tammy (1965)

TV Show
Sheriff
The Great Race

The Great Race (1965)

Movie
6.38
Pastor Bjoerling
Shenandoah

Shenandoah (1965)

Movie
Bull
The Rounders

The Rounders (1965)

Movie
Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Movie
6
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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

TV Show
Preacher Pope
Mail Order Bride

Mail Order Bride (1964)

Movie
Man in pick-up truck
Black Like Me

Black Like Me (1964)

Movie
Gen. Mills
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

TV Show
Brill
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak (1963)

TV Show
Sam Riddle
Channing

Channing (1963)

TV Show
The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant (1963)

TV Show
Sheriff Dixon
Terrified

Terrified (1963)

Movie
Tom Rawling
Empire

Empire (1962)

TV Show
Pico Brown
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV Show
Senator Conrad
Geronimo

Geronimo (1962)

Movie
Amos Carruthers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Movie
3.67
Uncle George
The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

TV Show
5.8
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV Show
4.75
R. E. Lenger
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV Show
6
Chief Amos Trask
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred (1961)

TV Show
Thimblerig (the Gambler)
The Alamo

The Alamo (1960)

Movie
1
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV Show
Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West (1960)

TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV Show
6
National Velvet

National Velvet (1960)

TV Show
Captain Leo Stohl
The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts (1960)

TV Show
Ortho Wheeler
Thriller

Thriller (1960)

TV Show
The Tall Man

The Tall Man (1960)

TV Show
Actor
Wrangler

Wrangler (1960)

TV Show
Mr. Bradley (uncredited)
Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill (1960)

Movie
Jonathan Kale / Sheriff
Overland Trail

Overland Trail (1960)

TV Show
The Detectives

The Detectives (1959)

TV Show
Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat (1959)

TV Show
Stu Tillman
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV Show
4.83
Burke Carew
Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman (1959)

TV Show
Men into Space

Men into Space (1959)

TV Show
Wichita Town

Wichita Town (1959)

TV Show
Jim Bledsoe
Riverboat

Riverboat (1959)

TV Show
The Deputy

The Deputy (1959)

TV Show
Sheriff Ed
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV Show
6.75
Preacher Harrison
Cast a Long Shadow

Cast a Long Shadow (1959)

Movie
Jackie Jo
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers (1959)

Movie
6
MacGuire's Henchman
King of the Wild Stallions

King of the Wild Stallions (1959)

Movie
John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV Show
4
Deputy Ed Moore
Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging (1959)

Movie
Walsh (uncredited) / Dan Morgan
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson (1958)

TV Show
Lawman

Lawman (1958)

TV Show
Roger Woodson
Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors (1958)

TV Show
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV Show
6.67
The Texan

The Texan (1958)

TV Show
Nelson / Norton Gillespie / Petrie Munger
Bronco

Bronco (1958)

TV Show
Mr. Bickford
The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers (1958)

Movie
Sam Wheeler
Bitter Heritage

Bitter Heritage (1958)

Movie
Col. Wiley
China Doll

China Doll (1958)

Movie
Collins
Fort Massacre

Fort Massacre (1958)

Movie
Ollinger
The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun (1958)

Movie
26 Men

26 Men (1957)

TV Show
Mr. Simpson
Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot (1957)

Movie
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV Show
5.33
Emery Fillmore / Frank Honer / Tom Quincy / Robert Crane / Tilden Stuart / Jackson Sidemark
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV Show
4.33
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)

TV Show
6
Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
The Lonely Man

The Lonely Man (1957)

Movie
Mickey Hill
Destination 60,000

Destination 60,000 (1957)

Movie
Ranger Captain
Gun Duel In Durango

Gun Duel In Durango (1957)

Movie
Dixon
7th Cavalry

7th Cavalry (1956)

Movie
Lefty Barr
Yaqui Drums

Yaqui Drums (1956)

Movie
John Baker / Marshal Joe Sully / Marshal Quimby
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV Show
State Trooper

State Trooper (1956)

TV Show
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

TV Show
Bert Killian / Narrator
The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills (1956)

Movie
Jim Bailey
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok

I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956)

Movie
Det. Lt. Bradley
Please Murder Me

Please Murder Me (1956)

Movie
Carter
Fury

Fury (1955)

TV Show
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

TV Show
Alec
My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka (1955)

TV Show
Frontier

Frontier (1955)

TV Show
Thompson
To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back (1955)

Movie
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1955)

TV Show
Mike Blocker / Claudius / Caleb / Willie Calhoun / Dr. Henry S. Rand / Cyrus Himes / Clab Chummer / Pa / Caleb Nash / Gus / Haggen / Aaron / Hank Shinn / Judge Blent
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV Show
6
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)

TV Show
Harvey (uncredited)
Run for Cover

Run for Cover (1955)

Movie
Clint Reno
Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn (1955)

Movie
Buffalo Bill, Jr.

Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955)

TV Show
Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men (1955)

Movie
Arthur Darner
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV Show
(uncredited)
The Yellow Mountain

The Yellow Mountain (1954)

Movie
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV Show
8
Bagley
The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)

Movie
Posseman (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Movie
1
Reverend Moorehead
Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)

Movie
The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf (1954)

TV Show
Tench
Texas Bad Man

Texas Bad Man (1953)

Movie
Henchman Sperry
Vigilante Terror

Vigilante Terror (1953)

Movie
Jonas Bailey
Topeka

Topeka (1953)

Movie
Greeley
Rebel City

Rebel City (1953)

Movie
Bartender
A Perilous Journey

A Perilous Journey (1953)

Movie
I'm the Law

I'm the Law (1953)

TV Show
Cotta / Capt. Canfield / Chairman Savage
You Are There

You Are There (1953)

TV Show
Bud Karnes
The Maverick

The Maverick (1952)

Movie
Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Canyon Ambush

Canyon Ambush (1952)

Movie
Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy (1952)

TV Show
Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman (1952)

TV Show
Carey
Fargo

Fargo (1952)

Movie
Glenn Hartley
Man from the Black Hills

Man from the Black Hills (1952)

Movie
Skip
Oklahoma Annie

Oklahoma Annie (1952)

Movie
Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
Mutiny

Mutiny (1952)

Movie
The Roy Rogers Show

The Roy Rogers Show (1951)

TV Show
Bowie French
Hills of Utah

Hills of Utah (1951)

Movie
The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)

TV Show
Nick Algren
Million Dollar Pursuit

Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)

Movie
Bill / Blackie - Henchman / Bushwhacker
The Range Rider

The Range Rider (1951)

TV Show
Henchman Lacey
Rough Riders of Durango

Rough Riders of Durango (1951)

Movie
The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show (1950)

TV Show
Henchman George
The Old Frontier

The Old Frontier (1950)

Movie
Al
Customs Agent

Customs Agent (1950)

Movie
Henchman
Dynamite Pass

Dynamite Pass (1950)

Movie
'Jumpy' Jordan
Federal Agent at Large

Federal Agent at Large (1950)

Movie
Richards Henchman
Singing Guns

Singing Guns (1950)

Movie
Steve
Captain China

Captain China (1950)

Movie
Turner
The Flying Saucer

The Flying Saucer (1950)

Movie
Track Intern
The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel (1949)

Movie
Lytz
Flame of Youth

Flame of Youth (1949)

Movie
Rex
Hellfire

Hellfire (1949)

Movie
Hutch
Red Canyon

Red Canyon (1949)

Movie
Ed Quinn
Streets of San Francisco

Streets of San Francisco (1949)

Movie
Vigilante (uncredited)
El Paso

El Paso (1949)

Movie
Easy Jarrett
The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado (1948)

Movie
The Night Clerk
Marshal of Amarillo

Marshal of Amarillo (1948)

Movie
Hutch Hutchins
Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz (1948)

Movie
Jim 'Rocky' Rockwell
Where the North Begins

Where the North Begins (1947)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.14
Based on 767 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1947
1955
1959
1955
1997
Denver PyleDenver Pyle

Information

Known for
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1920-05-11

Deathday
1997-12-25 (77 years old)

Place of birth
Kit Carson County, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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