Deceased

How Did Denver Pyle Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asDenver Dell Pyle, دِنور پایل, Denver D. PyleGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/05/1920Born inBethune, Colorado, USADied25/12/1997 (aged 77)Died inBurbankCauselung cancerWikidataQ1189988 ↗Buried atTexasTMDb#6462 ↗

Denver Dell Pyle was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of television roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling 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 main character's father, Buck Webb, in CBS's The Doris Day Show.

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Filmography178 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1997	The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!Movie	Uncle Jesse Duke	77
1995	CybillSeries	—	75
1995	What a Cartoon!Series	Podunk Possum (voice)	75
1994	MaverickMovie	Old Gambler on Riverboat	74
1987	Delta FeverMovie	Walt	67
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Harold Nordoff	66
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Eben Connors	64
1983	The DukesSeries	Uncle Jesse (voice)	63
1981	Legend of the WildMovie	Narrator (Voice)	61
1979	The Dukes of HazzardSeries	Jesse Duke	59
1979	When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionMovie	Self	59
1978	DallasSeries	Blackie Callahan	58
1978	Return from Witch MountainMovie	Uncle Bene	58
1978	Legend of the NorthwestMovie	Abner	58
1977	How the West Was WonSeries	Sgt. Tripp	57
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Eric Springer	57
1977	Grizzly AdamsSeries	Mad Jack	57
1976	Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonMovie	The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)	56
1976	Welcome to L.A.Movie	Carl Barber	56
1976	Hawmps!Movie	Col. Seymour Hawkins	56
1976	Guardian of the WildernessMovie	Galen Clark	56
1975	WinterhawkMovie	Arkansas	55
1975	Death Among FriendsMovie	Morgan	55
1975	The Boy Who Talked to BadgersMovie	Ben as an Adult	55
1974	PetrocelliSeries	—	54
1974	The ManhunterSeries	Sam Dickerson	54
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Stayley Kircher	53
1973	Cahill: United States MarshalMovie	Denver	53
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	—	52
1972	The WaltonsSeries	—	52
1972	Kung FuSeries	Dr. Joseph Colton	52
1971	CannonSeries	—	51
1971	Mean JusticeMovie	Tom Rawling	51
1971	Something BigMovie	Junior Frisbee	51
1968	5 Card StudMovie	Sig Evers	48
1968	The Doris Day ShowSeries	Buck Webb	48
1968	Bandolero!Movie	Muncie Carter	48
1967	Bonnie and ClydeMovie	Frank Hamer	47
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	—	47
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	General Warren	47
1967	HondoSeries	Judge Amos Blunt	47
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	47
1967	Welcome to Hard TimesMovie	Alfie - Stage Driver	47
1966	GunpointMovie	Cap	46
1965	The Great RaceMovie	Sheriff	45
1965	ShenandoahMovie	Pastor Bjoerling	45
1965	The RoundersMovie	Bull	45
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series	Titus Purcell	44
1964	Mail Order BrideMovie	Preacher Pope	44
1964	Cheyenne AutumnMovie	Sen. Henry (uncredited)	44
1964	Black Like MeMovie	Man in pick-up truck	44
1963	Mr. NovakSeries	Brill	43
1963	The LieutenantSeries	—	43
1963	ChanningSeries	Sam Riddle	43
1963	Arrest and TrialSeries	Jack Felton	43
1963	Temple HoustonSeries	Phineas Fallon	43
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Gen. Mills	43
1963	TerrifiedMovie	Sheriff Dixon	43
1962	The VirginianSeries	Pico Brown	42
1962	The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovie	Amos Carruthers	42
1962	EmpireSeries	Tom Rawling	42
1962	GeronimoMovie	Senator Conrad	42
1961	The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries	Uncle George	41
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	41
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	R. E. Lenger	41
1961	Cain's HundredSeries	Chief Amos Trask	41
1961	Kraft Mystery TheatreSeries	Captain Lister	41
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Briscoe Darling	40
1960	ThrillerSeries	Ortho Wheeler	40
1960	CheckmateSeries	Terry Adams (	40
1960	The AlamoMovie	Thimblerig (the Gambler)	40
1960	Route 66Series	—	40
1960	The AquanautsSeries	Captain Leo Stohl	40
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	Hewitt	40
1960	Home from the HillMovie	Mr. Bradley	40
1960	The Tall ManSeries	Marshal Dave Leggert	40
1960	National VelvetSeries	Jed Corrigan	40
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Stu Tillman	39
1959	BonanzaSeries	Claude Roman	39
1959	RawhideSeries	John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade	39
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Burke Carew	39
1959	The DetectivesSeries	—	39
1959	Cast a Long ShadowMovie	Preacher Harrison	39
1959	Wichita TownSeries	—	39
1959	Men Into SpaceSeries	—	39
1959	RiverboatSeries	Jim Bledsoe	39
1959	The Horse SoldiersMovie	Jackie Jo	39
1959	The DeputySeries	Akins	39
1959	Bourbon Street BeatSeries	—	39
1959	Good Day for a HangingMovie	Deputy Ed Moore	39
1959	King of the Wild StallionsMovie	MacGuire's Henchman	39
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	38
1958	BroncoSeries	—	38
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Dan Morgan	38
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Walsh (uncredited)	38
1958	The TexanSeries	Houston Blackston	38
1958	Jefferson DrumSeries	Bart Resdake	38
1958	China DollMovie	Col. Wiley	38
1958	LawmanSeries	Sam Brackett	38
1958	Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerSeries	Braddock	38
1958	The Left Handed GunMovie	Ollinger	38
1958	Behind Closed DoorsSeries	Roger Woodson	38
1958	Fort MassacreMovie	Collins	38
1958	The Party CrashersMovie	Mr. Bickford	38
1958	Bitter HeritageMovie	Sam Wheeler	38
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Bragg	37
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Tilden Stuart	37
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	37
1957	MaverickSeries	—	37
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Tom Quincy	37
1957	Gun Duel in DurangoMovie	Ranger Captain	37
1957	The Lonely ManMovie	Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff	37
1957	Jet PilotMovie	Mr. Simpson	37
1957	26 MenSeries	—	37
1957	Domino KidMovie	Bill Dragger	37
1957	Destination 60,000Movie	Mickey Hill	37
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Seth Robson	36
1956	State TrooperSeries	Mark Schmedler	36
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	36
1956	Please Murder MeMovie	Det. Lt. Bradley	36
1956	Yaqui DrumsMovie	Lefty Barr	36
1956	7th CavalryMovie	Dixon	36
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Caleb Nash	35
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	35
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Charley	35
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	Ben Thompson	35
1955	FurySeries	Carter	35
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Arthur Darner	35
1955	Run for CoverMovie	Harvey (uncredited)	35
1955	Buffalo Bill Jr.Series	—	35
1955	My Friend FlickaSeries	Alec	35
1955	Rage at DawnMovie	Clint Reno	35
1954	The CommandMovie	Infantryman (uncredited)	34
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Ben as an Adult (voice)	34
1954	LassieSeries	—	34
1954	The Boy from OklahomaMovie	Bagley	34
1954	Public DefenderSeries	George Hansen	34
1954	Johnny GuitarMovie	Posseman (uncredited)	34
1954	Drum BeatMovie	Fairchild (uncredited)	34
1954	Annie OakleySeries	Dr. Barnes	34
1954	The Lone WolfSeries	Kargar	34
1954	Ride Clear of DiabloMovie	Reverend Moorehead	34
1953	You Are ThereSeries	William Bayard Hale	33
1953	Vigilante TerrorMovie	Henchman Sperry	33
1953	Column SouthMovie	Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)	33
1953	A Perilous JourneyMovie	Bartender	33
1953	Fort VengeanceMovie	Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)	33
1953	Texas Bad ManMovie	Tench	33
1953	GunsmokeMovie	Greasy (uncredited)	33
1953	TopekaMovie	Jonas Bailey	33
1953	Rebel CityMovie	Greeley	33
1953	I'm the LawSeries	—	33
1952	Oklahoma AnnieMovie	Skip	32
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	Emile Hatch	32
1952	MutinyMovie	Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)	32
1952	Hopalong CassidySeries	—	32
1952	Desert PassageMovie	Allen	32
1952	The MaverickMovie	Bud Karnes	32
1951	Drums in the Deep SouthMovie	Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)	31
1951	The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries	—	31
1951	The Roy Rogers ShowSeries	Bad Boy Wiley	31
1951	Hills of UtahMovie	Bowie French	31
1950	The Gene Autry ShowSeries	Dodge Hartman	30
1950	The Old FrontierMovie	Henchman George	30
1950	Dynamite PassMovie	Henchman	30
1950	The Flying SaucerMovie	Turner	30
1950	Customs AgentMovie	Al	30
1950	Federal Agent at LargeMovie	'Jumpy' Jordan	30
1949	Red CanyonMovie	Hutch	29
1949	The Lone RangerSeries	Stack	29
1949	Flame of YouthMovie	Lytz	29
1949	Rim of the CanyonMovie	Cash Collins (uncredited)	29
1949	Streets of San FranciscoMovie	Ed Quinn	29
1948	Marshal of AmarilloMovie	The Night Clerk	28
1948	Train to AlcatrazMovie	Hutch Hutchins	28
1947	The Guilt of Janet AmesMovie	Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)	27
1947	Devil ShipMovie	Carl	27
1947	Where the North BeginsMovie	Jim Rockwell	27