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Dec 28, 1997 · Denver Pyle, a television and film actor known for his roles as a wise Southern uncle on ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' and a melodic mountain man on ''The Andy Griffith Show,'' died Thursday in ...
Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American actor, businessman and director. He was well known for his roles as Briscoe Darling Jr. in The Andy Griffith Show , as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard during 1979–1985, as Mad Jack in the NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams .
Dec 30, 1997 · One of American's most prolific screen actors, Denver Pyle spent a lifetime - almost 50 years - acting in Westerns, his sharp features augmented in later years by a bushy beard. He had already ...
Denver Dell Pyle was born in Bethune, Kit Carson County, Colorado, on May 11, 1920. His father Ben H. Pyle was a farmer by profession and his mother’s name was Maude. Denver also had a brother named Willis Acton Pyle who worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios as well as United Productions of America.
Dec 28, 1997 · Film: North side of the 7100 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Actor Born May 11, 1920 in Bethune, Colo. Died Dec. 25, 1997 of lung cancer in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, CA. D enver Pyle played the grizzled, good old boy Uncle Jesse on "The Dukes of Hazzard" after years of tackling character roles in films and spaghetti westerns.
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Dec 25, 1997 · Added: Apr 25, 1998. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 2331. Source citation. Actor. Born in Bethune, Colorado. After serving in the US Navy in World War II, he began performing in amateur theater productions and made his big screen debut in The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947). A veteran of many films, he had a close association with actor John Wayne ...
