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Pyle played the patriarch of the Darling family, a group of sons (all portrayed by The Dillards), and one daughter, Charlene, portrayed by Maggie Peterson. He appeared in seven episodes, six written by the comedy-writing team of Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum.
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 25, 1997 · Pyle played the patriarch of the Darling family, a group of sons (all portrayed by The Dillards), and one daughter, Charlene, portrayed by Maggie Peterson. He appeared in seven episodes, six written by the comedy-writing team of Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum.
Pyle's immediate family had longevity in their genes. His brother died at the age of 101 in 2016. Their mother lived to be 104. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Navy, was wounded in the battle for Guadalcanal and received a medical discharge in 1943.
- May 11, 1920
- December 25, 1997
May 3, 2022 · mother. Benjamin Harrison Pyle. father. About Denver Pyle. MEMORIAL. Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor. He was best-known for portraying Briscoe Darling, Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and Uncle Jesse in The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1985. Link: Wikipedia. Actor.
- Bethune, Colorado
- May 11, 1920
- Colorado
- December 25, 1997
Aug 31, 2021 · The family, minus the character "Dud" (played by both Hoke Howell and Gilligan himself, Bob Denver), appear in NBC's 1986 TV movie Return to Mayberry.
When Denver Dell Pyle was born on 11 May 1920, in Bethune, Kit Carson, Colorado, United States, his father, Benjamin Harrison Pyle, was 31 and his mother, Maude Mae Acton, was 26. He married Marilee Lenore Carpenter on 8 August 1955, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
