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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
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13 April 1986
After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father.
28 February 1950
Notorious stagecoach robber Rhiannon is unintentionally appointed as deputy when he saves the sheriff's life and must wear two hats between his new job that he enjoys and his old occupation that he misses.
29 October 1965
An altruistic park ranger stumbles upon a beautiful but feral young girl who spent most of her life being raised by a pack of white wolves.
14 September 1975
A young boy gets along better with the animals he befriends around his family's Canadian farm than with the people he lives with.
10 March 1964
Elderly cowboy Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.
02 February 1950
The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy.
06 June 1958
American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen.
10 November 1954
President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon.
07 August 1958
A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles to return to the town which his father lived.
23 March 1950
A cowhand becomes involved in a war between a road construction crew and the greedy toll-owner hoping to thwart the new project.
20 January 1974
A Chicago man and his family move to an Idaho pig farm, where he's crippled by an angry sow.
15 November 1953
Vigilante Terror was one of the last of the "Wild Bill" Elliot westerns for Columbia. This time, Elliot comes to rescue an imperiled storekeeper.
15 November 1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West is a Looney Tunes special that was released in 1978. This special was narrated by Denver Pyle.
23 October 1960
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
14 May 1958
New Mexico Territory, August 1879. The few surviving members of a cavalry column, which has been relentlessly decimated by the Apaches, attempt to reach Fort Crain.
20 December 1953
Wayne Morris' B-western series was the last of its kind to be produced in Hollywood. Texas Bad Man casts Morris as a sheriff who happens to be the son of inveterate thief Frank Ferguson.
22 September 1955
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
13 August 1967
In the 1930s, bored European-American waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with a European-American ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
24 March 1952
A spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the heart of the new sheriff.
12 March 1950
A crime ring is smuggling gold from Mexico across the border in the US. The Customs Service sends an agent to Mexico to try to infiltrate the ring and stop the smuggling.
01 May 1957
A former outlaw must prove himself innocent after he's accused of bank robbery. Western.
27 April 1962
In 1883, the Apache Indians lead by Geronimo reluctantly surrender to the attacks of American and Mexican troops, in exchange for a territory and food for their warriors.
01 October 1957
A rancher vows revenge on the five men responsible for his father's death.
20 May 1994
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days.
06 June 1992
Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews with members of the cast, crew and local residents in Brackettville, TX, where it was filmed.
01 July 1966
At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of Union gold has been stolen and buried in the desert.
30 September 1951
A singing doctor on horseback heals a feud between cattlemen and copper miners.
08 January 1965
Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild horses.
01 July 1949
20 years ago, 3 men robbed a stage and hid $30,000. They were caught and sent to prison by Marshal Steve Autry.
13 April 1962
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town.
19 December 1978
Frontier woodsman Grizzly Adams happens upon a young boy and girl, traveling to meet their parents. Lost and cold in unfamiliar territory, Adams guides them to the warmth and safety of his cabin, but will he be a able to do the same for the children's parents? Grizzly must use all of his abilities and instincts in order to save the day and allow them to join in the celebration.
16 June 1956
Rival horse traders clash in the Old West.
10 April 1974
An attorney comes out of retirement to defend a prominent doctor, who has been accused of the mercy killing of his wife.
01 June 1968
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows.
01 July 1965
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales.
10 May 1953
Wild Bill Elliot plays gambler Frank Graham, who heads to Kansas in search of his father's murderer. This being 1864, the local military presence is more preoccupied with keeping Southern sympathizers out of the state to worry about Graham's problems.
04 January 1950
The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his "nurse," to investigate flying saucer sightings.
15 July 1948
Nugget, Underwood and Short walk to the Half-Way House after the driver purposely wrecks the stage. They arrive late at night and it is so spooky that Nugget leaves for Amarillo.
19 November 1971
Joe Baker has a dream. He wants to do 'something big.' When he needs a Gatling gun to accomplish this, he seeks out a black marketeer.
20 May 1953
Zachary Hallock and his son Joshua are farmers who live in a frontier town that suffers the assaults of a band of outlaws.
05 April 1953
A ship of women embarks on a voyage to California. Director R. G. Springsteen's 1953 adventure drama stars Vera Ralston, David Brian, Virginia Grey, Charles Winninger, Veda Ann Borg and Hope Emerson.
04 May 1953
Kittridge is hired by the villans but turns to defend the rancher Saxon after learning the true situation.
01 December 1956
An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers's body after Little Big Horn.
07 December 1976
In 1861, miner Galen Clark learns he has consumption and decides to travel west in his final months. During the journey, he meets naturalist John Muir, who encourages him to live.
05 March 1952
Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France.
29 May 1952
Parolee John Carver seeks the stolen money he has hidden, but so does his girlfriend, lawyer and cellmate.
10 March 1978
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr.
20 May 1953
A singing frontier judge (Gene Autry) dismisses a case of double jeopardy.
15 October 1964
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
03 March 1960
The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him.
28 March 1953
Two brothers flee America and join the Canadian North West Mounted Police. One brother is good, the other bad, both men on a collision course just as trouble starts to brew with the Indians.
26 May 1954
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang.
21 March 1975
Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them.
15 April 1949
A police detective (Robert Armstrong) and his wife (Mae Clarke) adopt the wayward son (Gary Gray) of a slain gangster.
05 June 1979
Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.
01 November 1981
Patchwork movie edited from episodes from the TV series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977).
30 May 1951
A petty thief schemes a big score when he plans an armored car robbery.
31 March 1973
The adventures of a newly married teenage couple in the Old West.
11 June 1959
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander.
