*more pics coming*
Denver Pyle
Birthplace: Bethune Colorado
Birthdate: May 11th, 1920 - Passed Away-December
25th 1997
Basic Info:
He attended univeriety for a while and then went to work in oil fields in Texas and Oklahoma. In 1940 he moved to L.A. and worked breifly as a page at NBC. He enlisted in the Navy and during WWII he recieved a medical discharge, in 1942, when he was wounded in action off Guadalchal. later, in L.A., he was working for an aircraft plant and went with a friend who tested for a play, and he recieved a part as well. In 1946, he recieved a role in a community theatre production and was noticed by a talent scout. In 1947 he recived a small part in "The Guilt Of Janet Ames." After this he was in many productions.
The Dukes Of Hazzard:
When he went to audition James was there just before him. He talked to the producers about James, before reading his for his own audition and he got the part.
Article that appeared in The Windsor Star Dec
26/97
TV vetern Dukes 'uncle'
The Associated Press
Los Angeles
Denver Pyle, a character
actor best known as Uncle Jesse on television's The Dukes Of Hazzard,
has died of lung cancer. He was 77.
Pyle died Thursday at Providence
St. Joseph Medical Centre in Burbank, hospital officals said
Friday.
Less then two weeks ago,
Pyle mustered the strength to attend the unveiling of his star on the
Holly Walk of Fame.
Pyle's lanky frame brought
a Western authenticity to parts in such movies as The Alamo, The
Man who Shot Liberty Valance and Cahill, U.S
Marshal.
He also appeared in such
TV series as Bonanza and Gunsmoke.
Pyle was a TV veteran.
He played Caleb on Gunsmoke and Mr. Darlin' on The Andy Griffth
Show. He was also a cast member on The Doris
Day Show in the late '60s and early '70s, The Life
& Times of Grizzly Adams in the '70s.
On The Dukes of Hazzard,
which ran 1979-85, Pyle was a grizzled and cranky relative who
offered sage advice to two Southern country
cousins.
Other Credits:
1.Dukes
of Hazzard: Reunion!, The (1997) (TV) .... Uncle Jesse Duke
2."Podunk
Possum" (1997) TV Series .... Podunk Possum
3.Father
and Scout (1994) (TV) .... George Rosebrock
4.Maverick
(1994) .... Old Gambler
5.Delta
Fever (1987) .... Walt
6.Return
to Mayberry (1986) (TV) .... Briscoe Darling
7."Dukes
of Hazzard, The" (1979) TV Series .... Uncle Jesse Duke
8.Return
from Witch Mountain (1978) .... Uncle Bene
9."Life
and Times of Grizzly Adams, The" (1977) TV Series .... Mad Jack/Narrator
(1977-78)
10.Mountain
Man (1977)
... aka Guardian of the Wilderness (1977)
11.Welcome
to L.A. (1977) .... Carl Barber
12.Buffalo
Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) .... McLaughlin
... aka Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
13.Hawmps!
(1976)
14.Winterhawk
(1976) .... Arkansas
15."Karen"
(1975) TV Series .... Dale Busch (I - 30 January 1975)
16.Death
Among Friends (1975) (TV)
... aka Mrs. R (1975) (TV)
17.Escape
to Witch Mountain (1975) .... Uncle Bene
... aka Montagne ensorcelée, La (1975)
18.Murder
or Mercy (1974) (TV)
19.Sidekicks
(1974) (TV) .... Drunk
20.Cahill:
United States Marshal (1973) .... Denver
... aka Cahill (1973)
... aka Wednesday Morning (1973)
21.Legend
of Hillbilly John, The (1973)
... aka Ballad of Hillbilly John (1973)
... aka My Name Is John (1973)
... aka Who Fears the Devil (1973)
22.Something
Big (1971) .... Frisbee
23.Hitched
(1971) (TV)
24.5
Card Stud (1968) .... Sig Evers
25.Bandolero!
(1968) .... Muncie Carter
26."Doris
Day Show, The" (1968) TV Series .... Buck Webb (1968-70)
27.Bonnie
and Clyde (1967) .... Frank Hamer
28.Welcome
to Hard Times (1967) .... Alfie
... aka Killer on a Horse (1967)
29.Gunpoint
(1966) .... Cap
30.Great
Race, The (1965) .... Sheriff
31."Tammy"
(1965) TV Series .... Grandpa (Mordecai) Tarleton
32.Shenandoah
(1965) .... Pastor Bjoerling
33.Rounders,
The (1965) .... Bull
34.Cheyenne
Autumn (1964) .... Senator Henry
35.Man
Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) .... Amos Carruthers
36.Alamo,
The (1960) .... Gambler
37.Horse
Soldiers, The (1959) .... Jackie Jo
38.Cast
a Long Shadow (1959)
39.King
of the Wild Stallions (1959) .... Doc
40.China
Doll (1958) .... Colonel Wiley
41.Good
Day for a Hanging (1958) .... Moore
42.Left-Handed
Gun, The (1958) .... Ollinger
43.Party
Crashers, The (1958) .... Mr. Bickford
44.Jet
Pilot (1957) .... Mr. Simpson
45.Gun
Duel in Durango (1957) .... Ranger Captain
... aka Duel in Durango (1957)
46.Lonely
Man, The (1957) .... Sheriff
47.I
Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956) .... Jim Bailey
48."Life
and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The" (1955) TV Series .... Ben Thompson
... aka "Wyatt Earp" (1955)
49.Run
for Cover (1955) .... Harvey
50.Rage
at Dawn (1955)
... aka Seven Bad Men (1955)
51.To
Hell and Back (1955) .... Thompson
52.Top
Gun (1955)
53.Johnny
Guitar (1954) .... Posseman
54.Ride
Clear of Diablo (1954) .... Rev. Moorehead
55."Commando
Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe" (1953) TV Series
56.Goldtown
Ghost Riders (1953) .... Bernie Malloy
57.Rebel
City (1953) .... Greeley
58.Topeka
(1953)
59.Vigilante
Terror (1953)
60.Fargo
(1952)
61.Desert
Passage (1952) .... Allen
62.Lusty
Men, The (1952)
63.Hills
of Utah, The (1951) .... Bowie French
64.Dynamite
Pass (1950) .... Whip, a thug
65.Flying
Saucer, The (1950) .... Turner
66.Too
Late for Tears (1949) (uncredited) .... Youth at Union Station
... aka Killer Bait (1949)
67.Flame
of Youth (1949) .... Lytz
68.Hellfire
(1949) .... Wilson
69.Red
Canyon (1949) .... Hutch
70.Rim
of the Canyon (1949)
71.Marshal
of Amarillo (1948) .... Night Clerk
72.Where
the North Begins (1947) .... Jim "Rocky" Rockwell, a thug
Notable TV guest appearances
1."Cybill"
(1995) playing "Himself" in episode: "Bringing Home The Bacon" 9/16/1996
2."Kung
Fu" (1972) in episode: "Crossties" 1974
3."Kung
Fu" (1972) in episode: "Ancient Warrior, The" 1973
4."Waltons,
The" (1972) in episode: "Reunion, The" 12/14/1972
5."Perry
Mason" (1957) playing "Jackson Sidemark" in episode: "Case of the Final
Fadeout, The" 5/22/1966
6."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Caleb Nash" in episode: "Violators, The" 10/17/1964
7."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Pa Ginnis" in episode: "No Hands" 2/8/1964
8."Temple
Houston" (1963) playing "Phineas Fallon" in episode: "Case for William
Gotch, The" episode #1.20)
2/6/1964
9."Twilight
Zone, The" (1959) playing "Stu" in episode: "Black Leather Jackets" 1/31/1964
10."Andy
Griffith Show, The" (1960) playing "Briscoe Darling" in episode: "Briscoe
Declares For Aunt Bee"
10/28/1963
11."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Aaron Larker" in episode: "Odyssey of Jubal Tanner The"
5/18/1963
12."Dick
Van Dyke Show, The" (1961) playing "Uncle George" in episode: "Uncle George"
1963
13."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Black Jack Haggen" in episode: "Us Haggens" 12/8/1962
14."Zane
Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Empty Shell, The" (episode # 5.24) 3/30/1961
15."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Gus Mather" in episode: "Wake, The" 12/10/1960
16."Zane
Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Small Town That Died, A" (episode # 4.23)
3/10/1960
17."Maverick"
(1957) in episode: "Family Pride" 1960
18."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Mike Blocker" in episode: "Bear, The" 2/28/1959
19."Zane
Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Thread of Respect, A" (episode # 3.19)
2/12/1959
20."Zane
Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Stranger, The" (episode # 2.20) 2/28/1958
21."Zane
Grey Theater" (1956) in episode: "Blood in the Dust" (episode # 2.2) 10/11/1957
22."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Hank Shinn" in episode: "Liar From Blackhawk" 6/22/1957
23."Gunsmoke"
(1955) playing "Willie Calhoun" in episode: "Poor Pearl" 12/22/1956
24."You
Are There" (1953) in episode: "Great Comstock Silver Strike (October 29,
1873), The"(episdoe#4.19) 2/26/1956
25."You Are There" (1953) in episode: "Washington Crosses the Delaware
(December 25, 1776)" (episode # 4.14) 12/25/1955
26."You
Are There" (1953) in episode: "Hoax of Cardiff Giant (February 2, 1870),
The" (episode # 4.8) 11/13/1955
27."You
Are There" (1953) in episode: "Boston Tea Party, The" (episode # 1.3) 2/15/1953
28."Bonanza"
(1959) playing "Buchanan" in episode: "365. The Wagon"
Here is a picutre of him from Gunsmoke.