Denver Pyle

Denver Dell Pyle 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 to 1985.

Pyle was born in Bethune in Kit Carson County, Colorado, on May 11, 1920 to farmer Ben H. Pyle and his wife Maude After graduating from high school, Pyle briefly attended Colorado State University, but dropped out to enter show business.

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