Editing Denver Pyle (section)

{{Short description|American actor (1920–1997)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Denver Pyle
| image              = Denver Pyle 1962 (cropped).JPG
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| caption            = Pyle in 1962
| birth_name         = Denver Dell Pyle
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1920|05|11}}
| birth_place        = [[Bethune, Colorado]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1997|12|25|1920|05|11}}
| death_place        = [[Burbank, California]], U.S.
| resting_place      = Forreston Cemetery, [[Forreston, Texas]]
| known_for          = [[The Dukes of Hazzard#Jesse|Uncle Jesse]] in [[The Dukes of Hazzard]]
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{Flatlist|
* Actor
* director
}}
| years_active       = 1947–1997
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Marilee Carpenter|1955|1970|reason=div}}
* {{Marriage|Tippie Johnston|1983}}
}}
| children           = 2
| homepage           = 
}}
'''Denver Dell Pyle''' (May 11, 1920&nbsp;– December 25, 1997)<ref>{{cite web|title=Social Security Death Index|url=http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=79356046|publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720122506/http://www.americanancestors.org/PageDetail.aspx?recordId=79356046|archive-date=July 20, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-denver-pyle-1291102.html|title = Obituary: Denver Pyle|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = October 22, 2011}}</ref> was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of [[Briscoe Darling]] in several episodes of ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]],'' as Jesse Duke in ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' from 1979 to 1985, as Mad Jack in the [[NBC]] television series ''[[The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams]]'', and as the main character's father, Buck Webb, in [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Doris Day Show]]''. In many of his roles, he portrayed either authority figures, or gruff, demanding father figures, often as comic relief.
Perhaps his most memorable film role was that of [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Ranger]] [[Frank Hamer]] in the movie ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'' (1967), as the lawman who relentlessly chased down and finally killed the notorious duo in an ambush.